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  Styx - World Tonite 
Written by glen burtnik
Lead vocals by glen burtnik
INTRO:  G5    A5  G5. A5.   G5   A5   G5   A5  G5.  A5(4x)
A5A child is born in the world tonite, underneath the full moonlight
 G5    A5  G5. A5.   G5   A5   G5   A5  G5. A5  
A5And on the nightway a fire starts, diesel engines & broken hearts
 G5    A5  G5. A5.   G5   A5   G5   A5  G5. A5  
CHORUS
              C5     D5( C5  D5)            C5    D5( C5  D5)  
The girls wanna dance and the boys wanna fight
          C5     D5( C5  D5)        C5    D5( C5  D5)
Gonna get rockin' in the world tonite
             C5     D5( C5  D5)        C5    D5( C5  D5)
The black cat howls and the mad dog bites
              C5     D5( C5  D5)       C5    D5( C5  D5)
Something gonna happen in the world tonite
 G5    A5  G5. A5.   G5   A5   G5   A5  G5.  A5(2x)
A5Now up in heaven the starts align, stirring up the world tonite
 G5    A5  G5. A5.   G5   A5   G5   A5  G5. A5  
In the jungle the power's strong, and tribes are restless all night long
 G5    A5  G5. A5.   G5   A5   G5   A5  G5. A5  
CHORUS
              C5     D5( C5  D5)            C5    D5( C5  D5)
And the girls wanna dance, the boys wanna fight
           C5     D5( C5  D5)       C5    D5( C5  D5)
Gonna get rockin' in the world tonite
            C5     D5( C5  D5)             C5    D5( C5  D5)
Tension's rising, you can cut it with a knoife
         C5     D5( C5  D5)       C5    D5( C5  D5)
Sticky situation in the world tonite
C5The world toD5nite
C5Big moon staring at the worD5ld tonite
D5Young bE5lood rD5un frE5ee,
D5You can be E5anything yD5ou wanna E5be
D5Young bE5lood rD5un wiE5ld
G#You've got the wD#ill of a kFing and the heCart of a chDild
SOLO:  G5    A5  G5. A5.   G5   A5   G5   A5  G5.  A5(4x)
C5YeaD5h so gimme a beat cause here I come.
Tonite's the night i'm
Gonna bang my drum. gotta million watts on the tip of my tongue
And I feel like a trigger on a loaded gun.
C5CraD5nk up the station. shake the foundation. wake up the nation
We got a situation where sC5omeD5one's got a button, connected to a bomb
D5And C5it don't matter whose side you're on
 C5                                D5( C5  D5)
They can have it all back by the morning light,
GAll we want is the world toDnite.
           D5   E5( D5  E5)          D5   E5( D5  E5)           
Girls wanna dance, the boys wanna fight
          D5    E5( D5  E5)       D5   E5( D5  E5) 
Gonna get rocking in the world tonite
          D5    E5( D5  E5)       D5   E5( D5  E5) 
Read all about it in black and white
          D5    E5( D5  E5)       D5   E5( D5  E5) 
Everybody gone crazy in the world tonite
By Sergio2219

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World Tonite

by Styx

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Styx - World Tonite

Written by glen burtnik

Lead vocals by glen burtnik

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

INTRO: . . . (4x)

A child is born in the world tonite, underneath the full moonlight

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

. . .

And on the nightway a fire starts, diesel engines & broken hearts

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

. . .

CHORUS

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

( ) ( )

The girls wanna dance and the boys wanna fight

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

( ) ( )

Gonna get rockin' in the world tonite

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

( ) ( )

The black cat howls and the mad dog bites

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

( ) ( )

Something gonna happen in the world tonite

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

. . . (2x)

Now up in heaven the starts align, stirring up the world tonite

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

. . .

In the jungle the power's strong, and tribes are restless all night long

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

. . .

CHORUS

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

( ) ( )

And the girls wanna dance, the boys wanna fight

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

( ) ( )

Gonna get rockin' in the world tonite

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

( ) ( )

Tension's rising, you can cut it with a knoife

C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5 C5 D5

( ) ( )

Sticky situation in the world tonite

C5 D5

The world tonite

C5 D5

Big moon staring at the world tonite

D5 E5 D5 E5

Young blood run free,

D5 E5 D5 E5

You can be anything you wanna be

D5 E5 D5 E5

Young blood run wild

G# D# F C D

You've got the will of a king and the heart of a child

G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5 G5 A5

SOLO: . . . (4x)

C5 D5

Yeah so gimme a beat cause here I come.

Tonite's the night i'm

Gonna bang my drum. gotta million watts on the tip of my tongue

And I feel like a trigger on a loaded gun.

C5 D5

Crank up the station. shake the foundation. wake up the nation

C5 D5

We got a situation where someone's got a button, connected to a bomb

D5 C5

And it don't matter whose side you're on

C5 D5 C5 D5

( )

They can have it all back by the morning light,

G D

All we want is the world tonite.

D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5

( ) ( )

Girls wanna dance, the boys wanna fight

D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5

( ) ( )

Gonna get rocking in the world tonite

D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5

( ) ( )

Read all about it in black and white

D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5 D5 E5

( ) ( )

Everybody gone crazy in the world tonite

By Sergio2219

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