A Night On the Town Chords by Bruce Hornsby
Tempo:
178.1 bpm
Chords used:
G
C
Bb
D
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Gm] [D]
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
Well, man, the weather went out one night.
[F] [C] Once you get [Bb] out on [G] the road, you better hear everything [D] is all right.
You [G] got to get away from the crippled and the wise.
[F] [C] Well, they [Bb] ran into [G] some city boys that didn't walk just a fight.
[Eb] And the [Bb] night was [C] long for [F] another
[G] showdown.
[Dm] Life didn't [C]
[Bb] always seem [C] to fill up.
[Eb] When the [Bb] lights [Cm] came up [C] [F] on a little boy's [G] town,
There [D] was an old [Bb] man bailing out [G] of some of the low.
Well, what happened to the town?
What happened [Em] to the smoking [G] and the cheating?
What happened to the town?
[Em] What happened to the [C] fancy?
[Dm] Said, if you do what your daddy [G] told you.
[Dm] Well, I just went [C] out and did that.
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [F] win a hundred one night.
[G]
[D]
What you gonna [G] do?
[D]
[G] You know that green table down at the middle way?
[Bb]
[C] Well, they rack [Bb] up all [G] the game and the red table [D] down there.
[G] That's the green for it, one of the old-time kinds.
[F]
[C] Well, they cleared [Bb] the space [G] in the middle and the secret's called a cell.
[Eb] And the [Bb] green was [Cm] made [C] around [F] the table [G] down.
[F] And they rode [Bb] off through [G] the trees.
[Eb] And the young [Bb] boys [C] tell how [F] the city boys [G] tried.
And [D] how one [Bb] man fell to [C] his knees.
Oh, [G]
Lord, I'm a man.
Lord, [Em] I'm a smoking [C] and a cheat.
[G] Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, [Em] I'm a looking [C] and a see.
[F] Said, if you do what you told [G] me.
[Dm] Well, we were [F] just at [C] another club.
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [C] win a hundred one [G] night.
[Gm] [D]
[Gm]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[Eb] And my [C] mind was strong for [F] another [G] showdown.
[Dm] Like it [C] [Bb] always seemed [G] in love.
[Eb] And one [Bb] [C] man's life for a [F] drunk old [G] time.
[Dm] Left a scar [Bb] on another [C] woman.
Oh, [G]
Lord, I'm a man.
Lord, I'm a smoking and a cheat.
Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, [Em] I'm a looking [C] and a see.
[Dm] Said, if you do [C] what you told [G] me.
[Dm] Well, I just [C] ran out to [G] do that.
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [C] win a hundred one night.
[Gb]
[G] Lord, I'm a man of the town.
[Em] [G]
Lord, I'm a man of the town.
[C] [G]
Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, I'm a man of the town.
[D] [G]
[C]
[G]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
[C]
[G]
[Gm]
[G]
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
Well, man, the weather went out one night.
[F] [C] Once you get [Bb] out on [G] the road, you better hear everything [D] is all right.
You [G] got to get away from the crippled and the wise.
[F] [C] Well, they [Bb] ran into [G] some city boys that didn't walk just a fight.
[Eb] And the [Bb] night was [C] long for [F] another
[G] showdown.
[Dm] Life didn't [C]
[Bb] always seem [C] to fill up.
[Eb] When the [Bb] lights [Cm] came up [C] [F] on a little boy's [G] town,
There [D] was an old [Bb] man bailing out [G] of some of the low.
Well, what happened to the town?
What happened [Em] to the smoking [G] and the cheating?
What happened to the town?
[Em] What happened to the [C] fancy?
[Dm] Said, if you do what your daddy [G] told you.
[Dm] Well, I just went [C] out and did that.
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [F] win a hundred one night.
[G]
[D]
What you gonna [G] do?
[D]
[G] You know that green table down at the middle way?
[Bb]
[C] Well, they rack [Bb] up all [G] the game and the red table [D] down there.
[G] That's the green for it, one of the old-time kinds.
[F]
[C] Well, they cleared [Bb] the space [G] in the middle and the secret's called a cell.
[Eb] And the [Bb] green was [Cm] made [C] around [F] the table [G] down.
[F] And they rode [Bb] off through [G] the trees.
[Eb] And the young [Bb] boys [C] tell how [F] the city boys [G] tried.
And [D] how one [Bb] man fell to [C] his knees.
Oh, [G]
Lord, I'm a man.
Lord, [Em] I'm a smoking [C] and a cheat.
[G] Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, [Em] I'm a looking [C] and a see.
[F] Said, if you do what you told [G] me.
[Dm] Well, we were [F] just at [C] another club.
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [C] win a hundred one [G] night.
[Gm] [D]
[Gm]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[C]
[Eb] And my [C] mind was strong for [F] another [G] showdown.
[Dm] Like it [C] [Bb] always seemed [G] in love.
[Eb] And one [Bb] [C] man's life for a [F] drunk old [G] time.
[Dm] Left a scar [Bb] on another [C] woman.
Oh, [G]
Lord, I'm a man.
Lord, I'm a smoking and a cheat.
Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, [Em] I'm a looking [C] and a see.
[Dm] Said, if you do [C] what you told [G] me.
[Dm] Well, I just [C] ran out to [G] do that.
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [C] win a hundred one night.
[Gb]
[G] Lord, I'm a man of the town.
[Em] [G]
Lord, I'm a man of the town.
[C] [G]
Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, I'm a man of the town.
[D] [G]
[C]
[G]
[Gm] [C]
[G]
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Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, man, the weather went out one night. _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] Once you get [Bb] out on [G] the road, you better hear everything [D] is all right.
