Tonight, Tonight Lyrics

performed by the Smashing Pumpkins
from the album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness
Unfortunately, my orchestral string ensemble is in the shop right now, so i
couldn't tab out that part :>
Fortunately, this album, Billy was brave and included the lyrics.
The bass is also tuned down and plays the theme Cb, Bb, Db in the key of Cb.
Key of C flat
Chords of magic:
dd9
The fingerpicking part for the verses:
repeat a few times
Bb-----0--------0--------0-----0--------0--------0------o|
Ab--4-----------------------3---------------------------o|
t r m i r m i r t r m i r m i r
t: thumb, r: ring, m: middle, i: index
The rythm part:
time is never time at all
you can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth
and our lives are forever changed we will never be the same
the more you change the less you feel
believe, believe in me, believe (believe)
that life can change, that you're not stuck in vain
we're not the same, we're different tonight
tonight, tonight, so bright
tonight, tonight
and you know you're never sure
but you're sure you could be right
if you held yourself up to the light
and the embers never fade in your city by the lake
the place where you were born
believe, believe in me, believe (believe)
in the resolute urgency of now
and if you believe there's not a chance tonight
tonight, tonight, so bright
tonight, tonight
we'll crucify the insincere tonight (tonight)
we'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight (tonight)
we'll find a way to offer up the night tonight
the indescribable moments of your life tonight
the impossible is possible tonight (tonight)
believe in me as i believe in you, tonight
tonight, tonight, tonight, tonight...
Ok..goodnight
Dennis.
Date: Sat, 28 Oct 1995 17:00:43 +0100
From: David Worsley
Subject: Smashing Pumpkins - Tonight, Tonight.tab
TONIGHT, TONIGHT - Smashing Pumpkins
This song has a very "Disarm-y" feel. It is downtuned half a step.
I have labelled these as Figs because the order is quite complicated, there
is no definite verse/chorus pattern. Strumming patterns and chord changes
are easy so I haven=92t bothered illustrating it.
Fig1:
G E x2=20
(strum each many times)
Fig2:
C B D x3 G (G at end of third one)
Fig3:
Fig4:
D E B E C x2 (Es in this fig are the X799XX ones)
Fig5:
(C B D) B D E G C (E is X799XX, G is X101212XX)
played only on play many times
first one
Fig6:
Order:
Fig1 Fig2 Fig3 Fig4 Fig2x2 Fig1x2 Fig3 Fig4 Fig2 Fig5 Fig3 Fig6
_ _ _ _ =20
/ \/ \ \ \__/ / =20
/_/=AF=AF\_\ \_/\_/ =20
m.worsley@bbcnc.org.uk
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From: Peter.Henderson@pconline.gryn.org (Peter Henderson)
Date: 25 Oct 95 15:34:48 -0400
Subject: TAB: Tonight, tonight by Smashing Pumpkins
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Tonight, tonight
By Smashing Pumpkins
taken from their Cd, "Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness"
Okay..i rushed out to the store and bought this as soon as i could...
I've already learned how to play a lot of the songs on this album.
They will be appearing here as soon as i find the time to put them
on the ole 'pooter...Of course i can't tab all the orchestrations
featured with this song but it's still playable without them..
Here goes..I hope it's right...
All guitars tune down 1/2 step
Chords
Emb - 0 2 2 0 0 0 -- not sure if this is the proper name
Eb-------------------------------| This is repeated througout
Bb-0-----0-----0--0-----0-------:| the song..it will be refered
Gb---0-----0--------0-----0---0--| to as rhythm figure 1
Db-----0-----0--------0-----0---:|
these are the chords to the intro in their order they are changed in:
-*play rhythm figure 1 and keep repeating it till you get to the Gb*-
time is never time at all
you can never ever leave without leaving a piece of youth
and our lives are forever changed
we will never be the same
the more you change the less you feel
believe, believe in me, believe
that life can change, that you're not stuck in vain
we're not the same, we're different tonight
tonight, tonight so bright
tonight
and you know you're never sure
but you're sure you could be right
if you held yourself up to the light
and the embers never fade in your city by the lake
the place where you were born
believe, believe in me, believe
in the resoulte urgency of now
and if you believe there's not a chance tonight
tonight, tonight so bright
tonight, tonight
we'll crucify the insincere tonight
we'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight
we'll find a way to offer up the night tonight
the indescribable moments of your life tonight
the impossible is possible tonight
Ab B *rhythm figure one*
believe in me as i believe in you, tonight....
Final chords....Gb F Emb
Ok..well looks like that's it...if you have any questions,suggestions,
or corrections please let me know..you can reach me at
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From: Porcelina6@aol.com
Date: Sat, 9 Dec 1995 13:48:51 -0500
Subject: Tonight_Tonight.tab
Tonight, Tonight by Billy Corgan on MCIS
>From ROOKSTOOLT@TEN-NASH.TEN.K12.TN.US
The song is in Eb.
Intro: G Em G Em
Rhy Fig 1:
Verse 1: with Rhy Fig 1
Time is never time at all
you can never ever leave without leaving a piece
of youth
and our lives are forever changed
we will never be the same
the more you change the more you feel
believe, believe in me, believe
that life can change, that you're not stuck in vain
we're not the same, we're different tonight
Chorus:
tonight, so bright
tonight
And you know you're never sure
but you're sure you could be right
if you held yourself up to the light
and the embers never fade in your city by the lake
the place where you were born
with Rhy Fig 1 ( omit the 3rd Bar)
believe, believe in me, believe
in the resolute urgency of now
and if you believe there's not a chance tonight
tonight, so bright
tonight
we'll crucify the insincere tonight
Am C G D Em
we'll make things right, we'll feel it all tonight
we'll find a way to offer up the night tonight
the indescribable moments of your life tonight
the impossible is possible tonight
if you believe in me as I believe in you , tonight
End song with tonight tonight a few times while playing Rhy Fig 1(omit 3rd)
The last chords are G D Em. I find that you get a more dramatic exit
if you use D/F# instead of D. Enjoy. Alex Spitzer