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Hollywood Nocturne

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Hollywood nocture - Written by B. Setzer
Instrumental intro:
-Em9-x--      -E9b5-x--B  
--7--      --7--
--7--      --7--
--5--      --8--
--7--      --7--
--0--      --0--
                                                    (chords printed in black)
Guitar part:                                            F#m7b5--x---      B7#5--7--
   Em9     E9b5     Em9     Fmaj7     F#m7b5                  B7#5--10--      --8--
                                                        --9---      --8--
Sax part:                                               --10--      --x--
   Em9     E9b5     Em9     Fmaj7     F#m7b5                  B7#5--9---      --x--
                                                        --x---      --7--
Am  Ammaj7  Am7   D9   Gmaj7
G#m   C#9   F#maj7
Gm    C9    Fmaj7     B
(acoustic guitar strumming chords:)
--0--       --0--       --0--       --0--
--3--       --3--       --3--       --3--
--4--       --4--       --4--       --4--
--4--       --5--       --4--       --5--
--2--       --3--       --2--       --3--
--0--       --0--       --0--       --0--
Em9There's a place where you can go
Music's hot and E9b5lights are low
But there's something Em9you should know
Before the night is Fmaj7throughF#m7b5  
'Neath a B7#5buzzing Em9neon sign
Dressed in style so E9b5cool and refined
Stands a man from aEm9nother time
Who's calling out to Fmaj7youF#m7b5  B7#5  
AmThere in the Ammaj7night that has heAm7ard a thD9ousand voGmaj7ices
G#mWhispered a C#9thousand F#maj7names
GmSang out a C9thousand Fmaj7love songs
He Blives his Hollywood Em9nocturne
-Repeat acoustic guitar strumming chords-
(Orchestral part same as verse chords only the middle section I have no clue. Any 
comments are welcome)
Em9There's a place he'd like to go
Where it's cool and E9b5lights are low
But the shadows Em9won't let go
They dance and call his Fmaj7nameF#m7b5  
As he B7#5roams the Em9streets at night
Haunted by this E9b5devil sight
There's a man in Em9dark red light
Who's calling out to Fmaj7youF#m7b5  B7#5  
AmThere in the Ammaj7night that has heAm7ard a thD9ousand voGmaj7ices
G#mWhispered a C#9thousand F#maj7names
GmSang out a C9thousand Fmaj7love songs
He Blives his Hollywood Em9nocturne
(acoustic guitar strumming chords)
His Hollywood nocturne
His Hollywood nocturne

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Hollywood Nocturne

by The Brian Setzer Orchestra

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Em9

E9b5

F#m7b5

B7#5

Fmaj7

Ammaj7

Am7

Gmaj7

G#m

C#9

F#maj7

Hollywood nocture - Written by B. Setzer

Instrumental intro:

Em9 E9b5 B

--x-- --x--

--7-- --7--

--5-- --8--

--7-- --7--

--0-- --0--

(chords printed in black)

F#m7b5 B7#5

Guitar part: --x--- --7--

Em9 E9b5 Em9 Fmaj7 F#m7b5 B7#5

--10-- --8--

--9--- --8--

Sax part: --10-- --x--

Em9 E9b5 Em9 Fmaj7 F#m7b5 B7#5

--9--- --x--

--x--- --7--

Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7

G#m C#9 F#maj7

Gm C9 Fmaj7 B

(acoustic guitar strumming chords:)

--0-- --0-- --0-- --0--

--3-- --3-- --3-- --3--

--4-- --4-- --4-- --4--

--4-- --5-- --4-- --5--

--2-- --3-- --2-- --3--

--0-- --0-- --0-- --0--

Em9

There's a place where you can go

E9b5

Music's hot and lights are low

Em9

But there's something you should know

Fmaj7 F#m7b5

Before the night is through

B7#5 Em9

'Neath a buzzing neon sign

E9b5

Dressed in style so cool and refined

Em9

Stands a man from another time

Fmaj7 F#m7b5 B7#5

Who's calling out to you

Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7

There in the night that has heard a thousand voices

G#m C#9 F#maj7

Whispered a thousand names

Gm C9 Fmaj7

Sang out a thousand love songs

B Em9

He lives his Hollywood nocturne

-Repeat acoustic guitar strumming chords-

(Orchestral part same as verse chords only the middle section I have no clue. Any

comments are welcome)

Em9

There's a place he'd like to go

E9b5

Where it's cool and lights are low

Em9

But the shadows won't let go

Fmaj7 F#m7b5

They dance and call his name

B7#5 Em9

As he roams the streets at night

E9b5

Haunted by this devil sight

Em9

There's a man in dark red light

Fmaj7 F#m7b5 B7#5

Who's calling out to you

Am Ammaj7 Am7 D9 Gmaj7

There in the night that has heard a thousand voices

G#m C#9 F#maj7

Whispered a thousand names

Gm C9 Fmaj7

Sang out a thousand love songs

B Em9

He lives his Hollywood nocturne

(acoustic guitar strumming chords)

His Hollywood nocturne

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