[Intro - BPM 126 - J in key of C for this and La Bamba] D G A e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---------------7--------------------------| A|--------4--5---5---2--2---4---4--4--4--4--| E|--5--7-------------3--3---5---5--5--5--5--|
[Other riff later] D G A e|-------------------- B|-7------------------ G|-7----------2--2---- D|-7--0-0-0---2--2---- A|-5--2-2-2---0--4---- E|----0-3-x-----------
[Verse 1] Well shake it up [D] baby now, ( [G] shake it up [A] baby) [A7] Twist and [D] shout. ( [G] Twist and [A] shout) Come on, come on, [A7] come on, come on, [D] baby now, ( [G] come on [A] baby) Come on and work it on [D] out. ( [G] Work it on [A] out, ooh!)
[Verse 2] Well work it on [D] out, ( [G] work it on [A] out) You know [A7] you look so [D] good. [G] (Look so [A] good) You know [A7] you got me [D] goin' now, ( [G] Got me [A] goin') Just like I knew you [D] would. (Like [G] I knew you [A] would, ooh!)
[Verse 3] Well shake it up [D] baby now, ( [G] shake it up [A] baby) [A7] Twist and [D] shout. ( [G] Twist and [A] shout) Come on, come on, [A7] come on, come on, [D] baby now, ( [G] come on [A] baby) Come on and work it on o [D] ut. ( [G] Work it on [A] out, ooh!)
[Verse 4] You know you twist it little [D] girl, ( [G] twist little [A] girl) You know you [A7] twist so [D] fine. ( [G] Twist so [A] fine) Come on and [A7] twist a little [D] closer now, ( [G] twist a little [A] closer) And let me know that you're [D] mine. (Let me [G] know you're [A] mine, ooh!)
[Verse 5] Well shake it up [D] baby now, ( [G] shake it up [A] baby) [A7] Twist and [D] shout. ( [G] Twist and [A] shout) Come on, come on, [A7] come on, come on, [D] baby now, ( [G] come on [A] baby) Come on and work it on o [D] ut. ( [G] Work it on [A] out, ooh!)
[Verse 6] You know you twist it little [D] girl, ( [G] twist little [A] girl) You know you [A7] twist so [D] fine. ( [G] Twist so [A] fine) Come on and [A7] twist a little [D] closer now, ( [G] twist a little [A] closer) And let me know that you're [D] mine. (Let me [G] know you're [A] mine, ooh!)
[Verse 7] Well shake it shake it shake it b [D] aby now. (s [G] hake it up b [A] aby) Well shake it [A7] shake it shake it b [D] aby now. (s [G] hake it up b [A] aby) Well shake it [A7] shake it shake it b [D] aby now. (s [G] hake it up b [A] aby)
[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]
