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Tonight Tab

by Raspberries


                               "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]:

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Verse 1:

	              
	When you smiled at me
	               
	And I saw your eyes
	      /   
	All I ever wanted to be
	                      
	Was in your arms tonight

	                                                      
	You looked too young to know about romance, oh, yes you did
	                        /    
	But when you smiled I had to take a chance
	         /B#                  /
	I had to take a chance and be with you

Chorus:

	                                 
	Tonight, I'll be with you tonight
	                                 
	Tonight, you'll love me too tonight
	    
	Whoa, baby
	[1:   to bridge]
	[2,3:   ]
	    Tonight

Bridge:

	                                       
	Tonight  I'll make love to you  (well tonight)
	                                    
	Bop-um-doo-dom-om-mop-shoop (well tonight)
	                              
	You're gonna love me too  (tonight)
	         
	Well, tonight!

	(4-bar guitar solo over B chord)

	       
	/ / / /   / / / /

[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:

	                                       /    
	(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
	          [N..]
	(Well tonight) [drum fill to end]


-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers