Rockin' Into The Night - .38 Special (1980)
Written By: Jim Peterik, Gary Smith and Frank Sullivan.
Chorded By: Skidaddy, Esq., G.Q.
4/4 TIME @ 128 BPM (3 Min. 57 Sec.) in 'G'.
Chords Used: I also included 'ACOUSTIC' chords for an acoustic version.
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GUITAR KEYBOARD ACOUSTIC
E A D G B e Bass| Chord E A D G B e
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G - 3 5 5 4 3 3 G G-B-D 3 2 0 0 3 3
Bb - x 1 3 3 3 1 Bb F-Bb-D x 1 3 3 3 1
C - x 3 5 5 5 3 C G-C-E x 3 2 0 1 0
E - 0 2 2 1 0 0 E E-G#-B 0 2 2 1 0 0
F - 1 3 3 2 1 1 F F-A-C 1 3 3 2 1 1
F# - 2 4 4 3 2 2 F# F#-A#-C# 2 4 4 3 2 2
D - x 5 7 7 7 5 D A-D-F# x x 0 2 3 2
Em - x 7 9 9 9 7 E G-B-E 0 2 2 0 0 0
Bm - 7 9 9 7 7 7 B F#-B-D x 2 4 4 3 2
Em7 - x 7 9 7 8 7 E G-B-D-E 0 2 2 0 3 0
NC - NO CHORD
INTRO: [16 Measures]
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|G |… Bb |C |… E F F# |G |… Bb |
Ooh,… rock-in'…
|C |… E F F# |G |… Bb |C |… E F F# |
Oh,… yeah…
|G |… Bb |C |Bb F C Bb |
VERSE #1: [16 M]
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|G |D |Em |C |
Cruis-… in' down… the mo-tor-way… Got my girl by my side…
|G |D |Em |Bm |
We're both a lit-tle anx-… ious… Ooh,… we got love on our mind…
|C |Em7 |D |
Wait-in',… an-ti-ci-pat-… in',… for the fi-re-… works… in the night…
|G F |C |Em7 |
… Well, I swear… we were do-in' eigh-ty… when we
|F |Bb F C Bb |
saw… those… mo-tel… lights… And we… were…
CHORUS #1: [8 M]
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|G |… Bb |C |
rock-… in'… in-… to… the… night,… rock-in'… in-to… the night… Woo-hoo,…
|C E F F# |G |… Bb |
rock-in'… Rock-… in'… in-… to… the… night,… rock-in'… in-
|C |Bb F C Bb |
-to… the night… Yeah…
VERSE #2: [16 M]
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|G |D |Em |C |
Out… on the… back streets… tak-in' love where I can,…
|G |D |Em |
I found a sweet ma-don-… na… Ooh,… with a
|Bm |C |Em7 |
bi-ble in her hand… She's… wait-in',… an-ti-ci-pat-… in',… well, for
|D |G F |C |
some-one… to save… her soul… Well, I ain't… no… new mes-
|Em7 |F |Bb F C Bb |
-si-ah,… but I'm close e-nough for rock and… roll… And we… were…
CHORUS #2: [10 M]
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|G |… Bb |C |
rock-… in'… in-… to… the… night,… rock-in'… in-to… the night… Woo-ooh,…
|C E F F# |G |… Bb |
rock-in'… Rock-… in'… in-… to… the… night,… rock-in'… in-
|C |D |F |
-to the night… And it's more… than that,… yes, it's more… than that…
|Bb F C Bb |
GUITAR SOLO: [8 M]
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|G |D |Em |C |G |D |Em |Bm |
VERSE #3: [8 M] Repeat last 8 measures Of 'VERSE #1' -
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|C |Em7 |D |
Wait-in',… an-ti-ci-pat-… in',… for the fi-re-… works… in the night…
|G F |C |Em7 |
… Well, I swear… we were do-in' eigh-ty… when we
|F |Bb F C Bb |
saw… those… mo-tel… lights… We… were…
CHORUS #3: [16 M]
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|NC |… |… |C E F F# |
rock-in',… rock-in'… in-to… the night,… ooh,… yeah…
|G |… Bb |C |… E F F# Bb F |
Rock-in',… rock-in'… in-to… the night,… ooh,… rock-in'…
|G |… Bb |C |… E F F# |
Rock-in',… rock-in'… in-to… the night… Gon-na rock it,… yeah…
|G |… Bb |C |… E F Bb F C |
Rock-in',… rock-in'… in-to… the night… Yeah, yeah,… yeah, yeah,… rock
INTERLUDE: [8 M]
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|G |… Bb |C |… E F F# |G |… Bb |C |Bb F C Bb |
on…
CHORUS #4: [20 M] 'CODA' - Original fades out after 2nd measure, 6th line,
--------- so just hold the final 'C' chord to end.
|G |… Bb |C |
Rock-… in'… in-… to… the… night,… rock-in'… in-to… the night… Woo-ooh,…
|C E F F# |G |… Bb |
rock-in'… Rock-… in'… in-… to… the… night,… rock-in'… in-
|C |… E F Bb F C |G |
-to the night… Woo-ooh,… rock-in' the night… Rock-… in'… in-… to…
|G Bb |C |… E F F# |
the… night,… rock-in'… in-to… the night. Yes,… rock-in'… a-way to-night…
|G |… Bb |C |Bb F C Bb |
Rock-… in'… in-… to… the… night,… rock-in'… in-to… the night… Yeah…
|G |… Bb |C |… |
Rock-… in'… in-… to… the… night,… rock-in'… in-to… the night…
*** Optional Ending (Staccato 'G' chord 1/4 note to end) ***
|G |… Bb |C |Bb F C Bb |G |
Rock-… in'… in-… to… the… night,… rock-in'… in-to… the night…
Source: https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/_38_special/rockin_into_the_night_chords_1784203