Night Life Chords by Aretha Franklin

Tempo:
122.9 bpm
Chords used:

G

C

D

A

E

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Aretha Franklin - Night Life [Live] chords
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Mmmmmmmmmm
[Bb]
[G] In the evening
[Eb] [G]
When the sun goes [G] down
[C]
You're gonna find me
[A]
Doing what I'm doing right now
and that's just sitting around
[G]
The night [E] life
[E] [G] It ain't no good life
[D]
[D] [G]
But it's my life
[E] Yes it is
[A]
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
[G]
And all good people
Oh, good thing, just like [C] you and [G] me,
[C]
they're sitting around dreaming,
[Db]
sitting around dreaming about their youth to be.
[G]
Well, the night [E] life,
[A]
[B] ask anybody in it, it [Dm] ain't no good life,
[F] [G]
but that's all right because it's [C] my life.
[G] Oh, yes it is.
[Eb]
[G] [C] Oh, listen to the blues,
[G] [Db]
to the [Gm] blues and what they're playing.
[B] [A] I wonder [G] tonight, are you really listening to the blues?
[D] [Eb] To the blues [G] and what they're saying.
Well, they seem to be [C] saying to me that,
[C] that many people have lost,
[B]
[Db] and they seem to be saying to me that many people have lost.
[Bm] [A]
Well, listen, they might not have lost,
and [D] I know that I wouldn't say the words.
Oh, [G]
they tell me, yeah, they tell me, yeah,
they tell me, yeah, they tell me,
they tell me that I'm deceased.
[C]
They say that it's older than the oldest broken heart,
[Dbm]
and they tell me that [G] it's newer than the newest of [Gm] dreams.
Well, the night [E] life,
what I'm [A] doing right now ain't no good [B] life,
[D]
but that's all right with [G] me because it's my [F] life.
[E]
Yes, [Bm] it is.
Ooh, [Em] I [Am] like life,
[D]
[Bm] no good
[C] life.
[D] Yeah,
[E] [G] my
[A] [D] life, yes, [G] it is.
Yeah.
[Ab] [N]
Key:  
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
C
3211
D
1321
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Let's start jamming Aretha Franklin - Night Life chords, practice the chord sequence Eb, G, C, G, E, A and G. Start with a comfortable 61 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 123. With G Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ Mmmmmmmmmm
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [G] _ In the evening
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [G] _
_ _ _ When the sun goes _ [G] down
_ [C] _
_ _ _ You're gonna find me
_ _ [A] _ _
_ _ Doing what I'm doing right now
and that's just sitting around
[G] _ _
_ The night [E] life _
_ [E] _ _ _ [G] It ain't no good life
[D] _ _
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
But it's my life
_ [E] Yes it is
_ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
Mmmmmmmmmmmmm
_ _ [G] _ _
And all good people
Oh, _ _ _ _ good thing, _ _ _ _ _ just like [C] you and _ [G] me,
[C] _ _
_ _ _ they're sitting around dreaming,
_ _ _ _ [Db] _
_ _ sitting around dreaming about their youth to be.
_ [G] _ _
Well, the night [E] life,
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [B] ask anybody in it, it [Dm] ain't no good life,
_ [F] _ [G]
but that's all right because it's [C] my life.
_ _ [G] Oh, yes it is.
[Eb] _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ [C] Oh, listen to the blues,
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [Db] _
to the [Gm] blues and what they're playing.
[B] _ _ _ [A] I wonder [G] tonight, are you really listening to the blues? _ _
[D] _ _ _ [Eb] To the blues [G] _ and what they're saying.
_ _ Well, they seem to be [C] saying to me that,
[C] _ _ that many people have lost,
_ [B] _ _
[Db] _ and they seem to be saying to me that many people have lost.
[Bm] _ [A] _
_ Well, listen, _ they might not have lost,
and [D] I know that I wouldn't say the words.
Oh, _ [G] _ _
_ they tell me, yeah, they tell me, yeah,
they tell me, yeah, they tell me, _
_ they tell me that I'm deceased.
_ _ [C] _ _
_ They say that it's older than the oldest broken heart,
_ [Dbm] _
and they tell me that [G] it's newer than the newest of [Gm] dreams. _ _ _
Well, the night [E] life, _
_ _ what I'm [A] doing right now ain't no good [B] life,
[D] _ _
_ but that's all right with [G] me because it's my [F] life. _
_ _ _ [E] _ _
Yes, [Bm] it is.
_ Ooh, [Em] I [Am] like life, _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Bm] no good _ _
[C] life.
_ [D] Yeah, _
[E] _ [G] my _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ life, yes, [G] it is.
Yeah.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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