CityAlight & Colin Buchanan – The Night Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

CityAlight & Colin Buchanan – The Night Song Chords on Piano & Ukulele

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ChordsBbFGmEbBb/DEb/BbBb/FCGAmC/EC/G

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[Intro]
Bb F Gm Eb Bb/D F Bb Eb/Bb

[Verse 1]
Bb             F         Bb
In the darkness God will keep me
Eb     Bb        Gm    F
He will stay and never sleep.
Bb               F     Gm
In the darkness, God is brighter
Eb        Bb/D     F       Bb
Though the night is long and deep

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[Chorus]
Eb                Bb/D     F
All this day Your hand has held me
Eb             Gm    F
God of Heaven, by my side
Bb                 F        Gm
Thank you, Father, for Your goodness
Eb       Bb/D    F           Eb
You will hold me through the night.
Bb/D F Bb Eb/Bb

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[Verse 2]
Bb              F       Bb
In the shadows, You are with me
Eb      Bb      Gm    F
And you know my ev'ry fear
Bb              F        Gm
In the shadows, none can harm me.
Eb      Bb/D   F       Bb
For the mighty King is here.

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[Chorus]
Eb                Bb/D     F
All this day Your hand has held me
Eb             Gm    F
God of Heaven, by my side
Bb                 F        Gm
Thank you, Father, for Your goodness
Eb       Bb/D    F           Eb
You will hold me through the night.
Bb/D Gm F Eb Bb/F F Bb
Bb/D Gm F Eb Bb/F F Bb G7sus

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[Verse 3]
C            G       C
So I find my rest in Jesus,
F      C       Am    G
He who came to rescue me.
C              G        Am
Jesus saved me from the darkness,
F      C/E     G         C
I will rise to life with him.

[Chorus]
F                 C/E      G
All this day Your hand has held me
F              Am    G
God of Heaven, by my side
C                  G        Am
Thank you, Father, for Your goodness
F        C/E     G           C
You will hold me through the night.

[Chorus]
F                 C/E      G
All this day Your hand has held me
F              Am    G
God of Heaven, by my side
C                  G        Am
Thank you, Father, for Your goodness
F        C/E     G           Am
You will hold me through the night.
F        C/E     G           F
You will hold me through the night.
C/E Am C/G G F C/G G C

How to play The Night Song: key, chords and progression

These are the chords for The Night Song by CityAlight & Colin Buchanan on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard

To play The Night Song by CityAlight & Colin Buchanan, think in F major (one flat: B♭). It takes 13 chords: Bb, F, Gm, Eb, Bb/D, Eb/Bb, Bb/F, G7sus, C, G, Am and C/E and 1 more.

Most of the song cycles through Bb – F – Gm – Eb (IV – I – ii – ♭VII in F major). Get these 4 changes smooth and the rest comes quickly.

Easier on guitar: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, E7sus4, A, E, F#m (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo). It sounds exactly the same.

Chord diagrams

Bb chord on guitar (x13331)
B♭B♭ D F
F chord on guitar (133211)
FF A C
Gm chord on guitar (355333)
GmG B♭ D
Eb chord on guitar (x68886)
E♭E♭ G B♭
G7sus4 chord on guitar (353533)
G7sus4G C D F
C chord on guitar (x32010)
CC E G
G chord on guitar (320003)
GG B D
Am chord on guitar (x02210)
AmA C E

The Night Song chords: questions

What key is The Night Song in?

The Night Song by CityAlight & Colin Buchanan is in the key of F major (one flat: B♭).

What chords are in The Night Song?

The Night Song uses 13 chords: Bb, F, Gm, Eb, Bb/D, Eb/Bb, Bb/F, G7sus, C, G, Am, C/E and 1 more.

What is the chord progression of The Night Song?

The main progression is Bb – F – Gm – Eb (IV – I – ii – ♭VII).

Is The Night Song easy to play on guitar?

Yes, with a capo: put a capo on the 3rd fret and play the shapes G, D, Em, C, E7sus4, A, E, F#m (88% of the chords become easy open shapes, against 38% without a capo).

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