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The Wild Feathers - Overnight
Intro Lick:
e|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|                             
B|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| 
G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|  2x through
D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------| 
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|      
[Verse 1]
(Intro lick)
You can’t have everything you want
(Intro lick)
Death and money all at once
If I can only Dsing what you’d Eremember
You’d remember Dme when I was Egone
[Verse 2]
(Intro Lick)
Give me something true and real
(Intro Lick)
Give me something I can feel
Take me back to Dwhen I was a Echild
When I first Dheard my favorite Esong
Take me back to Dwhen I was young and Ewild
When I could dDream all day lEong
[Chorus]
DOverAnight, Eyou can’t wait till the F#morning Elight
D‘Cause you want it Aall right Enow
DOverAnight, Eif you’re gonna do it, then F#do it Eright
D‘Cause you want it Aall right Enow
[Verse 3]
AAlways looking for the lightF#  
But you Acan’t take it with you when you dieF#  
Always think you’re Dsmarter than the Eteacher
And you never Dthink you were Ewrong
If you’re Dholier than the Epreacher
Boy you know you’re Dnot the only Eone
[Chorus]
DOverAnight, Eyou can’t wait till the F#morning Elight
D‘Cause you want it Aall right Enow
DOverAnight, Eif you’re gonna do it, then F#do it Eright
D‘Cause you want it Aall right Enow
[Bridge]
C#mWhy won’t you F#go?
C#mWhy would you F#stay?
Every Dtime I turn Aaround
There’s Danother one of you in Atown
C#mIt’s not like they F#say
C#mIts not like they doF#, no
Every Dtime I come Aaround
Somebody’s Dtrying to steal my Acrown
[Guitar solo Chords]
(Same as Chorus)
[Outro chorus]
DOverAnight, Eyou can’t wait till the F#morning Elight
D‘Cause you want it Aall right Enow
DOverAnight, Eif you’re gonna do it, then F#do it Eright
D‘Cause you want it Aall right Enow
NOTE: at the end of the 2nd and 4th lines of the chorus they throw in this ascending lick:
e|--------------|
B|--------------| 
G|--9/11/13/14--|
D|--------------| 
A|--7/9/11/12---|
E|--------------|
************************************
| /  Slide up 
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Overnight

by The Wild Feathers

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C#m

The Wild Feathers - Overnight

Intro Lick:

e|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|

B|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

G|---6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------| 2x through

D|---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|

A|---------------------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

(Intro lick)

You can’t have everything you want

(Intro lick)

Death and money all at once

D E

If I can only sing what you’d remember

D E

You’d remember me when I was gone

[Verse 2]

(Intro Lick)

Give me something true and real

(Intro Lick)

Give me something I can feel

D E

Take me back to when I was a child

D E

When I first heard my favorite song

D E

Take me back to when I was young and wild

D E

When I could dream all day long

[Chorus]

D A E F# E

Overnight, you can’t wait till the morning light

D A E

‘Cause you want it all right now

D A E F# E

Overnight, if you’re gonna do it, then do it right

D A E

‘Cause you want it all right now

[Verse 3]

A F#

Always looking for the light

A F#

But you can’t take it with you when you die

D E

Always think you’re smarter than the teacher

D E

And you never think you were wrong

D E

If you’re holier than the preacher

D E

Boy you know you’re not the only one

[Chorus]

D A E F# E

Overnight, you can’t wait till the morning light

D A E

‘Cause you want it all right now

D A E F# E

Overnight, if you’re gonna do it, then do it right

D A E

‘Cause you want it all right now

[Bridge]

C#m F#

Why won’t you go?

C#m F#

Why would you stay?

D A

Every time I turn around

D A

There’s another one of you in town

C#m F#

It’s not like they say

C#m F#

Its not like they do, no

D A

Every time I come around

D A

Somebody’s trying to steal my crown

[Guitar solo Chords]

(Same as Chorus)

[Outro chorus]

D A E F# E

Overnight, you can’t wait till the morning light

D A E

‘Cause you want it all right now

D A E F# E

Overnight, if you’re gonna do it, then do it right

D A E

‘Cause you want it all right now

NOTE: at the end of the 2nd and 4th lines of the chorus they throw in this ascending lick:

e|--------------|

B|--------------|

G|--9/11/13/14--|

D|--------------|

A|--7/9/11/12---|

E|--------------|

************************************

| / Slide up

************************************

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