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Night Owl

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This is the original key, B
Intro F&#9839; strumming playing E F and then F&#9839; on the 6th (lower) string
F#Night time cBomes and finds you alF#one
In a space and time of your Eown
Lost in dG#mreams in a world full of D#mshadEows
EDown the Bstreet the neon light sF#hines
Offering refuge and hope to the Eblind
You stumble G#min with no thought of tomD#morroEw
Chorus 
Yes I Bget a little lonely when thF#e sun getEs low
And I Bend up looking for someF#where to Ego
Yes I Bshould know better but I F#can’t saEy no
EOh no no F#no no nono no
The lights are Blow and the music is F#loud
You watch yourself as you play to the Ecrowd
One more G#mface in a palace of mirD#mrorsE  
One more Bdrink your sailing F#away
One more dream but it’s looking Eokay
One more G#mtime to watch the flow of the D#mriveEr
Yes I get a little lonely when the sun gets low
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can’t say no
Oh no no no no no no no no no no
Instr.
Yes I get a little lonely when the sun gets low
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can’t say no
Oh no no Oh no no no No no no no no no no no no no
You’ve seen it Ball yeah you’ve seen it F#before
Like a fool you always come back foEr more 
You live your G#mlife like there was no more D#mtomoErrow
Night time Bcomes and finds you F#alone 
In a space and time of your Eown
Lost in G#mdreams in a world of D#mshadEows
Yes I get a little lonely when the sun gets low
And I end up looking for somewhere to go
Yes I should know better but I can’t say no
Oh no no Oh no no no No no no no no no no no no no

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Night Owl

by Gerry Rafferty

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

G#m

D#m

This is the original key, B

Intro F♯ strumming playing E F and then F♯ on the 6th (lower) string

F# B F#

Night time comes and finds you alone

In a space and time of your own

G#m D#m E

Lost in dreams in a world full of shadows

E B F#

Down the street the neon light shines

Offering refuge and hope to the blind

G#m D#m E

You stumble in with no thought of tomorrow

Chorus

B F# E

Yes I get a little lonely when the sun gets low

B F# E

And I end up looking for somewhere to go

B F# E

Yes I should know better but I can’t say no

E F#

Oh no no no no nono no

B F#

The lights are low and the music is loud

You watch yourself as you play to the crowd

G#m D#m E

One more face in a palace of mirrors

B F#

One more drink your sailing away

One more dream but it’s looking okay

G#m D#m E

One more time to watch the flow of the river

Yes I get a little lonely when the sun gets low

And I end up looking for somewhere to go

Yes I should know better but I can’t say no

Oh no no no no no no no no no no

Instr.

Yes I get a little lonely when the sun gets low

And I end up looking for somewhere to go

Yes I should know better but I can’t say no

Oh no no Oh no no no No no no no no no no no no no

B F#

You’ve seen it all yeah you’ve seen it before

Like a fool you always come back for more

G#m D#m E

You live your life like there was no more tomorrow

B F#

Night time comes and finds you alone

In a space and time of your own

G#m D#m E

Lost in dreams in a world of shadows

Yes I get a little lonely when the sun gets low

And I end up looking for somewhere to go

Yes I should know better but I can’t say no

Oh no no Oh no no no No no no no no no no no no no

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