Tablature tonight - The Raspberries

          



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                                 "Tonight"

                               (Eric Carmen)

  

  [Many thanks to Bernie Hogya for his suggested fingerings (from Raspberries

  concert footage - I'm jealous) for the first chords of the intro.]

  

  Intro:

  

  	(spoken: one-two-three-FOUR!)

  

  	guitar [2X; bass holds low E and rhythm guitar holds E chord

  	            over first four chords 2nd time]:

  

  	   E     B/D#     C#m   Emaj7/B     A     Asus2

  	xx2404  xx1402  x46650  x22444   x02220  x02200

  

  Verse 1:

  

  	E        B/D#      C#m

  	When you smiled at me

  	       B        A

  	And I saw your eyes

  	      /G#   F#

  	All I ever wanted to be

  	    A       A/B     E    A  E

  	Was in your arms tonight

  

  	G#              C#m            B      A          B       E   A  E

  	You looked too young to know about romance, oh, yes you did

  	G#            C#m            F#/A#    B

  	But when you smiled I had to take a chance

  	         G#/B#   C#m               E7/D

  	I had to take a chance and be with you

  

  Chorus:

  

  	   A          B              E    A  E

  	Tonight, I'll be with you tonight

  	   A             B             E    A

  	Tonight, you'll love me too tonight

  	C#m    F#

  	Whoa, baby

  	[1:   to bridge]

  	[2,3: Bsus4  B]

  	    Tonight

  

  Bridge:

  

  	   B                              A      B

  	Tonight  I'll make love to you  (well tonight)

  	                              A      B

  	Bop-um-doo-dom-om-mop-shoop (well tonight)

  	                              A

  	You're gonna love me too  (tonight)

  	         B

  	Well, tonight!

  	

  	(4-bar guitar solo over B chord)

  

  	E       Esus4

  	/ / / /   / / / /

  

  [repeat chorus]

  

  Verse 2:

  

  	I don't know myself 

  	If it's wrong or right

  	All I know is what I can feel

  	So be my love tonight

  

  	You looked too young to know about romance, aww,

  	        you know what I mean

  	But when you smiled I had to take a chance

  	I had to take a chance and be with you

  

  [repeat chorus]

  

  Coda:

  

  	         E     B/D#             C#m            Emaj7/B  A  Asus2

  	(Well tonight) Won't you let me sleep with you, baby

  	(Well tonight) I just want to make you feel good inside, baby

  	(Well tonight) Let me feel the love that's in you

  	(Well tonight) Come on, come on, [unintelligible], baby, oh yeah

  	         E [N.C.]

  	(Well tonight) [drum fill to end]

  

  

  -- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers

   


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 Tonight, de The raspberries 

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