INTRO
| G | A7 | C F | G |

VERSE
All my life I was looking for you
And suddenly you are there
All my life I knew what I would do
Just stand there like a fool and stare

CHORUS
[G/F#] All my life
(All my li – i – i – ife)
All my life
(All my li – i – ife)
I’m so [D/A]glad I found you
[G7/B] I just wanna be around you
G/D D G | Eb F |
All my life

VERSE
All my life I searched for you
But you were never there, were you?
Thought I’d found you once or twice
It was a sad affair or two

CHORUS
[G/F#] All my life
(All my li – i – i – ife)
All my life
(All my li – i – ife)
I’m so [D/A]glad I found you
[G7/B] I just wanna be around you
[G/D] All my life

CHORUS part 1: SOLO
(All[G/F#] my li – i – i – ife)
(All my li – i – ife)

CHORUS part 2 + coda
I’m so [D/A]glad I found you
[G7/B] I just wanna be around you
[G/D] All my life, yeah, yeah
G/D D G | Eb F | G
All my life

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Night In The City ‘ Electric Light Orchestra

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Tuning: Standard

Electric Light Orchestra
Night In The City (1977)
(Lynne)

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RIFF
[G/B]

e|2---------------|----------------|
B|3---------------|----------------|
G|2---------------|----0-----0-----|
D|0---------------|--2-----0-------|
A|----------------|3-----2---------|
E|----------------|------------3---|
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CHORDS

e-B-G-D-A-E
Dsus4 3-3-2-0-x-x
G/B x-0-0-0-2-x

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INTRO
| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 |
| D | C / G/B G | D | C / G/B G |

| D | C / G/B G | D | C / G/B G |

Standin at the airport lookin down the strip,
Am
She was cryin her eyes, she was bitin her lip
Seven-four-seven just left from gate eleven
And there’s no turnin round cos it’s just leavin the ground
Am
And gettin higher (higher)

Standin at the dock-side lookin out to sea
Am
When I saw her but she did not see me
There she stood with no hope because she’d missed the boat
And as her dreams sailed away she headed back for the day,
Am
Back to the city (city)

Night in the city, o-o-oh,
Madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight,
Gm Am Bb C
Night in the city drivin you insane

| D | C / G/B G | D | C / G/B G |

| D | C / G/B G | D | C / G/B G |

INSTRUMENTAL
| D | % | Am | % |
| C7 | G | C7 | G |
Am
In the city (city)

Night in the city, o-o-oh,
Madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight,
Gm Am Bb C
Night in the city drivin you insane

| D | Dsus4 | D | Dsus4 |

I was runnin kinda lonely at the city place
I waited for an hour, I never saw her face
Crazy ladies that wait and slide around like a snake
I just can’t take anymore, Im going in through the door
Am
Into the city (city)

I’ll get you, yes, I’m gonna get you,
I’ll get you, yes, Im gonna get you,
I’ll get you, yes, I’m gonna get you,
I’ll get you, yes, Im gonna get you,
I’ll get you, yes, I’m gonna get you,
I’ll get you, yes, Im gonna get you,
Bb C
Drivin you insane

| D | C / G/B G | D | C / G/B G |

Night in the city, o-o-oh,
Madness at mid-mid-mid-midnight,
Night in the city drivin you insane
Drivin you insane
Bb C
Drivin you insane

| D | C / G/B G | D | C / G/B G |

| D | C / G/B G | D | C / G/B G |

(repeat and fade)

[Verse 1]

There’s a silence in the city
There’s nobody around
And everyone that we knew
Moved to higher ground

There’s a shadow hanging overhead
It lingers there alone
Changing all we ever knew
The changes start to show

There’s a sorrow[Fm7/C]
About to fall[Fm7/C]
There’s a sorrow[Fm7/C]
About to fall[Fm7/C]

[Verse 2]

There’s a new sound in the wires
And ears are to the ground
And everything that once was ours
Has slowly turned around

Something happened to the seasons
Started falling with the rain
And something changed forever
We gotta find a way

There’s a sorrow[Fm7/C]
About to fall[Fm7/C]
There’s a sorrow[Fm7/C]
About to fall[Fm7/C]

[Instrumental]

Cm Bb6 Fm7 x3

[Verse 3]

There’s people in the photographs
But they all had to run
They went away to somewhere
Beyond the setting sun

