Artist: Josh Ritter
Song: Where the Night Goes
Album: Sermon on the Rocks
Standard tuning; Capo 3rd fret
This collection of chords is straight from Josh Ritter's official songbook.
C/G G/B
Heard the word from Brenda Lee
Am Am7/G
You were coming home she said
F G
Cross my heart I could not believe it
F G
Holy hell you could have struck me dead but
C/G G/B
Three cheers for the grapevine what
Am Am7/G
Told me you were coming home
F G
Let’s see where the night takes us
F G
Let’s see where the night goes
C/G G/B Am Am7/G F Dm G
C/G G/B
I admit it’s been slow going
Am Am7/G
You pay your bills and still they own you
F G
You know the way with best laid plans
F G
Still this is me and that’s who I am now
C/G G/B
I make the rounds and pay my dues
Am Am7/G
Meet up with friends and I dream about you
F G
It isn’t much but it’s still a lot
F G
Sometimes honey I still get lost
C/G G/B
In those long nights, old cars
Am Am7/G
Backroads and the boneyards, you
F Dm
Drop the pedal like a holy roller
G G
Sheriff of hell couldn’t pull you over
C/G G/B
Tough girl from a bad town
Am Am7/G
Brought up not to stay down
F Dm
Sweet tea white lightning
G
Breaking hearts and not minding
C/G G/B
Come on in it’s so good to see ya
Am Am7/G
It’s been so long I know I know I
F Dm
Let’s see where the night takes us
G
Let’s see where the night goes
C/G G/B Am Am7/G F Dm G
C/G G/B Am Am7/G F Dm G
C/G G/B
Last I saw you was a’greyhound waiting
Am Am7/G
You said don’t be sad and don’t be blue
F G
LA is not the destination
F G
Still I believe that I must pass through
C/G G/B
I saw your face from a time to time
Am Am7/G
Now you’re coming home
F G
Let’s see where the night takes us
F G
Let’s see where the night goes
C/G G/B
Only the lonely know the way I’m feelin’
Am Am7/G
Only the living go to the graveyard grieving
F G
Still we’re alive and you’re astounding
F G
Feel the pulse of the world pounding
C/G G/B
Feel the pull of the American darkness
Am Am7/G
The mountains the rivers the fields at harvest
F G
It’s all we have and that’s a lot
F G
Come on honey let’s get lost
C/G G/B
In a long night, old car
Am Am7/G
Backroads and the boneyards, you
F Dm
Drop the pedal like a holy roller
G G
Sheriff of hell couldn't pull you over
C/G G/B
Tough girl from a bad town
Am Am7/G
Brought up not to stay down
F Dm
Sweet tea white lightning
G
Breaking hearts and not minding
C/G G/B
Come on in it’s so good to see ya
Am Am7/G
It’s been so long I know I know I
F Dm
Let’s see where the night takes us
G
Let’s see where the night goes…
C/G G/B
In a long night, old car
Am Am7/G
Backroads and the boneyards, you
F Dm
Drop the pedal like a holy roller
G G
Sheriff of hell couldn't pull you over
C/G G/B
Tough girl from a bad town
Am Am7/G
Brought up not to stay down
F Dm
Sweet tea white lightning
G
Breaking hearts and not minding
C/G G/B
Come on in it’s so good to see ya
Am Am7/G
It’s been so long I know I know I
F Dm
Let’s see where the night takes us
G
Let’s see where the night goes
C/G G/B Am Am7/G F Dm G
C/G
A long night,
G/B
The old car
Am
The backroads
Am7/G
And the boneyards
