B B E E
B B E E

[Verse 1]
B
Tender was the night
E
Torrid sways the scene
B
Prayers sent grasping for
E
Forlorn sinewy dream
B
Wave on, horsemen
E
Alert the midnight guard
B
Finally breathing a
E
Last, dear heart
B
There you are!

B C#m E E
B C#m E E

[Verse 2]
B
Once you came
C#m        E
Once you seemed to me
      B
Sourmounting catcalls
C#m     E
That brought you peace
         B C#m
Thirty years
E
Dirty worn soul
   C#m
Be brave, such lovelies
E                  F# E
As the wind blows-ohs

[Chorus]
  B          E
Tear the curtain down
  B          E
Tear the curtain down

B B B B

[Verse 2]
 B                C#m
Tender swung the night
  E
Florid was our fiending
B                       C#m
Hymns sent clutching for
     E
Phantamisc, snarling teeth
 B              C#m
Skip on, horsemen
   E
Desert your midnight dodge
 B                 C#m     E
Finally leaving for this last, dread power
           B  C#m
There you are
          E
Once you seemed to me
       B              C#m
Surmounting Ziegfeld
    E
And 42nd street
          B    C#m
Thru the tears
   E
Cut a warm soul
   C#m
Be brave my lovely
E                 F# E
As the final act blows

[Chorus 2]
  B                E
Pull the curtain close
  B                E
Pull the curtain close
B C#m E E

[Verse 3]
          B  C#m
There you are
          E
Once you came with me
    B           C#m
Defying Ziegfeld
     E
And 42nd street

[Chorus 2]
 B                   C#m E
Tear the curtain down
 B                   C#m E
Tear the curtain down
          B
There you are!