Lady Antebellum | We Owned The Night

This is a great song that will challenge you on playing a little more lead lines. After all, if you’re going to be a well rounded guitar player you’re going to have to learn some lead guitar.

Lady Antebellum has a great array of songs that are well suited for the beginner guitar player. Just like most Country, Pop & Rock. It’s based around 4 chords. You’ll have to use the capo on this one.

Here Marty teaches what I think is the simplest way to play the song. There were many other versions where the capo is placed on the 6th fret with different chords shapes. However, I think this is the best for beginner guitar players. If you sing, this is going to take some practice to get the timing down just because of the lead lines in the verse. So, be patient and here we go!

Lady Antebellum | We Owned The Night

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capo 1st fret
C G Dm F x2
Verse 1:
C                G
Tell me have you ever wanted
Dm         F
Someone so much it hurts?
C              G
Your lips keep trying to speak
Dm           F
But you just can't find the words
Am
Well I had this dream once;
F                      C G Dm F
I held it in my hands
C           G
She was the purest beauty
Dm          F
But not the common kind
C         G
She had a way about her
Dm        F
That made you feel alive
Am
And for a moment
F                                C G Dm F
You made the world stand still
Am      F         C    G Dm F
Yeah we owned the night
Chorus:
C          G
You had me dim the lights;
Dm         F
You danced just like a child
C                G
The wine spilled on your dress
Dm          F
And all you did was smile
Dm
Yeah, it was perfect
F                    C G Dm F
I hold it in my mind
Am       F         C
Yeah, we owned the night
Am F
Am
When the summer rolls around
And the sun starts sinking down
F
I still remember you
Oh, I remember you
Am
And I wonder where you are
                                    F
Are you looking at those same stars again?
       G
Do you remember when?
C             G
We woke under a blanket
Dm          F
All tangled up in skin
C           G
Not knowing in that moment
Dm         F
We'd never speak again
Dm
But it was perfect;
F                   C G Dm F
I never will forget
Am      F         C    G Dm F
When we owned the night
Am       F              C
Yeah, we owned the night
C G Dm F x6