On A Quiet Night
The Association
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author’s own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study scholarship or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# "On A Quiet Night" (P.F. Sloan) Intro: (harpsichord arr. for guitar): v v v v v v v v v v v v ---7-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-----|-7-----7-----7----| -----10----10----|-10----10----10--|---10----10----10-| -9-----9-----9---|---9-----9-----9-|-----9-----9------| -----------------|-----------------|------------------| -----------------|-----------------|------------------| -----------------|-----------------|------------------| Verse 1: On a quiet night You can hear the rustling of the leaves On a quiet night Distant voices carry softly in the breeze Chorus 1: And I’m inside my room Captured in a moment’s thought Strumming on a chord from my guitar Silently silently (silently) So silently (so silently) Verse 2: On a quiet night Time hangs heavy in the air just like a cloud I’m lying on my bed Scratching my head wondering what it’s about Chorus 2: Are we all minstrels Playing in a three-ring circus Searching for a purpose that’s not there Silently silently (silently) So silently (so silently so silently so silently) Bridge: bass: v v v v -----------------| -------------9\--| -----------------| -----------------| Everybody’s thinking Gotta get ahead gotta get ahead Everybody’s drinking Hurrying worrying playing the game All acting the same As I look out through my windowpane Verse 3: On a quiet night The wind it can play tricks on your ear Like some unsolved mystery We all guess at the ending but nobody comes near [repeat chorus 2] Coda: A/B (harpsichord recorder drums backward tambourine to fade) -- another ace 60’s tab from Andrew Rogers
