[Intro - Original Key - Capo 3rd fret - don't bother live] Just drums B BBS - BB(SS)BBS x 2 [Am] Am goes to F which starts the figure
[Am][F][F][G][G][Am] e|-3-00-1-----3--1--3-----3--0--0-----00--0-- B|-1-11-1-----1--1--3-----3--0--1-----11--1-- G|-2-22-2-----2--2--2-----2--0--2-----02--2-- D|-2-22-3-----x--3--0-----0--0--2-----22--2-- A|-0-00-3-----3--3--x-----x--x--0-----00--0-- E|------1-----1--1--3-----3--3--x-------------- DR-B S B S B S B S B S B S B S B
[Am][F][F][G][G][Am] e|-3-3-1--------3-3-3------0--0--00-- B|-1-1-1--------1-1-3------0--3--11-- G|-2-2-2--------2-2-2------0--2--22-- D|-2-2-3--------x-x-0------0--2--22-- A|-0-0-3--------3-3-x------x--0--00-- E|-----1--------1-1-3------3--x------ DR-S B S B S B S B S B S
[Verse 1- Change over first part is Am to G alot] It doesn't [F] hurt me. (oh [G] yeah yeah [Am] yoh) [Am] You wanna feel how it [F] feels? [G][Am] [Am] You wanna know, know that it doesn't [F] hurt me? [G][Am] [Am] You wanna hear about the [F] deal I'm [G] making? [F] You-ooo [G] oooo ooh [Am] ooh ooh ooh its [F] You and [G] me-ee [Am] ee ee ee
[Chorus] And [F] if I only could, Make a [G] deal with God, And [Am] get him to swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, Be running up that [Am] building. If I only [F] could....... [G] oh... [Am] oh...
[Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[Verse 2] [Am] You don't want to [F] hurt me, [G] [Am] But see how deep the bullet [F] lies. [G] [Am] Unaware that I'm tearing you a [F] sunder. [G] [Am] There is thunder in our [F] hearts, ba [G] by. [Am] So much hate for the ones we [F] love? [G] [Am] Tell me, we both mat [F] ter, don't we? [G] [F] You- [G] oo- [Am] ooo, [F] You and [G] me- [Am] ee, [F] You and [G] me won't be [G] unhappy.
[Chorus] And [F] if I only could, Make a [G] deal with God, And [Am] get him to swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, Be running up that [Am] building. If I only [F] could....... [G] oh... [Am] oh... [Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[F] You- [G] oo- [Am] ooo, [F] Its you and [G] me-ee, [Am] ee ee ee [F] You and [G] me won't be [G] unhappy.
[Bridge] [F] 'C'mon, baby, [G] c'mon, c'mon, darling, [Am] Let me steal this moment from you now. [F] C'mon, angel, [G] c'mon, c'mon, darling, [Am] Let's exchange the experience, oh...' [F] Oh-o [G] h-- [Am] oh, [Repeat 2nd half of intro riff] [Am][F][G][Am]
[Chorus] And if I only [F] could, Make a deal with [G] God, And get him to [Am] swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, With no [Am] problems
And if I only [F] could, Make a deal with [G] God, And get him to [Am] swap our places, Be running up that [F] road, Be running up that [G] hill, With no [Am] problems
[Repeat twice to end] [Am] Only [F] could be [G] running up that hill [Am]
[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]