The Nightfly Chords by Donald Fagen

Tempo:
107.95 bpm
Chords used:

B

G

Em

D

C

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Nightfly chords
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[C]
[Em] [D] [F]
[B] [B]
[C] [Gm] [D]
[D] I'm Lester [G] the Ninth, why hello back the night.
[Dm] Won't you turn your [Em] radio down, [Am] [C] it's back to seven seconds a [B] laywee.
[D] [A]
[F] [D] So you [E] say they're the [Dm] race of [G] men in the [F] trees.
Your foot-tough [Am] legislation, thanks [B] for calling.
[C] Wait all night for [B] calls like [D] these.
[A] [F]
[G] [Em] Singing the [C] conversation, [Em] [D] [F]
WJZ.
[B] With jazz and conversation, [G] [A] [C] [B] from the foot of [Em] Mount Beltone.
[G] Sweet [B]
music [Em] [F#] tonight.
The night [G] is mine, [E] [D]
[A] late [Am] night.
[E] Till [G] the sun, [C] the sun comes, [A] the skyline.
[F#] [A]
[G] [C]
[Am] [D] I've got [D] plenty [G] of job [G] and chest [Em] to feel keen.
[F]
But I feel [Am] like honking.
[B] [Bm] I [C] wish I had a heart [B] like, [D] a heart like [A] mine.
[G] [Gm] If you [Dm] want your honey to look super [Em] swell, [D] you must scream [Em] for the blue [A] job.
[Bm] Hatton's [C] kids [B] have [E] [D] a kiss and [G] tell.
[Am] [G]
[Em] An [B] independent [C] station, [Em]
[F] WJZ.
With [B] jazz and [G] conversation, [A]
[C] from the [A] foot of [Em] Mount Beltone.
Sweet music [F#]
tonight.
The [Bm] night is [B] mine,
[E] [F#m] late [Am] night.
[E] Till [G] the sun, the [A] sun comes, the skyline.
[G]
[F#]
[C] [Am] [Gm] [B]
You'd never [F#m] believe it, [B] but once [F#] there was [E] a [C#m] time, [D#]
when love was in [D#m] my [E] life.
I [B] [A#m] [C#]
[B] sometimes [G#] wonder, what [B] happened to that [E] flame?
[A]
[D#] The answer's still [E] the same.
It was [G#m] you.
[D#m] It
[B] [F] was [E] you.
[G]
[D#m] And I [F] [G#m] just feel [E] you on my [F] mind.
[D]
[G] [Em]
[F] [Em]
[B] [Am] [C] [B]
[Em] [D] [C] [A]
[G] [F]
[Em] [Am]
[E] [Em] [C]
[B] [Em]
[D] [A] [G]
[Em] An [F#] independent [C] station, [Em] [F] WJZ.
[B] With jazz and [G] conversation, [E] [B] from the foot of Mount [Em]
Beltone.
[A] Sweet music tonight.
[F#] The night [G] is mine, [E] [E]
[F#m] late [Am] night.
[D] Till the sun comes, [G] [Dm] the [D] skyline.
[C] [D] [G] [Em] [A]
[B] [F]
[A]
Key:  
B
12341112
G
2131
Em
121
D
1321
C
3211
B
12341112
G
2131
Em
121
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To start learning Donald Fagen - The Nightfly chords, centre your learning around these elemetal chords sequence: B, G, C, Am, G, A and C. Kick off your practice at a gentle 54 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 108 BPM. Given the song's key of G Major, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [F] _ _ _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [D] _
_ [D] I'm Lester [G] the Ninth, why hello back the night.
[Dm] Won't you turn your [Em] radio down, _ _ [Am] [C] it's back to seven seconds a [B] laywee.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [F] _ _ [D] _ So you [E] say they're the [Dm] race of [G] men in the [F] trees.
Your foot-tough [Am] legislation, thanks [B] for calling.
[C] Wait all night for [B] calls like [D] these. _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [F] _
[G] _ _ _ [Em] Singing the [C] conversation, _ _ [Em] _ _ [D] _ _ _ [F]
WJZ.
_ [B] With jazz and conversation, [G] _ _ [A] _ [C] _ [B] from the foot of [Em] Mount Beltone.
_ _ [G] _ _ Sweet [B] _
music [Em] _ [F#] tonight.
The night [G] is mine, _ [E] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] late [Am] night.
_ [E] Till [G] the sun, [C] the sun comes, [A] _ _ _ the skyline.
[F#] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _ I've got [D] plenty [G] of job [G] and chest [Em] to feel keen.
[F] _
But I feel [Am] like honking.
_ [B] _ [Bm] I [C] wish I had a heart [B] like, [D] a heart like [A] mine. _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [Gm] If you [Dm] want your honey to look super [Em] swell, [D] you must scream [Em] for the blue [A] job.
[Bm] Hatton's [C] kids [B] have [E] _ [D] a kiss and [G] tell.
[Am] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] An [B] independent [C] station, _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [F] WJZ. _ _
With [B] jazz and [G] conversation, _ _ [A] _
[C] _ from the [A] foot of [Em] Mount Beltone. _
_ _ _ Sweet music [F#] _
tonight.
The [Bm] night is [B] mine, _
_ [E] _ _ _ [F#m] _ late [Am] night.
_ [E] Till [G] the sun, the [A] sun comes, _ _ _ the skyline.
_ [G] _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ [B] _
You'd never [F#m] believe it, _ [B] but once [F#] there was [E] a [C#m] time, _ [D#]
when love was in [D#m] my [E] life. _ _
I [B] _ _ [A#m] _ _ _ [C#] _
[B] _ _ sometimes [G#] wonder, _ _ what [B] happened to that [E] flame?
_ _ [A]
[D#] The answer's still [E] the same.
It was [G#m] you.
_ [D#m] _ _ It _
[B] _ _ _ [F] was [E] you.
[G] _
[D#m] And I [F] _ [G#m] just feel [E] you on my [F] _ mind.
_ [D] _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [F] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[B] _ _ [Am] _ [C] _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ [D] _ [C] _ _ [A] _ _
[G] _ _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
[E] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [Em] _ _
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ [Em] An [F#] independent _ [C] station, _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [F] WJZ.
_ _ [B] With jazz and _ [G] conversation, _ [E] _ _ [B] from the foot of Mount [Em]
Beltone.
_ _ _ _ [A] Sweet music tonight.
[F#] The night _ [G] is mine, _ _ [E] _ _ _ [E] _
[F#m] late [Am] night.
_ [D] Till the sun comes, _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Dm] the _ _ [D] skyline.
[C] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ [F] _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _