[Intro] D A/C# G/B Em G A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D A/C# G/B Em G A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
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[Verse 1] G Am/G Cm6/G G Hearts gone a - stray, deep in hurt when they go, G Am/G Cm6/G G I went a - way, just when you... you needed me so, G Am/G Cm6/G G You won't re - gret, I've come back begging you, G Am/G Won't you for - get? Cm6/G E Asus4 A Welcome love we once knew
[Verse 2] D A/C# G/B Open up your eyes, then you'll real - ise, Em7 A D Here I stand with my ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B Need you by my side, girl, to be my pride, Em7 A D You'll never be de - nied ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B From the very start, open up your heart, Em7 A D Feel that you're part of ever - lasting love Asus4 (Real love to last forever, A# D Real love to last forever!)
[Verse 4] D A/C# G/B Where life really flows, no one really knows, Em7 A D 'Til someone's there to show the way to lasting love, D A/C# G/B Like the sun, it shines, endlessly it shines, Em7 A D You always will be mine, it's e - ternal love, D A/C# G/B Whenever love went wrong ours would still be strong Em7 A D We'd have our very own ever - lasting love Asus4 (Real love to last forever, A# D Real love to last forever!)
[Break] D A/C# G/B Em G A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 5] D A/C# G/B Open up your eyes, then you'll real - ise, Em7 A D Here I stand with my ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B Need you by my side, girl, to be my pride, Em7 A D You'll never be de - nied ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B From the very start, open up your heart, Em7 A D Feel that you're part of ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B Whenever love went wrong ours would still be strong Em7 A D We'd have our very own ever - lasting love
[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]
