Nights In White Satin - The Moody Blues

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Song: Nights in white satin (Single version)
Artist: The Moody Blues
Composer: Justin Hayward
Album: The very best of The Moody Blues

Tabbed by DJ  27th Aug 2015

To hear the song, copy and paste this link:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=066HZlam91Y

    = 022000        = 133211    = x02230
 = xx0230    = xx0233    *   = x32013
     = x32010        = xx0232    *  = 022003
     = 320033        = x02220        = x24442
              
x = Mute all s

              
trings and str

          = 
um

The D - Dsus4 - D - Dsus2 riff, and the asterixed chords
are to simulate a little of what the mellotron is playing,
to add a little bit more interest on a single guitar.

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[Intro]
           
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  |

[Verse 1]
            
    Nights in 

        
white satin,  

             
   never reach

        
ing the end,
             
   Letters I'v

            
e written,    

              
never meaning 

    
to send,
            
    Beauty I'd

         
 always missed

         
,
            
    With these

           
 eyes be - for

        
e,
             
   Just what t

             
he truth is,  

             
   I can't say

        *
 any - more!

[Chorus]
             
'Cause I love 

         
you,   yes,  I

 
 love you,
 *        
Oh,  how I lov

         
e you---------

        
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[Verse 2]
            
    Gazing at 

          
people,      
            
    Some hand 

            
in hand,
             
    Just what 

             
I'm going thro

             
ugh,   they ca

            
n't under - st

 *
and,
            
    Some try t

        
o tell me...  

     
 
            
  ...Thoughts 

              
they cannot de

             
 - fend,
             
    Just what 

             
you want to be

             
,   ...you wil

            
l be in the en

 *
d!

[Chorus]
             
And I love you

        
,            y

      
es, I love you

,
 *        
Oh,  how I lov

         
e you---------

            
!  Oh,  how I 

     
love you------

-!

     
e |--0--------
B |--0--------
G |--0--------
D |--2---2----
A |--2-----2--
E |--0-------3

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----x--|
----x--|
----x--|
-0--x--|

[Bridge]
           
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 |  /  /  /  /

           
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/  |  /  /  / 

 /  |

           
|  /  /  /  / 

           
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/  |  /  /  / 

 /  |

           
|  /  /  /  / 

     *      
 |  /  /  |  /

        
  /  /  /  |  

   
/  /  /  /  |

[Verse 3]
            
    Nights in 

         
white satin,  

        
   
            
    Never reac

                 
hing the end,
             
    Letters I'

            
ve written,   

              
 never meaning

     *
 to send,
            
    Beauty I'v

         
e always misse

          
d,
            
    With these

           
 eyes be - for

        
e,
             
    Just what 

             
the truth is, 

             
   I can't say

       
 any - more!

[Chorus]
             
'Cause I love 

        
you,          

         
  yes, I love 

you,
 *        
Oh,  how I lov

         
e you---------

            
!  Oh,  how I 

         
love you------

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/_/_/ /_/_/ | 

/_/_/ /_/_/  /

  / |
  ^ ^   ^ ^   ^ ^   ^ ^     ^ ^   ^ ^    ^
[Emphasise staccato beats]

[Chorus]
             
'Cause I love 

        
you,          

         
  yes, I love 

you,
 *        
Oh,  how I lov

         
e you---------

            
!  Oh,  how I 

         
love you------


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