[Intron - Just bass drum] A7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 (x3) [Full drums] F-riff - Strum to F to Fmaj7 and pull off 1st finger on 1st fret of high E to open E to imply the sax part (F-riff) D5 (F-riff) D5 (F-riff) C A7sus4 (F-riff) G (x2)
[Verse 1 - Snare is muted downstrum on strings - not slap] A Asus4 A Asus4 Winding your way down on Baker Street A Asus4 A Asus4 Lite in your head, and dead on your feet Em G Well an- other crazy day, you drink the night away D Dsus4 D And for- get about e- very- thing
A Asus4 A Asus4 This city desert makes you feel so cold, it's got A Asus4 A Asus4 So many people but it's got no soul Em G And it's taken you so long to find out you were wrong D Dsus4 D When you thought it held e- very- thing
[Chorus 1] Dm7 Am Asus2 Am You used to think that it was so ea- sy Dm7 Am Asus2 Am You used to say that it was so ea- sy C G D Dsus2 - D - Dsus4 - D But you're tryin, you're tryin now Dm7 Am Asus2 Am Another year and then you'd be ha- ppy Dm7 Am Asus2 Am Just one more year and then you'd be ha- ppy C G A F But you're cryin', you're cryin' now
[Instrumental] D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F
[Verse 2] A Asus2 A Asus2 Way down the street there's a light in his place A Asus2 A Asus2 He opens the door, he's got that look on his face Em G And he asks you where you've been, you tell him who you've seen D Dsus4 D And you talk about a- ny- thing
A Asus2 A Asus2 He's got this dream a- bout buyin' some land A Asus2 A Asus2 He's gonna give up the booze and the one night stands Em G And then he'll settle down, in some quiet little town D Dsus4 D And for- get about e- very- thing
[Chorus 2] Dm7 Am Asus2 Am But you know he'll always keep mo- ving Dm7 Am Asus2 Am You know he's never gonna stop mo- ving C G D Cause he's rollin', he's the rolling stone Dm7 Am Asus2 Am And when you wake up it's a new mor- ning Dm7 Am Asus2 Am The sun is shining it's a new mor- ning C G A F And you're going, you're going home
[Instrumental] D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F (x2)
A7sus4 F7sus4 G7sus4 (x3)
D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F fade D5 F D5 F C A7sus4 G F
[Riff] [C]-x-x-[C/D]--x-x-[C/E]-x--x-x-[F]-x--[F]-x-x-x--- [F]-x-x-[F]----x-x-[G]---x--x-x-x-x----x---x-x-x--- (C to F riff = C C/D C/E F - can play x32010 x30010 x(3)2010)
[Verse- Repeat Riff 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff] night ..... [F] late [G] December back in [C to F riff]'6...3, .....[F] what a [G] very special [C to F riff]time for me, .......... as [F]I re [G] member what a [C to F riff]night! ..........[F][G] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, you [F]know I [G]didn't even [C to F riff]know her name, but [F]I was [G]never gonna [C to F riff] be the same, [F]what a [G]lady, what a [C to F riff] night! [F][G]
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7]
[Verse - RIFF 1] Oh, what a [C to F riff]night, ...... [F]Hypno [G] tizing, mesme [C to F riff] rizing me. ........[F]She was [G]everything I [C to F riff] dreamed she'd be.....[F]Sweet sur[G]render, what a [C to F riff] night!! [F][G]
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Vamp on riff - no vocals] C C/D C/E F - F F G G x 4
[Chorus - Just Bass drum with chords, no snare, no harmonies] Oh [Dm] I, I [F] got a funny feeling when she [Am] walked in the [G] room, and [Dm] I, as [F] I recall it ended much [G] too soon. [G7] (Oh what a)
[Verse] [C to F riff](night) ......... ,[F] why'd it [G] take so long to [C to F riff]see the light? .........[F] Seemed so [G] wrong, but now it [C to F riff]seems so right .........[F] what a [G] lady, what a [C to F riff]night!
[Horn Bit] Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x Am - x x x x Am x x C - x x D x (repeat)
[Bridge] [F] Oh, I felt a rush like a [Em] rolling bolt of thunder, [F] spinning my head around and [G] taking my body under. (Oh what a
[Outro] [Dooh dooh dooh dooh bit - Riff 1 - heavy on drums - chords much more muted] [C] (Night) Doo [C/D] do [C/E] doo [F] do do, [F] doo [F] do [G] doo (Oh what a) Repeat til fade or end on [C] [End]