[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]
[Intro BPM 120] (strum up chord then play xx0235) [D][D][C][G/B] - [D][D][C][G/B] x 2
[Verse] [D] Something in the [D] way you [C] love me won't [G/B] let me be [D][D][C][G/B] [D] I don't want to be your [D] prisoner so [C] baby won't you [G/B] set me free [D][D][C][G/B] [D] Stop playing with my [D] heart, [C] Finish what you [G/B] start [D] When you make my [D] love come down [C][G/B] [D] If you want me let me [D] know [C] Baby let it [G/B] show [D] Honey don't you fool around (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#-x6444x] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me......... [Asus4] ....... [A]
[Chorus - F#/A# is C chord shape at 6th fret] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#-698676] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Instrumental] |D |C G/B |D |C G/B |[2X]
[Verse] [D] Something in your eyes is [C] makin' such a [G/B] fool of [D] me [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] When you hold me in your arms you [C] love me till I [G/B] just can't [D] see [D] ([C][G/B]) [D] But then you let me down, [C] when I look a [G/B] round, [D] [D] baby you just can't be [C] found [G/B] [D] Stop driving me away, I [C] just wanna [G/B] stay, [D] There's something I just got to say (xx0235 xx0233 xx0232)
[Pre-Chorus] [Bm7] Just [B/D#] try to under - [Em7] stand, I've [A/C#] given all I [F#m7] can, 'Cause you [Gmaj7] got the best of [G/A] me........ [Asus4] ....... [A] ...
[Chorus] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A] [A/C#] Borderline [F#/A#] feels like I'm [Bm] going to [A] lose my [E/G#] mind You just [Em7] keep on pushing [D/F#] my love over the [D/A] border [A] line [Asus4][A]
[Outro] [A/C#] Keep pushing me [F#/A#] , keep pushing me [Bm] , keep [A] pushing my [E/G#] love [Em7] C'mon baby, [D/F#] c'mon darling, [D/A] yeahhh [A] hhhhhhhhhhh [Asus4] hhhhhh [A] h [A/C#] lalalalalalalalal [F#/A#] alalalalalalalala [Bm] lalalalal [A] alalalal [E/G#] ala
