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Night Owl

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[Verse 1]
Along a DBob dark thirty, and you feel real flirty
DAnd you wanna start running arounAd
AWell, you put off your Gstudy, call your Abest school Gbuddy
Then Aproceed to paint up the toDwn
[Verse 2]
DYou're told to be back at nine, but you're havin' a time
DThen you come home as late as can Abe
AStill you don't go to Gbed, you stay Aup inGstead
Cause you've Agotta watch a little TDV
[Chorus 1]
ANight owl, night owl, Ewhat you gonna do
EWhen the teacher finally E7catches on Ato you?
ANight owl, night owl, Ebetter study hard
EThere'll be no dating when your daddy gets your Areport card
[Verse 3]
AWell, you're Dup in a stew because your homework's due
DAnd you didn't get your book reAview
AYou tell the teacher Gman that you didn't AunderGstand
GYou'll Aget it in a day or Dtwo
[Chorus 2]
ANight owl, night owl, you've Edone it again
EYou didn't get to school E7until Ahalf past ten
ANight owl, if you have a Ebig weekend
EYou better tear up the note that your Ateacher sent
[Verse 4]
AYou get a Dpromise from your mama that the date'll have to wait
DLooks like you'll never ever Awin
ABut you played her real Gcool, and you do Abetter in Dschool
DThen the Anight owl B9sus4flies  A/C#a          Dg Aa a Ga i An
AThe night owl flies aDgain

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Night Owl

by Roy Orbison

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B9sus4

A/C#

[Verse 1]

Along a Bob dark thirty, and you feel real flirty

D A

And you wanna start running around

A G A G

Well, you put off your study, call your best school buddy

A D

Then proceed to paint up the town

[Verse 2]

You're told to be back at nine, but you're havin' a time

D A

Then you come home as late as can be

A G A G

Still you don't go to bed, you stay up instead

A D

Cause you've gotta watch a little TV

[Chorus 1]

A E

Night owl, night owl, what you gonna do

E E7 A

When the teacher finally catches on to you?

A E

Night owl, night owl, better study hard

E A

There'll be no dating when your daddy gets your report card

[Verse 3]

A D

Well, you're up in a stew because your homework's due

D A

And you didn't get your book review

A G A G

You tell the teacher man that you didn't understand

G A D

You'll get it in a day or two

[Chorus 2]

A E

Night owl, night owl, you've done it again

E E7 A

You didn't get to school until half past ten

A E

Night owl, if you have a big weekend

E A

You better tear up the note that your teacher sent

[Verse 4]

A D

You get a promise from your mama that the date'll have to wait

D A

Looks like you'll never ever win

A G A D

But you played her real cool, and you do better in school

D A B9sus4 A/C# D A G A

Then the night owl flies a g a a a i n

A D

The night owl flies again

About Night Owl Chords by Roy Orbison

Learn how to play Night Owl by Roy Orbison with free guitar chords, lyrics, and interactive chord diagrams. Search for “Night Owl chords”, “Night Owl guitar chords”, or “Roy Orbison Night Owl chords” and you will find this page — transpose to any key, tap chords for diagrams, and use auto-scroll while you play. Perfect for beginners looking for easy Night Owl chords and for experienced players who want accurate Night Owl lyrics and chords in one place. Common chords in this song include D, A, G, E, E7, B9sus4.

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What key is "Night Owl" in?

The chords for "Night Owl" show the original chord names (including D, A, G, E, E7, B9sus4). Use transpose to move the song into any key that fits your voice or capo.