Late Night Tactics

(Track 5)
Key: E minor
Tempo: 80 BPM – smooth shuffle groove with low-end thump and sly guitar licks
Vibe: Strategy over emotion. Soul-funk sleight of hand. Grit with control.

[Verse 1]

Em – A7 – C – B7
You said you’d call, but I knew you wouldn’t
Laid it down sweet, but your eyes said couldn’t
I don’t chase ghosts, don’t beg for clues
I play my silence like a well-worn blues

Em – A7 – C – B7
You thought I’d crack when the light got thin
But baby, that’s where my moves begin
I’m not the fool you used to sway
I learned how to bend in a different way

[Chorus]

G – D – Em – A7
Late night tactics, moves you don’t see
I play slow burns and quiet strategy
Don’t need revenge, don’t need the show
Just need a rhythm and a way to go

G – D – Em – A7
This ain’t cold, it’s calculated soul
I gave my fire, now I take control
You play for pity, I play for peace
In the silence… I find release

[Verse 2]

Em – A7 – C – B7
I saw the signs, I read the play
Your body stayed but your heart ran away
I don’t confront—I redesign
Turn that ache into something mine

Em – A7 – C – B7
So take your guilt, and keep your charm
I don’t need an apology to disarm
I move like shadows, don’t ask for light
I just shift the pain into quiet might

[Chorus – repeat with variation]

G – D – Em – A7
Late night tactics, soul on the sly
I don’t cry out—I just get by
I don’t storm, I don’t shout
I just fade, and figure it out

G – D – Em – A7
I don’t chase, I don’t plead
I just subtract what I don’t need
If you’re lookin’ for a scene…
You missed the show
That’s late night tactics—now you know

[Bridge – Spoken / Breakdown]

Bm – A – Em
You thought you won… but I wasn’t playin’
You thought I broke—
I was just delayin’

I left my hurt in a silent sigh
And walked away without a goodbye

[Final Chorus – low and smooth]

G – D – Em – A7
Late night tactics, peace by stealth
I keep my pride, I guard my wealth
Ain’t about hate, ain’t about blame
It’s how I rise… and leave the game

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Writer: Songsmith