Artist: The Pretenders with Chrissie Hynde
Song: Night In My Veins
Album/ DVD: Isle of View
Version: -
by The Pretenders (Hynde)
as sung by The Pretenders
on 'Isle of View' (1995) live acoustic concert:
The concert held at London's Jacob Street Studios was accompanied by the Duke Quartet.
AUTHOR:
This corrects some structural, musical inconsistencies in previous listings and
includes a complete lyric transcription.
TUNING:
Standard Tuning.
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Intro Riff (Refrain):
Verse 1:
I see him standing silhouetted in the lamp light,
I cross the street and I quicken my pace.
He cups his hands and he lights a cigarette,
I find myself in the bones of his face. Ah, ha.
Chorus:
It's just the night in my veins,
Oh, oh... making me crawl in the dust again.
It's just the night under my skin, slipping it in.
Verse 2:
He's got his hands in my hair and his lips everywhere, Oh yeah,
It feels good, it's alright.
Even if it's just the night in my veins.
Middle Riff (Repeat):
...Oh, oh!
Verse 3:
He's got me up against the back of a pickup truck,
Out of sight of the neon glare.
We might as well be on a beach under the moonlight,
Love's language reads the same anywhere, ah, ha ...yeah.
Chorus (Repeat):
It's just the night in my veins,
Oh, ow making me crawl in the dust again.
It's just the night under my skin, slipping it in.
Verse 4:
He's got his chest on my back across a new Cadillac, ...Oh yeah,
It feels good, it's alright,
Even if it's just the night in my veins,
Even if it's just the night in my veins.
Middle Riff (Repeat with Solo):
(long sustain)
Verse 5:
I've got my head on the curb and I can't produce a word, ...Oh yeah,
It feels good, ... so right.
Even if it's just the night in my veins,
Oh yeah, it feels good, ... so right,...baby
Even if it's just the night in my veins.
Refrain:
Even if it's just the night in my veins.
Even if it's just the night in my veins. (Go!)
Middle Riff (Repeat with Lead):
Outro:
It feels good, ... so right
Even if it's just the night in my veins.
Even if it's just the night in my veins.
(Ok, Last Time!)
Even if it's just the night in my veins.
(Thank You. Good Night!)
(End)
FOOTNOTES:
1. This video from 1995 is also worth reviewing as Chrissie mimes the the key song
elements. It's very tongue-in-cheek:
2. A review of 'The Pretenders Greatest Hits' (2000):