At Night
(Appears on Having A Party With Jonathan Richman)
C Am F G C Am F G
She sleeps at night and she wakes at seven
C Am F G C Am F G
I take a nap around ten or eleven
C C7
And before midnight I take a little rest
F Fm
so I'll be lookin' sharp when ideas come best
C Am F
At night, at night, at night
G C F C G
That's when I get my bright ideas
C Am F G C Am F G
Well the stars they shine and the streetlights they grin
C Am F G C Am F G
And I invent the world again
C C7
When the radio waves carry shore to shore
F Fm
Well I invent the world once more
C Am F
At night, at night, at night
G C F C G
That's when I get my bright ideas
Let's go, Let's go
C Am F G
Ah oh, bomp an a bomp an a what dey wo
C Am F G
Ah oh, bomp an a bomp an a what dey wo
C C7
When the sun does not but the streetlights be
F Fm
The other world appears to me
C Am F
At night, at night, at night
G C F C G
That's when I get my bright ideas
C Am F G C Am F G
Well the fog comes in and it's a swirlin' haze
C Am F G C Am F G
You know when the sea and the sky mix their separate ways
C C7
I stand on the rocks and I uh stare at the sea and I see
F Fm
jumpin', bumpin', electricoty
C Am F
At night, at night, at night
G C F C G
That's when I get my bright ideas
C Am F G C Am F G
Well the stars they go with you while you walk
C Am F G C Am F G
and late at night you can hear 'em talk
C C7
When the daylight ain't but the planets are
F Fm
the door to the arcane is thrust ajar
C Am F
At night, at night, at night
G C F C G
That's when I get my bright ideas
C C7
When the moon is high over Lower Falls
F Fm
When the Cafe Pompeii is wall to wall
C Am F
At night, at night, at night
G C F C G
That's when I get my bright ideas
C C7
Well sometimes I leave a light on, I admit it
F Fm
so I won't miss what might be happenin', any minute
C Am F
At night, at night, at night
G C F C G
That's when I get my bright ideas
one more thing
C C7
Well sometimes I leave a light on, way down low so my
F Fm
friends will know that I'm ready to go
C Am F
At night, at night, at night
G C F C G
That's when I get my bright ideas
[C] She sleeps at [Am] night and she [F] wakes at [G] seven
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
[C] I take a [Am] nap around [F] ten or [G] eleven
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
And be[C]fore midnight I take a [C7] little rest
so I'll be [F] lookin' sharp when i[Fm]deas come best
At [C] night, at [Am] night, at [F] night
That's when [G] I get my [C] bright i[F]deas [C] [G]
Well the [C] stars they [Am] shine and the [F] streetlights they [G] grin
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
[C]And I in[Am]vent the world a[G]gain
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
When the [C] radio waves carry [C7] shore to shore
Well I [F] invent the [Fm] world once more
At [C] night, at [Am] night, at [F] night
That's when [G] I get my [C] bright i[F]deas [C] [G]
Let's go, Let's go
[C] Ah oh, [Am] bomp an a bomp an a [F] what dey [G] wo
[C] Ah oh, [Am] bomp an a bomp an a [F] what dey [G] wo
When the [C] sun does not but the [C7] streetlights be
[F] The other world a[Fm]ppears to me
At [C] night, at [Am] night, at [F] night
That's when [G] I get my [C] bright i[F]deas [C] [G]
Well the [C] fog comes [Am] in and it's a [F] swirlin' [G] haze
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
You know when the [C] sea and the [Am] sky mix their [F] separate [G] ways
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
I stand [C] on the rocks and I uh [C7] stare at the sea and I see
[F] jumpin', bumpin', [Fm] electricoty
At [C] night, at [Am] night, at [F] night
That's when [G] I get my [C] bright i[F]deas [C] [G]
Well the [C] stars they [Am] go with you [F] while you [G] walk
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
and [C] late at [Am] night you can [F] hear 'em [G] talk
[C] [Am] [F] [G]
When the [C] daylight ain't but the [C7] planets are
the [F] door to the arcane is [Fm] thrust ajar
At [C] night, at [Am] night, at [F] night
That's when [G] I get my [C] bright i[F]deas [C] [G]
When the [C] moon is high over [C7] Lower Falls
When the [F] Cafe Pompeii is [Fm] wall to wall
At [C] night, at [Am] night, at [F] night
That's when [G] I get my [C] bright i[F]deas [C] [G]
Well some[C]times I leave a light on, [C7] I admit it
so I [F] won't miss what might be happenin', [Fm] any minute
At [C] night, at [Am] night, at [F] night
That's when [G] I get my [C] bright i[F]deas [C] [G]
one more thing
Well some[C]times I leave a light on, [C7] way down low so my
[F] friends will know that I'm [Fm] ready to go
At [C] night, at [Am] night, at [F] night
That's when [G] I get my [C] bright i[F]deas [C] [G]
She sleeps at night and she wakes at seven
I take a nap around ten or eleven
And before midnight I take a little rest
so I'll be lookin' sharp when ideas come best
At night, at night, at night
That's when I get my bright ideas
Well the stars they shine and the streetlights they grin
And I invent the world again
When the radio waves carry shore to shore
Well I invent the world once more
At night, at night, at night
That's when I get my bright ideas
Let's go, Let's go
Ah oh, bomp an a bomp an a what dey wo
Ah oh, bomp an a bomp an a what dey wo
When the sun does not but the streetlights be
The other world appears to me
At night, at night, at night
That's when I get my bright ideas
Well the fog comes in and it's a swirlin' haze
You know when the sea and the sky mix their separate ways
I stand on the rocks and I uh stare at the sea and I see
jumpin', bumpin', electricoty
At night, at night, at night
That's when I get my bright ideas
Well the stars they go with you while you walk
and late at night you can hear 'em talk
When the daylight ain't but the planets are
the door to the arcane is thrust ajar
At night, at night, at night
That's when I get my bright ideas
When the moon is high over Lower Falls
When the Cafe Pompeii is wall to wall
At night, at night, at night
That's when I get my bright ideas
Well sometimes I leave a light on, I admit it
so I won't miss what might be happenin', any minute
At night, at night, at night
That's when I get my bright ideas
one more thing
Well sometimes I leave a light on, way down low so my
friends will know that I'm ready to go
At night, at night, at night
That's when I get my bright ideas