All Night Long
Aretha Franklin
R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners12 chords
How to play it
Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.
Em
A
D9Diagram coming soon
A7
B7Diagram coming soon
Am7
CdimDiagram coming soon
C
EdimDiagram coming soon
Am
D7
G6Diagram coming soon
Chords & lyrics
Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.
Intro: Em A Em A Em D9 Em6 A7 Never knew the softness of his tender kiss Em B7/13- B7 Don't know if he's weak or strong Am7 Cdim C A7 All I know is, he's every dream I dream Cdim B7 Em A Em B7 A Em B7 All night long Em D9 Em6 A7 Never heard him say a single word of love, Em Edim B7 Don't know his fate or his song; Am7 Cdim C A7 Cause he only speaks to me in dreams I've dreamed Cdim B7 All night long Am B7 Em When I sleep, he tells me he's in love with me Am B7 Em And how much he needs me to be near C D7 G6 But at best my dream is just a fantasy Am Edim B7 D9 B7 If I touch his hand, he'll disappear, no no no Em D9 Em6 A7 I don't want a love that's just a memory Em Edim B7 Fate how could you be so wrong? Am7 Cdim C A7 Now I've got to find the man who's haunting me Cdim B7 Em A Em B7 A Em B7 All night long Interlude: Em D9 Em6 A7 Em B7/13- B7 Am7 Cdim C A7 Cdim B7 Em A Em D9 Em6 A7 Never heard him say a single word of love Em Edim B7 Don't know his fate or his song Am7 Cdim C A7 Cause he only speaks to me in dreams I've dreamed Cdim B7 All night long Am B7 Em When I sleep, he tells me he's in love with me Am B7 Em And how much he needs me to be near C D7 G6 But at best my dream is just a fantasy Am Edim B7 D9 B7 If I touch his hand, he'll disappear, no no no Em D9 Em6 A7 I don't want a love that's just a memory Em Edim B7 Fate how could you be so wrong Am7 Cdim C A7 Now I've got to find the man who's haunting me Cdim B7 Em A Em B7 A Em B7 All night long
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Chord set
Em · A · D9 · A7 · B7 · Am7 · Cdim · C · Edim · Am · D7 · G6
Practice tip
Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.