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Tonight

Raspberries

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                               "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]:

	   E     B/D#     C#m   Emaj7/B     A     Asus2
	xx2404  xx1402  x46650  x22444   x02220  x02200

Verse 1:

	E        B/D#      C#m
	When you smiled at me
	       B        A
	And I saw your eyes
	      /G#   F#
	All I ever wanted to be
	    A       A/B     E    A  E
	Was in your arms tonight

	G#              C#m            B      A          B       E   A  E
	You looked too young to know about romance, oh, yes you did
	G#            C#m            F#/A#    B
	But when you smiled I had to take a chance
	         G#/B#   C#m               E7/D
	I had to take a chance and be with you

Chorus:

	   A          B              E    A  E
	Tonight, I'll be with you tonight
	   A             B             E    A
	Tonight, you'll love me too tonight
	C#m    F#
	Whoa, baby
	[1:   to bridge]
	[2,3: Bsus4  B]
	    Tonight

Bridge:

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

	(4-bar guitar solo over B chord)

	E       Esus4
	/ / / /   / / / /

[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:

	         E     B/D#             C#m            Emaj7/B  A  Asus2
	(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
	         E [N.C.]
	(Well tonight) [drum fill to end]


-- another ace 70's tab from Andrew Rogers