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The Phantom Of The Opera - The Music Of The Night

The song The Music of the Night is part of the The Phantom of the Opera musical, composed by Andrew Lloyd Webber with lyrics by Charles Hart and additional contributions by Richard Stilgoe. The story takes place in the Paris Opera House, where a disfigured man, known as the Phantom, haunts the venue and falls in love with the young soprano Christine DaaƩ. The Music of the Night is one of the Phantoms most famous songs, in which he seduces Christi ... ne with his voice to take her to his underground world, revealing to her the power and beauty of music. See more [+]

Key: C

Introduction:

 C          G          C               G 
Nighttime sharpens, heightens each sensation
 C         G          F            G 
Darkness stirs and wakes imagination
 F             C        F               C 
Silently the senses abandon their defences

 C        G        C                  G 
Slowly, gently, night unfurls its splendour
 C          G          F              G 
Grasp it, sense it, tremulous and tender
 F               C              F                C 
Turn your face away from the garish light of day
           F               Bb     F          C 
Turn your face away from cold, unfeeling light
 F                  G7            C 
And listen to the music of the night

 Bb                                    Eb 
Close you eyes and surrender to your darkest dreams
           Ab                              D      D7 
Purge all thoughts of the world you knew before
            G               G7               C 
Close your eyes, let your spirit start to soar
            Em              B            E 
And you' ll live as you' ve never lived before

 C        G        C            G 
Softly, deftly, music shall caress you
 C         G         F         G 
Hear it, feel it, secretly possess you
 F             C               F          C 
Open up your mind, let your fantasies unwind
         F                   Bb        F       C 
In this darkness which you know you cannot fight
     F                G7            C 
The darkness of the music of the night

          Bb                              Eb 
Let your mind start a journey through a strange, new world
           Ab                              D 
Leave all thoughts of the world you knew before
          G              G7                 C 
Let your soul take you where you long to be
      Em        B              E 
Only then can you belong to me

 C          G         C      G 
Floating, falling, sweet intoxication
 C          G          F            G 
Touch me, trust me, savour each sensation
 F              C                F            C 
Let the dream begin, let your darker side give in
        F             Bb     F       C 
To the power of the music that I write
 F                 G7            C 
The power of the music of the night

 F              Bb       F          C 
You alone can make my song take flight
 F                 G7            F      Dm  Dbm  B  C 
Help me make the music of the night
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