| E | B | C#m | A |
| | Just a | small town gir | l, living in a | lonely world |
| | E | B | G#m | A |
| | She took the | midnight train going | anywhe | re |
| (harmonics at 5th fret on E & B string) |
| | E | B | C#m | A |
| | Just a | city bo | y, born and raised in | south Detroit |
| | E | B | G#m | A |
| | He took the | midnight train going | anywhe | re |
| (repeat however many times) |
|-------------------------|-7b9----|
|---5-4-----5-4-----5-4---|-7b9----|
|.------6-4-----6-4------.|--------|
|.-----------------------.|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
|-------------------------|--------|
| | E | B | C#m | A |
| | A singer in a | smoky roo | m, a smell of wine and | cheap perfume |
| | E | B | G#m | A |
| | For a smile they can | share the night, it goes | on and on and | on and on |
| | A | E |
| | Strangers waiting | up and down the boulevard |
| | A | E |
| T | heir shadows searching | in the night |
| | A | E |
| | Streetlight, people, | living just to find emotion |
| | A | E |
| | Hiding, somewhere in the | night |
| | E | B | C#m | A |
| | Working hard to | get my fil | l, everybody | wants a thrill |
| | E | B | G#m | A |
| Paying | anything to | roll the dice, just | one more | time |
| | E | B | C#m | A |
| | Some will win, | some will lose, | some were born to | sing the blues |
| | E | B | G#m | A |
| O | h, the movie | never ends; it goes | on and on and | on and on |
| | A | E |
| | Strangers waitin | g up and down the boulevard |
| | A | E |
| T | heir shadows searching in the | night |
| | A | E |
| | Streetlight, people | , living just to find emotion |
| | A | E |
| | Hiding, somewhere in the | night |
| (down an octave from the original.) |
-4b5--2-|-4-4-2--4b5-2-|-----------------|
--------|--------------|-5-4--5-2-2------|
--------|--------------|-------------4-2-|
--------|--------------|-----------------|
--------|--------------|-----------------|
--------|--------------|-----------------|
|-4b5-4-4-4-2-4b5-2---5b7-5-5/17--|
|-------------------3-------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
| | E | B | C#m | A | # |
| | Don't stop bel | ieving h | old on to the f | eeling | |
| | E | B | C#m | A | # |
| | Don't stop bel | ieving h | old on to the f | eeling | |
| | E | B | C#m | A | # |
| | Don't stop bel | ieving h | old on to the f | eeling | |