On A Quiet Night

(P.F. Sloan)

(harpsichord arr. for guitar):

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Verse 1:

On a quiet night

You can hear the rustling of the leaves

On a quiet night

Distant voices carry softly in the breeze

Chorus 1:

And I'm inside my room

Captured in a moment's thought

Strumming on a chord from my guitar

A/B [N.C.; harpsichord as per intro]

Silently, silently (silently)

So silently (so silently)

Verse 2:

On a quiet night

Time hangs heavy in the air just like a cloud

I'm lying on my bed

Scratching my head, wondering what it's about

Chorus 2:

Are we all minstrels

Playing in a three-ring circus

Searching for a purpose that's not there

Silently, silently (silently)

So silently (so silently, so silently, so silently)

bass:

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Everybody's thinking

Gotta get ahead, gotta get ahead

Everybody's drinking

Hurrying, worrying, playing the game

All acting the same

As I look out through my windowpane

Verse 3:

On a quiet night

The wind, it can play tricks on your ear

Like some unsolved mystery

We all guess at the ending, but nobody comes near

Coda:

A/B (harpsichord, recorder, drums, backward tambourine to fade)

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers