Key: E (E harp in 1st position)
[Piano intro]
VERSE 1:
8 7 -8 -8 8
Just a small town girl
7 7 7 7 9 9 8 -8
Livin' in a lonely wo-orld
6 8 7 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 8 7
She took the midnight train goin' anywhere
VERSE 2:
8 7 -8 -8 8
Just a city boy
7 7 7 7 9 9 8 -8
Born and raised in South De-troi-oit
6 8 7 -8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 8 7
He took the midnight train goin' anywhere
[Piano / guitar break]
VERSE 3:
6 8 -8 8 7 -8 -8 -8 8
A singer in a smoky ro-om
7 7 7 7 7 9 9 8 -8
The smell of wine and cheap per-fu-ume
8 -8 8 -8 -8 7 -8 -8 -8 8
For a smi-ile they can share the ni-ght
-8 7 -8 8 -8 8 -8 8 -8 > 7
It goes on and on and on and o-o-on
BRIDGE:
-8 7 -8 8
Strangers waiting
7 7 7 7 9 -9 8
Up and down the boulevard
-8 -8 7 -8 8 -8 7 -8 8 7
Their shadows searching in the ni-i-ght
-8 7 -8 8
Streetlights, people
7 7 7 7 9 -9 8 -8
Living just to find emotion
-8 7 -8 8 -8 7 9
Hiding, somewhere in the night
[Short guitar break]
VERSE 4:
8 -8 8 -8 7 -8 -8 -8 8
Working hard to get my fi-ill
7 7 7 7 9 9 8 -8
Everybody wants a thri-ill
8 -8 8 -8 -8 7 -8 -8 -8 8
Payin' anything to roll the di-ice
7 -8 8 7
Just one more time
VERSE 5:
8 -8 8 -8 -8 8 -8 7
Some will wi-in, some will lo-ose
7 7 7 7 9 9 8 -8
Some were born to sing the blu-ues
8 9 -10 8 8 -8 -8 7
Oh the movie never en-ds
7 7 -8 8 -8 8 -8 8 -8 > 7
It goes on and on and on and o-o-on
BRIDGE:
-8 7 -8 8
Strangers waiting
7 7 7 7 9 -9 8
Up and down the boulevard
-8 -8 7 -8 8 -8 7 -8 8 7
Their shadows searching in the ni-i-ght
-8 7 -8 8
Streetlights, people
7 7 7 7 9 -10 8 -8
Living just to find emotion
-8 7 -8 8 -8 7 9
Hiding, somewhere in the night
[Guitar solo]
CHORUS:
-9 8 8 -8 -9 8 8
Do-on't stop be-li-e-vin'
-9 8 -9 9 -10 8 8 -8 7
Hold on to that fee-li-i-i-in'
-9 8 8 -9 8 8 -8 7 9
Stre-et-lights, pe-ee-p-uh-uh-le