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Did You Know? Justin Hayward wrote Nights In White Satin at 19 years old while touring in Belgium. he named the song after his girlfriend gave him a gift of satin bedsheets.
Justin Hayward said - 'It was just another song I was writing and I thought it was very powerful. It was a very personal song and every note, every word in it means something to me and I found that a lot of other people have felt that very same way about it'
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: White Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only Orange Pick when played with open chords only)
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Nights In White Satin Chords And Strumming, The Moody Blues
Django Chords:
Django C chord
Django F chord
Django G chord
Django D & D/F# chord
Django Em chord
Django A chord
Django Bm chord
Strumming:
"Waltz Steps": |D D U D U |
"3 To The Floor": |D D D |
"Waltz Steps": |D |
Tempo: 155 bpm Key: Em
Intro -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
Verse -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
(Em) Nights in white
(D/F#)satin
(Em) never reaching the
(D/F#)end
(C) Letters I've
(G)written
(F) never meaning to
(Em)send
(Em) Beauty I'd
(D/F#)always missed
(Em) with these eyes be(D/F#)fore
(C) Just what the
(G)truth is
(F) I can't say any(Em)more
Chorus -
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
'Cause I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em) (D/F#)
Verse 2 -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
(Em) Gazing at
(D/F#)people
(Em) some hand in
(D/F#)hand
(C) Just what I'm (G)going through (F) they can't under(Em)stand
(Em) Some try to (D/F#)tell me (Em) thoughts they cannot de(D/F#)fend
(C) Just what you (G)want to be (F) you will be in the (Em)end
Chorus -
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
And I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em)oh, how I love (D/F#)you
Middle 8 -
|Em - - |Em - - |Em (stop)| - - - - |
(Waltz Steps/3 To The Floor/ 1 Strum/Pause)
| |Em - - |Em - - |D - - |D - - |
|C - - |C - - |Bm - - |Bm - - | | x 2
| |Em - - |Em - - |C - - |C - - || x2
| |A - - |A - - |Bm - - |Bm - - | | x 2
|Em - - |Em - - |D - - |D - - |
|C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
Verse 3 -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
(Em) Nights in white (D/F#)satin (Em) never reaching the (D/F#)end
(C) Letters I've (G)written (F) never meaning to (Em)send
(Em) Beauty I'd (D/F#)always missed (Em) with these eyes be(D/F#)fore
(C) Just what the (G)truth is (F) I can't say any(Em)more
Chorus -
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
Yes I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em)oh (D/F#) (Em)
'Cause I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em)oh (D/F#) (Em)
Final Chord Strum: Em
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Nights In White Satin Chords And Strumming, The Moody Blues
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open G chord
Open D & D/F# chord
Open Em chord
Open A & Am chords
Open F∆7 chord
Open B7 chord
Strumming:
"Waltz Steps": |D D U D U |
"3 To The Floor": |D D D |
"Waltz Steps": |D |
Tempo: 155 bpm Key: Em
Intro -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
Verse -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
(Em) Nights in white
(D/F#)satin
(Em) never reaching the
(D/F#)end
(C) Letters I've
(G)written
(F∆7) never meaning to
(Em)send
(Em) Beauty I'd
(D/F#)always missed
(Em) with these eyes be(D/F#)fore
(C) Just what the
(G)truth is
(F∆7) I can't say any(Em)more
Chorus -
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
'Cause I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em) (D/F#)
Verse 2 -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
(Em) Gazing at
(D/F#)people
(Em) some hand in
(D/F#)hand
(C) Just what I'm (G)going through (F∆7) they can't under(Em)stand
(Em) Some try to (D/F#)tell me (Em) thoughts they cannot de(D/F#)fend
(C) Just what you (G)want to be (F∆7) you will be in the (Em)end
Chorus -
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
And I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em)oh, how I love (D/F#)you
Middle 8 -
|Em - - |Em - - |Em (stop)| - - - - |
(Waltz Steps/3 To The Floor/ 1 Strum/Pause)
| |Em - - |Em - - |D - - |D - - |
|C - - |C - - |B7 - - |B7 - - | | x 2
