Arcade Fire - Here Comes the Night Time: Ukulele Chords

Learn to play "Here Comes the Night Time" on your ukulele with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. This page provides everything you need to play this song on the ukulele, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Learn Here Comes the Night Time ukulele chords and lyrics

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the ukulele chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Here Comes the Night Time" smoothly on your ukulele.

A#
When the sun goes down,
                                   F
When the sun goes down you head inside
A#
Because the lights don't work,
                             F
Nothing works but you don't mind

Chorus:
                     A#
Here comes the night time

Here comes the night time
                     F
Here comes the night time

A#                                          F
The missionaries tell us we will be left behind
A#                                              F
Been left behind a thousand times, a thousand times

Gm
If you want to be righteous,
if you want to be righteous,
        F
Get in line
                     A#
Here comes the night time

Chorus:
                     Gm
Here comes the night time
                     Dm
here comes the night time
                     D#
here comes the night time

         Cm                   Gm
Look out here comes the night time
               Dm
here comes the night
                     D#
Here comes the night time
          F                    A# F
Look out here comes the night time

A#
They say heaven's a place, yeah heaven's a place
                       F
And they know where it is,
A#
But you know where it is?
                                         F
It's behind the gate, they won't let you in
A#
When they hear the beat coming from
                         F
the street the lock the door,
A#                                               F
If there's no music up in heaven then what's it for?
A#
When I hear the beat, my spirit's on like a live
 F
wire
Gm                                           F
A thousand horses running wild in a city on fire
Gm
It starts in your feet, then it goes to your head
C
And if you can feel it, then the rules are dead
Gm                       D                 Dm  D#
And if you're the judge, then what is our crime?
 F                    A#  F A# F
Here comes the night time.

Chorus:
        Gm
Here comes the night time
                     Dm
here comes the night time
                     D#
here comes the night time
         Cm                   Gm
Look out here comes the night time
               Dm
here comes the night
                     D#
Here comes the night time
          F
Look out here comes the night

A#                      F
Now the preachers they talk
                A#
up on the satellite
                       F                        A#
If you're looking for hell, just try looking inside
Here comes the night time
                         F
Here comes the night time

Chorus:
A#
Here comes the night time
                         F
Here comes the night time

A#
When you look in the sky, just try looking inside
F
God knows what you might find
                     A#
Here comes the night time

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Ukulele Chord Diagrams

A

Ukulele chord A

A#

Ukulele chord A#

C

Ukulele chord C

Cm

Ukulele chord Cm

D

Ukulele chord D

Dm

Ukulele chord Dm

D#

Ukulele chord D#

F

Ukulele chord F

Gm

Ukulele chord Gm

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each ukulele chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Here Comes the Night Time" on the guitar, check out the chords on our sister site: Guitar Chords for "Here Comes the Night Time" by Arcade Fire.

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