[Intro - no drums to start - BPM 125] D--DG--GA--AGA-G D--DG--GA--AGA-G Drums in D------------SSS
[Verse 1] [D] Summer [G] lovin' [A] had me a blast [G-A][G] [D] Summer [G] lovin', [A] happened so fast [G-A][G] [D] I met a [G] girl [A] crazy for [B] m [E] Met a [A] boy, [E] cute as can [A] b
[Pre-Chorus] [D] Summer [G] days [A] driftin' a [B] way, to uh [Em] -oh those s [A] ummer n [D] ights oh- [A] ela- [A/B] ela- [A/C#] ela-- [D] ooh
[Chorus] [D] Tell me [G] more, tell me m [E] ore, did you g [A] et very f [D] ar? [D] Tell me [G] more, tell me mo [E] re, like, does [A] he have a [D] car? [D] aha [G] aha [A] aha [G-A][Snare][G]
[Verse 2] [D] She swam [G] by me, [A] she got a cramp [G-A][G] [D] He ran [G] by me, [A] got my suit damp [G-A][G] [D] I saved her l [G] ife, [A] she nearly [B] drowned [E] He showed [A] off, [E] splashing a [A] round
[Pre-Chorus] [D] Summer [G] sun, [A] something's b [B] egun, but u [Em] h-oh tho [A] se summ [D] er nights oh- [A] ela- [A/B] ela- [A/C#] ela-- [D] ooh
[Chorus] [D] Tell me [G] more, tell me m [E] ore, was it l [A] ove at first s [D] ight? [D] Tell me [G] more, tell me m [E] ore, did she [A] put up a [D] fight?
[Bridge] uh [D] aha [G] aha [A] aha [G] hu [A] ha [Snare] ah [G] uh [D] aha [G] aha [A] aha [G] hu [A] ha [Snare] ah [G]
[Verse 3] [D] Took her [G] bowlin' [A] in the Arcade [G-A][G] [D] We went [G] strollin', [A] drank lemonade [G-A][G] [D] We made [G] out [A] under the [B] dock [E] We stayed [A] up ` [E] til ten o' [A] clock
[Pre-Chorus] [D] Summer [G] fling [A] don't mean a [B] thing, but uh [Em] -oh those [A] summer [D] nights
[D#] Wo
[Chorus] [D#] Tell me [G#] more, tell me [F] more, but you [A#] don't gotta [D#] brag [D#] Tell me [G#] more, tell me [F] more, cause he [A#] sounds like a [D#] drag shoo- [D#] ba-pa-- [G#] shoo-ba-pa-- [A#] shoo-ba-pa-- [G#-A#] shoo-ba-pa [G#] shoo- [D#] ba-pa-- [G#] shoo-ba-pa-- [A#] shoo-ba-pa-- [G#-A#] shoo-ba-pa [G#]
[Verse 4] [D#] He got [G#] friendly, [A#] holdin' my [G#-A#] hand [G#] [D#] Well she got [G#] friendly, [A#] down in the [G#-A#] sand [G#] [D#] He was [G#] sweet, [A#] just turned eigh [C] teen [F] Well she was [A#] good, you [F] know what I [A#] mean
[Pre-Chorus] [D#] Summer [G#] heat, [A#] boy and girl [C] meet, but uh- [G#] oh those [A#] summer [D#] nights [E] oh-ela-ela-ela-ooh
[Chorus] [E] Tell me [A] more, tell me [F#] more, how much do [B] ugh did he sp [E] end? [E] Tell me [A] more, tell me [F#] more, could she [B] get me a [E] friend?
[Slow quiet ending] [D] It turned [G] colder, [A] that's where it ends [G-A-G] [D] So I [G] told her [A] we'd still be friends [G-A-G] [D] Then we [G] made [A] our true love [B] vow [E] Wonder [A] what [E] she's doin' [A] now [D] Summer [G] dreams [A] ripped at the [B] seams, but oh, [Em] those [A] summer [A] n [D] ights
[Big ending] Tell me [G] more, tell me [D] more. o [A] re oh [D] ore ore ore
[Intro - BPM 118 - No drums - Guitar pattern is pluck 3 high strings - then play root note] E B C#m A - E B G#m A
[Verse 1] [E] Just a [B] small town girl, [C#m] living in a [A] lonely world [E] She took the [B] midnight train going [G#m] anywhe [A] re
[Verse 2] [E] Just a [B] city boy, [C#m] born and raised in [A] south Detroit [E] He took the [B] midnight train going [G#m] anywhe [A] re
[V.3 INSTRUMENTAL](guitar entrance 4 bars in) E B C#m A - E B G#m A
[Verse 4] [E] A singer in a [B] smoky room, [C#m] the smell of wine and [A] cheap perfume [E] For a smile they can [B] share the night, it goes (strum to build) [G#m] on and on and [A] on and on
[Chorus - Full drum] [A] Strangers waiting [E] up and down the boulevard Their [A] shadows searching in the [E] night [A] Streetlight, people, [E] living just to find emotion [A] Hiding, somewhere in the night[B]xx[E] xxxx [B]x[E][A]
[Instrumental] E B C#m A
[Verse 5] [E] Working hard to [B] get my fill [C#m] , everybody [A] wants a thrill [E] Paying anything to [B] roll the dice, just [G#m] one more t [A] ime
[Verse 6] [E] Some will win, [B] some will lose, [C#m] some were born to [A] sing the blues [E] Oh, the movie [B] never ends; it goes [G#m] on and on and [A] on and on
[Chorus] [A] Strangers waiting [E] up and down the boulevard Their [A] shadows searching in the [E] night [A] Streetlights, people, [E] living just to find emotion [A] Hiding, somewhere in the night[B]xx[E] xxxx [B]x[E][A]
[GUITAR SOLO OVER VERSE CHORDS] E B C#m A - E B G#m A
[Outro] [E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling [E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m][A] [E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling [E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m][A] [E] Don't stop [B] believing [C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling [E] Streetlight [B] people oo-oh [G#m][A] [Fade Out - or end on E]