Cause there’s a sorrow[Fm7/C]
About to fall[Fm7/C]
There’s a sorrow[Fm7/C]
About to fall[Fm7/C]
Yeah, there’s a sorrow[Fm7/C]
About to fall[Fm7/C]
Well, there’s a sorrow[Fm7/C]
About to fall[Fm7/C]

Cm Bb6 Fm7 x4

Sorrow about to fall
Fall fall fall
Sorrow about to fall

Cm Bb6 Fm7 x2

Sorrow about to fall
Sorrow about to fall

VERSE (keyboard pad only)
You got to learn how to cry
Before you learn how to fall
You got to turn from the darkness
And go through it all
Just remember, that’s it [Gmaj7/B]alright
It’s alright to be true
And the sun will shine on[(] you[)]

INTERLUDE (full band)
| G | Cmaj7 | G | Cmaj7 |

VERSE
You got to try to remember
The promises you made
You got to hold on to yourself
And [Em/B]never be afraid
Foolish notions, try to [G/B]get you
No matter what you do
But the sun [Em/D]will shine on you
Cmaj7 G | Cmaj7 |
Oh yeah, the sun will shine on you

VERSE part 1 (keyboard pad + percussion pattern)
Anything you want
You can have for your own
It was always there for you
If only you’d have known

VERSE part 2 (full band)
Try to find it, try to [G/B]love it
Try to see it through
And the sun [Em/D]will shine … on you
(the sun will shine on you)

CODA
Oh yeah, the sun will shine on you [(][)]
(The sun will shine on you)
The sun will shine on you O[(]h yeah[)]
(The sun will shine on you)
The sun will shine on you

She never cried, she only tried
To fly beyond her dreams
No walls around her mind
Deep inside she’d try to hide
That she was way beyond her means
No borders and no lines

She said that it’s your duty to save your soul
To save it for someo-o-o-o-o-one

Moment in paradise
Just a ... moment in paradi-ise, o-oh yeah
Moment in paradise
F#m Gm A | D7sus2 | % |
Just a … moment in paradise, o-oh yeah (break)

She floated out upon the wind
That blew my thoughts into the night
She knew the things she had to know
She drifted high above my mind
Blew my brains out, did alright
I think she knew it all along

She said that it’s your duty to save your soul
To save it for someo-o-o-o-o-one

Moment in paradise
Just a ... moment in paradi-ise, o-oh yeah
Moment in paradise
F#m Gm A | D7sus2 | % |
Just a … moment in paradise, o-oh yeah (break)

| D | Bm6 | F#m | G A |
| D | Bm6 | F#m | Gm A |

She said that it’s your duty to save your soul
To save it for someo-o-o-o-o-one

Moment in paradise
Just a ... moment in paradi-ise, o-oh yeah

| D | Bm6 | F#m | Gm A |

Moment in paradise

Mo-o-o-o-oment in paradi-ise, o-oh yeah

Moment in paradise
Just a ... moment in paradise, o-oh yeah

(fade over last 3 lines)

E-A-D-G_B-e
C/E 0-x-2-0-1-0
Fm/Ab 4-x-3-1-1-1

Em7-5 0-1-2-0-3-0 or

x-7-8-7-8-x

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RIFF

[+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+] [+]

e|0---------------|0---------------|
B|----3---1---3---|----3---1---3---|
G|--0---0---0---0-|--0---0---0---0-|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|
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INTRO
| G | % | % | % |

VERSE
Whatever I do, wherever I go
The same afterglow
Is keepin’ me low
D-d-d-don’t wanna [C/E]lose it
Fm/Ab | G |
But don’t wanna stay here too long (RIFF)

VERSE
They see you go by
I tell you no lie
You’re up in the sky, make everyone cry
D-d-d-don’t wanna [C/E]lose it
Fm/Ab | G | % |
But don’t wanna stay around here (RIFF)

CHORUS
I’m on the run again
I’m on the run again
But it’s [Em7-5]like what they say
When it happens this way
Dm Em F | G | % |
You gotta do it again and again (RIFF)

VERSE
I hear them talkin’ and they go on and on
They think that nothing is wrong
And so they just carry on about you
D-d-d-don’t wanna [C/E]lose it
Fm/Ab | G |
But I gotta move out of here (RIFF)

VERSE
I see them waiting there for most of the day
I know you asked them to stay
But they just won’t go away
D-d-d-don’t wanna [C/E]lose it
Fm/Ab | G | % |
But I gotta do it again (RIFF)

CHORUS
I’m on the run again
I’m on the run again
But it’s [Em7-5]like what they say
When it happens this way
Dm Em F | G | % | % |% |
You gotta do it again and again (RIFF)

