[Verse 1] (drums stop) [Bm] This ain't a song for the broken-hearted (drums in) [Bm][G][F#] No [Bm] silent prayer for faith departed [Bm][Bm][G][F#] [Bm] I ain't gonna be just a [G] face in the crowd [D] You're gonna hear my voice [A] When I shout it out loud
[Chorus] It's my [Bm] life It's [G] now or never [D] I ain't gonna [A] live forever [Bm] I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live (It's my [Bm] life) ..My heart is like an [G] open highway [D] Like Frankie said I [A] did it my way [Bm] …. I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live It's my [Bm] life (can do a A to A# to Bm climb on 'its my' potentially)
[Riff] [Bm][Bm][G][F#] x2
[Verse 2] (drums stop) [Bm] This is for the ones who stood their ground (drums back) [Bm][Bm][G][F#] For [Bm] Tommy and Gina who never backed down [Bm][Bm][G][F#] To [Bm] morrow's getting harder, make [G] no mistake [D] Luck ain't even lucky [A] Got to make your own breaks
[Chorus] It's my [Bm] life It's [G] now or never [D] I ain't gonna [A] live forever [Bm] I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live (It's my [Bm] life) ..My heart is like an [G] open highway [D] Like Frankie said I [A] did it my way [Bm] …. I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live 'Cause It's my [Bm] life
[Solo] [Bm][G][D][A]
[Bridge] [Bm] Better stand tall when they're calling you out Don't bend, don't break, baby, don't back down
[Chorus] It's my [Bm] life It's [G] now or never [D] I ain't gonna [A] live forever [Bm] I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live (It's my [Bm] life) ..My heart is like an [G] open highway [D] Like Frankie said I [A] did it my way [Bm] …. I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live 'Cause It's my
[Bm] life It's [G] now or never [D] I ain't gonna [A] live forever [Bm] I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live (It's my [Bm] life) ..My heart is like an [G] open highway [D] Like Frankie said I [A] did it my way [Bm] …. I just wanna [G] live while I'm a [A] live
[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]