[Intro - Just drums BPM 120 - Indie Beat sort of] [Verse] [D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone [D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way [D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Chorus] It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ...It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Verse 2] [D] I think I can [G] make it now the [D] pain is gone, [D] All of the [G] bad feelings [A] have disappeared. [D] Here is the [G] rainbow I've been [D] praying for .....It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[Bridge] [F] Look all around, there's nothing but [C] blue skies [F] Look straight ahead, there's nothing but (sing over top of chords below - extra bar added coming) [A7]Blue skies [C#m]ies [G]uh [C#m]ies [G] (no vocals) [C]ies [Bm]ies [A]ies [A] (extra bar for this A)
[Verse 3] [D] I can see [G] clearly now the [D] rain is gone [D] I can see [G] all obstacles [A] in my way [D] Gone are the [G] dark clouds that [D] had me blind
[Outro] It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day ..... It's gonna be a [C] bright, (bright) [G] bright, (bright) sun shiny [D] day
[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]