SOLO
| C | E | Am | C7 |
| F | C/E | Fm/Ab | G |
(RIFF)

VERSE
I know it ain’t real
But when you are near
You’re saying the things that I wanna hear
D-d-d-don’t wanna [C/E]lose it
Fm/Ab | G | % |
But I gotta do it again (RIFF)

CHORUS
I’m on the run again
I’m on the run again
But it’s [Em7-5]like what they say
When it happens this way
Dm Em F | G | % |
You gotta do it again and again (RIFF)

CHORUS
I’m on the run again
I’m on the run again
But it’s [Em7-5]like what they say
When it happens this way
Dm Em F | G | % | % |% |
You gotta do it again and again (RIFF ritardando)

CODA
| C G | F G | C G | F G |

Run around gotta go, gotta run around
Run around gotta go, gotta run
Run around gotta go, gotta run around
Run around gotta go, gotta run

| C G | F G | C G | F G |

C G F G C G | F G |
Woma-a-an, I gotta move around
C G F G C G | F G |
Woma-a-an, I gotta better way
C G F G C G F G C G | F G |

Woma-a-a-a-a-a-a-an, I gotta move around

| C G | F G | C G | F G |

(fade out)

So Serious
Electric Light Orchestra
from “Balance of Power”

Notes: on the “serious, so serious” ending to the chorus, skip the last
bar and immediately start into the next verse with the C-chord.

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 3

e ———— e ———— e —————–
B ———— B ———— B —————–
G ———— G ———— G —0————-
D ———— D -3–2–0—- D -3—3-2-0-2-0—
A -5–3–2–0- A ———-3- A —————3-
E ———— E ———— E —————–

(triplet feel) (8th note run) (16th note run)

Verse:
C G (riff 1)
Night after night
I try to make it all fit together
C G (riff 1)
Night after night
I see you as someone I remember

Pre-Chorus:
You took me by surprise
Opened up my eyes
F (riff 2)
Now we gotta talk this over.

Chorus:
Can it really be so serious?
To be all broken up and delirious
I guess we’ve really been out of touch
But can it really be so serious?
(Serious, so serious)

Verse (same as first verse):
Day after day
I know it’s not the way that you wanted it
Day after day
I try to find the key, but it don’t fit

Pre-Chorus:
But you know how it is
No matter what I did
We gotta talk it over. (riff 3 instead of riff 2)

Chorus:
Can it really be so serious?
To be all broken up and delirious
I guess we’ve really been out of touch
But can it really be so serious?
(Serious, so serious)

Verse:
Tonight, tonight
I’m thinking over everything you said to me
Tonight, tonight
I’m sorry, but I just didn’t see

Pre-Chorus:
And now it’s up to you
There’s nothing else to do
We’ve gotta talk it over. (riff 3)

Chorus:
Can it really be so serious?
To be all broken up and delirious
I guess we’ve really been out of touch
But can it really be so serious?

Ending (use the Am-F-G-C progression from chorus):
Serious, so serious
Serious, so serious…

[Picking pattern for the main riff]
[(C)] [(C/Bb)] [(F/A)][(Fm/Ab)]
[D/C] [G/B] [Gm/A#]

d |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A |------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|
F |----2-----2----2--|----2-----2----2--|----0-----0----0--|----0-----0----0--|
C |--0-----0-----0---|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |------------------|--3-----3-----3---|--2-----2-----2---|--1-----1-----1---|
D |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

[(C)] [(C/Bb)] [(F/A)][(Fm/Ab)][(Fm/Bb)(Fm/Eb)]
[D/C] [G/B] [Gm/A#] [Gm/C] [Gm/F]

d |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
A |------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|------3-----3-----|-----3-------------|
F |----2-----2----2--|----2-----2----2--|----0-----0----0--|---0---0-----------|
C |--0-----0-----0---|------------------|------------------|----------------3--|
G |------------------|--3-----3-----3---|--2-----2-----2---|--1-------1-3------|
D |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|

| / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / |[Gm/A#] / / / / |

| / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / |[Gm/A#] / / / / |

| / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / |[Gm/A#] / / [Gm/A#] /___[Gm/C]/ [Gm/F] / |

[Verse 1]
Did you see your f[D/C]riend crying from his [G/B]eyes today? |[Gm/A#] / / [Gm/A#] /___[Gm/C]/ [Gm/F] / |
Did you see him [D/C]run through the streets and [G/B]far away? [Gm/A#] Ah—–!

| / / / / | /__/ /__/ /__/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[Verse 2]
Did you see him run, did you see him fall? Ah – ah, ah – ah, ah – ah!
Did his life flash by at the bedroom door? Ah – ah, ah – ah!

