Rab Noakes - Open All Night

      Rab Noakes - Open All Night


CAPO: 2nd Fret



[INTRO:] C  G    C  G    C  G    C  G    C  G

[VERSE 1:]
                                C  G
On Redman Street I met a hungry man
                                           C  G
Scratching a living, doing the best he can
                                  C  G
He said, "I stumble, but I never fall
                                        C  G
I'm an honest man, I stay clear of the law
                                      C  G
And yes, it's true, I kicked around a bit

See, a moving target, it's harder to hit"


[CHORUS:]
      C                                 D
"Oh, I don't mind townships, some are alright
    Em     D               C
But I love cities that are open all night
                               D
I like to see the neon burning bright
         Em          D                    C                        G
When the sign says, 'Food and Drink' and 'Open All Night, Open All Night
C      G           C  G
Open All Night'"


[VERSE 2:]
                                            C  G
I'm stuck in England in the middle of the rain
                                     C  G
Nothing to do in the middle of the day
                             C  G
This hotel TV is giving me pain
                                   C  G
I'd take a walk, but it's bound to rain
                                         C  G
I'm sitting here waiting for my phone to ring

Wondering just what the night might bring


[CHORUS:]
               C                             D
Well, she'll be standing underneath the exit light
             Em          D            C
And I'll say, "Show me a place that's open all night"
                                                    D
She'll say, "You sang pretty good and your band's alright
    Em            D                C                        G
And just for you, honey, I'll stay open all night, open all night
C      G        C        G        C  G
Open all night, open all night


[VERSE 3:]
                                          C    G
I'm running out of money, I've run out of lines
                                      C  G
I'm relying on some of my emotional jives
                                       C   G
There'll be some times I've got to be alone
                                            C
That's when you'll find me in my twilight zone
        G                                 C   G
But I'm wired, I'm fired, filled up to the top

Maybe it's true, I just don't know when to stop


[CHORUS:]
        C                                D
I'll be out on the street, looking for a light
Em             D                  C
Any place will do, so long's it's open all night
                                                   D
I'm not looking for trouble, I don't wanna start a fight
      Em          D                      C   
I just can't get enough of places that's open all night
                                                  D
Here's the key to my mainspring, baby, wind me up tight
    Em                D                            C   
And point me in the direction of some place that's open all night
                                                       D
Keep on doing what you're doing 'cause you're doing it right
Em         D         C                        G
Don't stop now, stay open all night, open all night
C      G        C        G        C  G
Open all night, open all night


[OUTRO:]    (## repeat to end ##)
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