| |Em - - |Em - - |C - - |C - - || x2
| |Am - - |Am - - |B7 - - |B7 - - | | x 2
|Em - - |Em - - |D - - |D - - |
|C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
Verse 3 -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
(Em) Nights in white (D/F#)satin (Em) never reaching the (D/F#)end
(C) Letters I've (G)written (F∆7) never meaning to (Em)send
(Em) Beauty I'd (D/F#)always missed (Em) with these eyes be(D/F#)fore
(C) Just what the (G)truth is (F∆7) I can't say any(Em)more
Chorus -
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
Yes I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em)oh (D/F#) (Em)
'Cause I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em)oh (D/F#) (Em)
Final Chord Strum: Em
Blue Pick Level
Nights In White Satin Chords And Strumming, The Moody Blues
Open Chords:
Open C chord
Open G chord
Open D & D/F# chord
Open Em chord
Open A & Am chords
Open B7 chord
Barre Chords:
Barre F chord
Strumming:
"Waltz Steps": |D D U D U |
"3 To The Floor": |D D D |
"Waltz Steps": |D |
Tempo: 155 bpm Key: Em
Intro -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
Verse -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
(Em) Nights in white
(D/F#)satin
(Em) never reaching the
(D/F#)end
(C) Letters I've
(G)written
(F) never meaning to
(Em)send
(Em) Beauty I'd
(D/F#)always missed
(Em) with these eyes be(D/F#)fore
(C) Just what the
(G)truth is
(F) I can't say any(Em)more
Chorus -
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
'Cause I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em) (D/F#)
Verse 2 -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
(Em) Gazing at
(D/F#)people
(Em) some hand in
(D/F#)hand
(C) Just what I'm (G)going through (F) they can't under(Em)stand
(Em) Some try to (D/F#)tell me (Em) thoughts they cannot de(D/F#)fend
(C) Just what you (G)want to be (F) you will be in the (Em)end
Chorus -
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
And I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em)oh, how I love (D/F#)you
Middle 8 -
|Em - - |Em - - |Em (stop)| - - - - |
(Waltz Steps/3 To The Floor/ 1 Strum/Pause)
| |Em - - |Em - - |D - - |D - - |
|C - - |C - - |B7 - - |B7 - - | | x 2
| |Em - - |Em - - |C - - |C - - || x2
| |Am - - |Am - - |B7 - - |B7 - - | | x 2
|Em - - |Em - - |D - - |D - - |
|C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
Verse 3 -
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|C - - |C - - |G - - |G - - |
|F - - |F - - |Em - - |Em - - |
(Em) Nights in white (D/F#)satin (Em) never reaching the (D/F#)end
(C) Letters I've (G)written (F) never meaning to (Em)send
(Em) Beauty I'd (D/F#)always missed (Em) with these eyes be(D/F#)fore
(C) Just what the (G)truth is (F) I can't say any(Em)more
Chorus -
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
|Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |Em - - |
|A - - |A - - |A - - |A - - |
|C - - |C - - |C - - |C - - |
||Em - - |Em - - |D/F# - - |D/F# - - || x2
Yes I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em)oh (D/F#) (Em)
'Cause I (A)love you yes I (C)love you
Oh, how I (Em)love you (D/F#) (Em)oh (D/F#) (Em)
Final Chord Strum: Em
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Nights In White Satin Lyrics
Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore
'Cause I love you
Yes I love you
Oh, how I love you
Gazing at people
Some hand in hand
Just what I'm going through
They can't understand
Some try to tell me
Thoughts they cannot defend
Just what you want to be
You will be in the end
And I love you
Yes I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
Nights in white satin
Never reaching the end
Letters I've written
Never meaning to send
Beauty I'd always missed
With these eyes before
Just what the truth is
I can't say anymore
Yes I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
Yes I love you
Yes I love you
Oh, how I love you
Oh, how I love you
Breathe deep the gathering gloom
Watch lights fade from every room
Bed sitter people look back and lament
Another days useless energy spent
Impassioned lovers wrestle as one
Lonely man cries for love and has none
New mother picks up and suckles her son
Senior citizens wish they were young
Cold hearted orb that rules the night
Removes the colors from our sight
Red is gray and yellow white
But we decide which is right
And which is an illusion
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