You [G] got to get away from the crippled and the wise. _
_ _ [F] _ [C] Well, they [Bb] ran into [G] some city boys that didn't walk just a fight.
[Eb] And the [Bb] night was [C] long for [F] another _ _
[G] showdown.
_ [Dm] Life didn't [C] _
[Bb] always seem [C] to fill up. _
_ _ _ [Eb] When the [Bb] lights [Cm] came up [C] _ [F] on a little boy's [G] town,
There [D] was an old [Bb] man bailing out [G] of some of the low.
_ _ _ Well, what happened _ to the town?
What happened [Em] to the smoking [G] and the cheating?
_ What happened to the town?
_ [Em] What happened to the [C] fancy?
[Dm] Said, if you do what your daddy [G] told you.
[Dm] Well, I just went [C] out and did that.
_ [Dm] Man, I'm gonna [F] win a hundred one night.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ What you gonna [G] do? _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ You know that green table down at the middle way?
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] Well, they rack [Bb] up all [G] the game _ and the red table [D] down there. _
[G] That's the green for it, one of the old-time kinds.
_ _ _ [F] _
[C] Well, they cleared [Bb] the space [G] in the middle _ and the secret's called a cell. _
[Eb] And the [Bb] green was [Cm] made [C] around [F] the table [G] down. _ _ _
[F] And they rode [Bb] off through [G] the _ trees. _ _ _ _
[Eb] And the young [Bb] boys [C] tell how [F] the city boys [G] tried.
And [D] how one [Bb] man fell to [C] his knees.
_ _ Oh, [G] _
_ _ Lord, I'm a man. _ _
_ Lord, [Em] I'm a smoking [C] and a cheat.
[G] _ Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, [Em] I'm a looking [C] and a see.
[F] Said, if you do what you told [G] me. _ _
[Dm] Well, we were [F] just at [C] another club. _ _
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [C] win a hundred one [G] night. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] And my [C] mind was strong _ for [F] another _ _ [G] showdown. _
[Dm] Like it [C] _ [Bb] always _ seemed [G] in love. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] And one [Bb] _ [C] man's life _ for a [F] drunk old _ [G] time. _
[Dm] Left a scar [Bb] on _ another [C] _ woman.
_ Oh, [G] _ _
Lord, _ I'm a _ _ _ man.
Lord, I'm a smoking and a cheat.
_ Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, [Em] I'm a looking [C] and a see.
[Dm] Said, if you do [C] what you told [G] _ me.
[Dm] Well, I just [C] ran out to [G] do that. _
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [C] win a hundred one night.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[G] _ _ Lord, I'm a _ _ man of the town.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ Lord, I'm a man of the town.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ Lord, I'm a man of the town. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Lord, I'm a man of the town.
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[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, man, the weather went out one night. _ _
_ _ [F] _ [C] Once you get [Bb] out on [G] the road, you better hear everything [D] is all right.
You [G] got to get away from the crippled and the wise. _
_ _ [F] _ [C] Well, they [Bb] ran into [G] some city boys that didn't walk just a fight.
[Eb] And the [Bb] night was [C] long for [F] another _ _
[G] showdown.
_ [Dm] Life didn't [C] _
[Bb] always seem [C] to fill up. _
_ _ _ [Eb] When the [Bb] lights [Cm] came up [C] _ [F] on a little boy's [G] town,
There [D] was an old [Bb] man bailing out [G] of some of the low.
_ _ _ Well, what happened _ to the town?
What happened [Em] to the smoking [G] and the cheating?
_ What happened to the town?
_ [Em] What happened to the [C] fancy?
[Dm] Said, if you do what your daddy [G] told you.
[Dm] Well, I just went [C] out and did that.
_ [Dm] Man, I'm gonna [F] win a hundred one night.
[G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ What you gonna [G] do? _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ You know that green table down at the middle way?
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[C] Well, they rack [Bb] up all [G] the game _ and the red table [D] down there. _
[G] That's the green for it, one of the old-time kinds.
_ _ _ [F] _
[C] Well, they cleared [Bb] the space [G] in the middle _ and the secret's called a cell. _
[Eb] And the [Bb] green was [Cm] made [C] around [F] the table [G] down. _ _ _
[F] And they rode [Bb] off through [G] the _ trees. _ _ _ _
[Eb] And the young [Bb] boys [C] tell how [F] the city boys [G] tried.
And [D] how one [Bb] man fell to [C] his knees.
_ _ Oh, [G] _
_ _ Lord, I'm a man. _ _
_ Lord, [Em] I'm a smoking [C] and a cheat.
[G] _ Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, [Em] I'm a looking [C] and a see.
[F] Said, if you do what you told [G] me. _ _
[Dm] Well, we were [F] just at [C] another club. _ _
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [C] win a hundred one [G] night. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Gm] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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[C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[Eb] And my [C] mind was strong _ for [F] another _ _ [G] showdown. _
[Dm] Like it [C] _ [Bb] always _ seemed [G] in love. _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] And one [Bb] _ [C] man's life _ for a [F] drunk old _ [G] time. _
[Dm] Left a scar [Bb] on _ another [C] _ woman.
_ Oh, [G] _ _
Lord, _ I'm a _ _ _ man.
Lord, I'm a smoking and a cheat.
_ Lord, I'm a man of the town.
Lord, [Em] I'm a looking [C] and a see.
[Dm] Said, if you do [C] what you told [G] _ me.
[Dm] Well, I just [C] ran out to [G] do that. _
[Dm] Man, I'm gonna [C] win a hundred one night.
_ _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _
[G] _ _ Lord, I'm a _ _ man of the town.
_ [Em] _ _ _ [G] _
_ Lord, I'm a man of the town.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _
_ Lord, I'm a man of the town. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Lord, I'm a man of the town.
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