[Break 1]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Ah---, ah -ah! Ah, ah---, ah - ah!

[Am/C]

e |--1-----1-p0----0----------|--5--5-p3---3--------|
B |--3--3-------3--1--1-------|--3-------6----6--5--|
G |--2-------------2----2--0--|--3------------------|
D |--0-------------2----------|--3------------------|
A |----------------3----------|---------------------|
E |---------------------------|---------------------|

Ah---, ah -ah! Ah, ah---, ah - ah!

| / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / |[Gm/A#] / / / / |

| / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / |[Gm/A#] / / / / |

| / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / |[Gm/A#] / / [Gm/A#] /___[Gm/C]/ [Gm/F] / |

[Verse 4]
Did you hear the [D/C]news? It came across the [G/B]air today, |[Gm/A#] / / [Gm/A#] /___[Gm/C]/ [Gm/F] / |
Someone has been f[D/C]ound on the rocks down[G/B] in the bay! [Gm/A#] Ah—–!

| / / / / | /__/ /__/ /__/ / |
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^

[Verse 5]
Did you see him hide, did you see him crawl? Ah – ah, ah – ah, ah – ah!
Does his life mean more than it did be – fore? Ah – ah, ah – ah!

[Break 2]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |

Ah---, ah -ah! Ah, ah---, ah - ah!

[Am/C]

e |--1-----1-p0----0----------|--5--5-p3---3--------|
B |--3--3-------3--1--1-------|--3-------6----6--5--|
G |--2-------------2----2--0--|--3------------------|
D |--0-------------2----------|--3------------------|
A |----------------3----------|---------------------|
E |---------------------------|---------------------|

Ah---, ah -ah! Ah, ah---, ah - ah!

| / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / |[Gm/A#] / / / / |

| / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / |[Gm/A#] / / / / |

| / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / |[Gm/A#] / / [Gm/A#] /___[Gm/C]/ [Gm/F] / |

[Verse 6]
Did you see that [D/C]man running through the st[G/B]reets today? |[Gm/A#] / /[Gm/A#] /___[Gm/C]/ [Gm/F] / |
[D/C] [G/B] [Gm/A#]

Did you catch his face, was it 1 -0 -5 -3 -8? Ah-----!

||: / / / / | [D/C] / / / / | [G/B] / / / / | [Gm/A#] / / / / :||

Verse:
Now and again I think about her
About the way things were
Thinking about her now is the way that it is
I think I know what's right and what’s wrong
And never listen to people who lie
And I remember The day’s sad and tender moments that she has

PreChorus:
I never needed anybody
The way I need her now
Always lost and never found

Chorus:
On my mind and I just can’t forget her
She’s on my mind and I can’t make it better

Verse:
So now she knows it's all about her
No matter what she says I still believe in her
She still believes in me

PreChorus

Chorus:
On my mind and I just can’t forget her
She’s on my mind and I can’t make it better
On my mind and I just can’t forget her
She’s on my mind and I can’t make it better –> fade out

// Verse
Away, the joker’s closing in
Reform and they will win
The light is fading fast
I know, you know, they know, we all know
Everybody’s gonna burn down

The girls come crawling on all fours
Banging on locked doors
High cards call the tune
I know, you know, they know, we all know
Everybody’s gonna burn down

// Bridge

e|—————————————————0——–0————–|
B|–9-8-7–6-6—-7-6-5–4-4—-5-4-3–2-2—-3-2-1–0——–0————–|
G|–9-9-9–9-9—-7-7-7–7-7—-5-5-5–5-5—-3-3-3–0——–0————–|
D|—————————————————2——–2————–|
A|—————————————————3——–2————–|
E|————————————————————0————–|

Play me another hand
Lose everything I am
Until we meet again

// Bridge riff (partial)
// Intro

The ace, that’s hiding up your sleeve
Will cause the world to grieve
The love you had is gone
I know you know, they know, we all know

The dream, in every player’s heart
To win it all not part
They lie awake at night
I know, you know, they know, we all know

The game, where gamblers rule the night
And get your blood they might
The joker’s closing’ in
I know, you know, they know, we all know

// Bridge riff variations to end