[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 - Cm6-33121x OR play Cmin7/G but put little finger on 5th fret of E [-335x45] - Big horn parts - CAPO 2 FOR ORIGINAL]
[D] - [A/C#] - [G/B] - ([Em] ([G][A])) x 2
[Bass riff x2 - Play just bass part then full strummed chords] D D/A D e|----------------|---------------- B|----------------|---------------- G|----------------|---------------- D|00-0-0-00-0-0---|00-0-0-00-0-0-0- A|--------------0-|---------------- E|----------------|----------------
[Verse 1] [G] Hearts gone a - [Am/G] stray, deep in [Cm6/G] hurt when they [G] go, [G] I went a - [Am/G] way, just when [Cm6/G] you... you needed me [G] so, [G] You won't re - [Am/G] gret, I've come [Cm6/G] back begging [G] you, [G] Won't you for - [Am/G] get? [Cm6/G] Welcome love we once [E] knew
[Horn part - Extra bar] [Asus4][A]
[Verse 2 - Can play Em instead of Em7 so the high B is easier to hear the B that is sung for 'My' - that line is D C# B play the line in the G chord - x20003 then play x2003x x2002x]
[D] Open up your [A/C#]eyes, then you'll real - [G/B]ise, Here I stand with [Em]my ever - [A]lasting [D]love, [D] Need you by my [A/C#]side, girl, to be my [G/B]pride, You'll never be de - [Em]nied ever - [A]lasting [D]love, [D] From the very [A/C#]start, open up your [G/B]heart, Feel ... that+you're+a [Em]part of ever - [A]lasting [D]love (Real love to [Asus4] last forever, [A#] Real love to [D] last forever!)
[Verse 4] [D] Where life really [A/C#]flows, no one really [G/B]knows, 'Til someone's there to [Em]show the way to [A]lasting [D]love, [D] Like the sun, it [A/C#]shines, endlessly it [G/B]shines, You al ways will be [Em]mine, it's e - [A]ternal [D]love, [D] Whenever love went [A/C#]wrong ours would still be [G/B]strong We'd have our very [Em]own ever - [A]lasting [D]love (Real love to [Asus4] last forever, [A#] Real love to [D] last forever!)
[Break - Play high B with D by adding little finger to the x5777x chord really helps it ring out] (drums stop - whistle or hum into harmoniser) [D][A/C#][G/B] ([Em] ([G][A]))
[Verse 5] [D] Open up your [A/C#] eyes, then you'll real - [G/B] ise, Here I stand with [Em] my ever - [A] lasting [D] love, [D] Need you by my [A/C#] side, girl, to be my [G/B] pride, You'll never be de - [Em] nied ever - [A] lasting [D] love, [D] From the very [A/C#] start, open up your [G/B] heart, Feel that you're [Em] part of ever - [A] lasting [D] love, [D] Whenever love went [A/C#] wrong ours would still be [G/B] strong We'd have our very [Em] own ever - [A] lasting [D] love
