Intro A E F#m D
A E C#m D
Verse 1:
A E F#m
Just a small town girl
D A
Livin' in a lonely world
E
She took the midnight train
C#m D A
Going anywhere
E F#m
Just a city boy
D A
Born and raised in South Detroit
E
He took the midnight train
C#m D
Going anywhere
A E F#m
A singer in a smoky room
D A
The smell of wine and cheap perfume
E
For a smile, they can share the night
C#m D
It goes on and on and on and on
Verse 2:
D5 A5
Strangers waiting
Up and down the boulevard
D5 A5
Their shadows searching in the night
D5 A5
Streetlights, people
Living just to find emotion
D5 E5
Hiding somewhere in the night
Verse 2:
A E F#m
Working hard to get my fill
D A
Everybody wants a thrill
E
Payin' anything to roll the dice
C#m D A
Just one more time
E F#m
Some will win some will lose
D A
Some were born to sing the blues
E
Oh, the movie never ends
C#m D
It goes on and on and on and on
Verse 4:
D5 A5
Strangers waiting
Up and down the boulevard
D5 A5
Their shadows searching in the night
D5 A5
Streetlights, people
Living just to find emotion
D5 E5
Hiding somewhere in the night
A E F#m
Don't stop believin'
D A
Hold on to the feelin'
E C#m D
Streetlights people
A E F#m
Don't stop believin'
D A
Hold on to the feelin'
E C#m D
Streetlights people
A E F#m
Don't stop believin'
D A
Hold on to the feelin'
E C#m D
Streetlights people
A
Don't stop
A E/G# F#m
Let's dance in style, let's dance for a while
D E
Heaven can wait, we're only watching the skies
Bm D
Hoping for the best, but expecting the worst
F#m E
Are you going to drop the bomb or not?
A E/G# F#m
Let us die young or let us live forever
D E
We don't have the power but we never say never
Bm D
Sitting in a sandpit, life is a short trip
F#m E
The music's for the sad men
A E/G# F#m
Can you imagine when this race is won?
D E
Turn our golden faces into the sun
Bm D
Praising our leaders, we're getting in tune
F#m E
The music's played by the madmen
A E F#m D E
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Bm
Do you really want to live forever
D E
Forever - and ever
A E/G# F#m
Some are like water, some are like the heat
D E
Some are a melody and some are the beat
Bm D
Sooner or later, they all will be gone
F#m E
Why don't they stay young?
A E/G# F#m
It's so hard to get old without a cause
D E
I don't want to perish like a fading horse
Bm D
Youth's like diamonds in the sun
F#m E
And diamonds are forever
A E/G# F#m
So many adventures couldn't happen today
D E
So many songs we forgot to play
Bm D
So many dreams swinging out of the blue
F#m E
We'll let them come true
A E F#m D E
Forever young, I want to be forever young
Bm
Do you really want to live forever
D E
Forever - and ever
Verse 1:
Bm E
We're talking away
A D D/C#
I don't know what I'm to say
Bm E
I'll say it anyway
A D D/C#
Today is another day to find you
Bm E
Shying away
F#m D
I'll be coming for your love, ok?
A E/G# F#m D
Take on me (take on me)
A E/G# F#m D
Take me on (take on me)
A E/G# F#m D
I'll be gone
A
In a day or two
( E/G# D E )
Verse 2:
Bm E
So needless to say
A D D/C#
I'm odds and ends but I'll be
Bm E
Stumbling anyway
A D D/C#
Slowly learning that life is ok
Bm E
Say after me
F#m
It's no better to be
D
Safe than sorry
A E/G# F#m D
Take on me (take on me)
A E/G# F#m D
Take me on (take on me)
A E/G# F#m D
I'll be gone
A
In a day or two
( E/G# D E )
( C#m G C#m )
( G Bm E )
Solo Bm E A D D/C#
Bm E A D D/C#
Bm E Bm E
Verse 3:
Bm E
Oh the things that you say
A D D/C#
Is it life or just to play my
Bm E
Worries away
A
You're all the things
D D/C#
I've got to remember
Bm E
You're shying away
F#m D
I'll be coming for you anyway
A E/G# F#m D
Take on me (take on me)
A E/G# F#m D
Take me on (take on me)
A E/G# F#m D
I'll be gone
A
In a day
E/G# F#m D
Take on me (take on me)
A E/G# F#m D
Take me on (take on me)
A E/G# F#m D
I'll be gone
A E/G# F#m D
In a day
Final A E/G# F#m D
A E/G# F#m D A
Verse 1:
A5 F#5 E5
Josie's on a vacation far away
A5
Come around and talk it over
F#5 E5
So many things that I wanna say
D5
You know I like my girls a little bit older
F#5 E5
I just wanna use your love tonight
F#5 D5 E5
I don't wanna lose your love tonight
Verse 2:
A5 F#5 E5
I ain't got many friends left to talk to
A5
Nowhere to run when I'm in trouble
F#5 E5
You know I'd do anything for you
D9
Stay the night but keep it undercover
F#m E11
I just wanna use your love tonight
F#m D9 E11
I don't wanna lose your love tonight
Verse 3:
A5
As you're leaving
F#5 E5
Please would you close the door?
A5
And don't forget what I told you
F#5 E5
Just 'cause you're right, that don't mean I'm wrong
D5
Another shoulder to cry upon
F#m D9 E11
I just wanna use your love tonight
F#m D9 E11
I don't wanna lose your love tonight
F#m D9 E11
I just wanna use your love tonight
F#m D9 E11
I don't wanna lose your love tonight
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