One of These Nights was the title track of the Eagles fourth studio album, released in 1975. The song expresses a yearning for freedom and the quest for a profound connection. It was among the tracks that cemented the Eagles success and highlighted the bands signature guitar sound. It also reflects the dualism between good and evil, with the albums cover featuring an image that captures this duality.
Key: Em
Introduction:
Em
D6
C7M
Am
Em
Em
D6
C7M
Am
Em
Bm7
B7
Em
D6
C7M
One of these nights, one of these crazy old nights
Am
Em
Bm7
B7
we're gonna find out, pretty mama, what turns on your lights
Em
D6
The full moon is calling, the fever is high
C7M
and the wicked wind whispers and moans,
Am
you got your demons, you got desires,
Em
Bm7
B7
well, I got a few of my own.
C7M
G7M
Oh, someone to be kind to in between the dark and the light.
C7M
Am
Oh, coming right behind you, swear I'm gonna find you
B7
One of these nights.
Em
D6
C7M
One of these dreams, one of these lost and lonely dreams
Am
Em
Bm7
B7
we are gonna find one, mmmmm one that really screams
Em
D6
I've been searchin' for the daughter of the devil himself
C7M
I've been searchin' for an angel in white.
Am
I've been waitin' for a woman who's a little of both
Em
B7
and I can feel her but she's nowhere in sight.
C7M
G7M
Ooooh, loneliness will bind you in between the wrong and the right
C7M
Am
Ooooh, coming right behind you, swear I'm gonna find you
B7
One of these nights...
Em
D6
C7M
Am
Em
Bm7
Em
D6
C7M
Am
Em
Bm7
B7
C7M
(One of these nights)
G7M
Ooh, in between the dark and the light
C7M
Coming right behind you, swear I'm gonna find you
G7M
Get ya baby one of these nights
C7M
(One of these nights)
G7M
Hoo-hoo-hoo hoo-hoo-hoo
C7M
(One of these nights)
G7M
I can feel it, I can feel it
C7M
(One of these nights)
G7M
Coming right behind you, swear I'm gonna find you now