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[Intro]
| A|  A   D| (4x)
[Verse]
AWake up in time to see the sun going downE  A  
ATurn on the six o' clock news
ASee what's happening in this townE  A  
AI take a walk down to the cornerE  A  
AI meet those bad girls hanging around
ANever doing what they oughtaE  A  
[Chorus]
Oooh, yF#meahE  
I get Dcaught up in the actionF#m  E  
Gotta Dfind the main attraction nowF#m  E  
Gotta gDet some satisfactionF#m  E  
You bDetter take me to heart of that night lAife
LDooking for some nAight life
NDeed a little night lAife
LDiving in the dEaylight just don't agree with Ame
AOooh, night life
[Verse]
AStealing through the night like a wolf on the prowlE  A  
ANot a bird, not a plane
AI'm just a mean old night owlE  A  
AWatch me hit, run, gotta move onE  A  
AGoing wild in the night, 'cause I'm hooked on the neonE  A  
[Chorus]
Oooh, yF#meahE  
I'm lDooking for some actionF#m  E  
I gotta Dfind my main attraction nowF#m  E  
'Cause I nDeed some satisfactionF#m  E  
Won't you tDake me to the heart of that night lAife
DA little bit of nAight life
DOooh, I need some nAight life full of bright lDights and noiseE  
It's time to separate the men from the bAoys
[Guitar solo]
|  A   E| Asus4   A   Asus4   A| (3x)
|  A   E| D| D| D| D|
| A|  A   D| (3x)
| E| E| E| E|
[Chorus]
(ANight life) I ain't talking about no high-life cabDaret
(ANight life) I need something, just something to pDull me away
(ANight life) Yeah, holding me and the nDoise
EIt's time to separate the men from the boys
A(Night life) It can get kinda rDough
A(Night life) We'll see who's standing when the sun comes Dup
A(Night life) Yeah, the skyscrDapers
But the nEight life is a formal attraction
A(Night life) Yeah, Dc'mon, c'mon.  NAight life
Whoo!  ODooh, oooh
ANight life.  Anything gDoes
ENight life.  Having the time of my life
A(Night life) All in a dDay
A(Night life) We're all crDazy, baby
A(Night life) Ha.  WhDoo, oooh, oEooh, oooh!

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Night Life

by Foreigner

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Asus4

[Intro]

A A D

| | | (4x)

[Verse]

A E A

Wake up in time to see the sun going down

Turn on the six o' clock news

A E A

See what's happening in this town

A E A

I take a walk down to the corner

I meet those bad girls hanging around

A E A

Never doing what they oughta

[Chorus]

F#m E

Oooh, yeah

D F#m E

I get caught up in the action

D F#m E

Gotta find the main attraction now

D F#m E

Gotta get some satisfaction

D A

You better take me to heart of that night life

D A

Looking for some night life

D A

Need a little night life

D E A

Living in the daylight just don't agree with me

Oooh, night life

[Verse]

A E A

Stealing through the night like a wolf on the prowl

Not a bird, not a plane

A E A

I'm just a mean old night owl

A E A

Watch me hit, run, gotta move on

A E A

Going wild in the night, 'cause I'm hooked on the neon

[Chorus]

F#m E

Oooh, yeah

D F#m E

I'm looking for some action

D F#m E

I gotta find my main attraction now

D F#m E

'Cause I need some satisfaction

D A

Won't you take me to the heart of that night life

D A

A little bit of night life

D A D E

Oooh, I need some night life full of bright lights and noise

It's time to separate the men from the boys

[Guitar solo]

A E Asus4 A Asus4 A

| | | (3x)

A E D D D D

| | | | | |

A A D

| | | (3x)

E E E E

| | | | |

[Chorus]

A D

(Night life) I ain't talking about no high-life cabaret

A D

(Night life) I need something, just something to pull me away

A D

(Night life) Yeah, holding me and the noise

It's time to separate the men from the boys

A D

(Night life) It can get kinda rough

A D

(Night life) We'll see who's standing when the sun comes up

A D

(Night life) Yeah, the skyscrapers

But the night life is a formal attraction

A D A

(Night life) Yeah, c'mon, c'mon. Night life

Whoo! Oooh, oooh

A D

Night life. Anything goes

Night life. Having the time of my life

A D

(Night life) All in a day

A D

(Night life) We're all crazy, baby

A D E

(Night life) Ha. Whoo, oooh, oooh, oooh!

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