Dan’s Big Awesome Acoustic Songbook

Pat Benatar - Shadows of the Night

Originally in F#, I play in A capo 2, highest note that matters is the 4 (“we’re running”)

Intro, chords implied

Vox on the 4 of the key on “we’re running”

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd

AADDx2

Vox on the 4 on “oh”

You said oAh girl, it’s a cold world

Vox on the 2 of the chord on “keep it”

When you kDeep it all to yourself

I said you cAan’t hide on the inside

All the pDain you’ve ever felt

F#mRansom my heart, but baby Edon’t look back

Cause we Bmgot noA/C#body else D→ A/C#→ Bm→ A→ D

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd

AADD

You know that Asometimes, it feels like

It’s all mDoving way too fast

Use every aAlibi, and words you deny

That lDove ain’t meant to last

You can F#mcry tough baby, iEt’s all right

You can Bmlet me down A/C#easy, but Dnot A/C#toBmnight AD

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd

Solo on verse chords

AADD

F#mEBmA/C#D→ A/C#→ Bm→ A→ D

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eF#mnd

F#mAnd now the hands of time are sEtanding still

BmMidnight A/C#angel, won’t you DsayA/C#you will BmAD

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd

We’re running with the Eshadows oAf the nDight

So baby take my Ehand, it’ll Abe all rDight

Surrender all your dEreams to F#mme tEoniDght

They’ll come tErue in the eAnd