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Version 1THE SMITHS: “THIS NIGHT HAS OPENED MY EYES” Chords by Ney Young [Verse 1] Bm7 F#7sus4 Bm7 F#7sus4 GM7 DM7 GM7 A In a river the color of lead Immerse the baby's head Bm7 F#7sus4 Bm7 F#7sus4 GM7 Dmaj7 GM7 A Wrap her up in the News Of The World Dump her on a doorstep, girl [Pre-Chorus] Em7 Bm9 Aadd9 This night has opened my eyes And I will never sleep again [Verse 2] Bm7 F#sus4 Bm F#sus4 GM7 Dmaj7 GM7 A You kicked and cried like a bullied child A grown man of twenty-five Bm7 F#sus4 Bm7 F#sus4 GM7 Dmaj7 GM7 A Oh, he said he'd cure your ills But he didn't and he never will [Pre-Chorus] Em7 Bm9 Aadd9 Oh, save your life Because you've only got one [Chorus] GM7 DM7 A GM7 Em7 Bm9 A9 The dream has gone But the baby is real Oh, you did a good thing GM7 DM7 A GM7 She could have been a poet Or, she could have been a fool Oh, you did a bad thing Em7 A Em7 DM7 A And I'm not happy And I'm not sad [Verse 3] Bm7 F#7sus4 Bm7 F#7sus4 GM7 DM7 GM7 A A shoeless child on a swing Reminds you of your own again Bm7 F#7sus4 Bm7 F#7sus4 GM7 DM7 GM7 A She took away your troubles Oh, but then again She left pain [Pre-Chorus] Em7 Bm9 Aadd9 Oh, save your life Because you've only got one [Chorus] GM7 DM7 A GM7 Em7 Bm9 A9 The dream has gone But the baby is real Oh, you did a good thing GM7 DM7 A GM7 She could have been a poet Or, she could have been a fool Oh, you did a bad thing Em A Em DM7 A And I'm not happy And I'm not sad