Key: C
Introduction:
C C7
When the evenin' sun goes down
F Fm
You will find me hangin' 'round
C Am F G
Oh, the night life, it ain't no good life
C Am Dm7 G7
But it's my life
C C7
Many people just like me
F Fm
Dreamin' of old used-to-be's
C Am F Fm
Oh, the night life, it ain't no good life
C F Fm C C/B C7
But it's my life
Bridge
C Am C C7
Listen to the blues that they're playin'
F7 Fm7 C Am7 Dm7 G7
Listen what the blues are sayin'
C C7
Life is just another scene
F Fm
In this old world of broken dreams
C Am F Fm
Oh, the night life, it ain't no good life
C F Fm7 C C/B C7
But it's my life
C C7
When the evenin' sun goes down
F Fm
You will find me hangin' 'round
C Am F G
Oh, the night life, it ain't no good life
C Am Dm7 G7
But it's my life
C C7
Many people just like me
F Fm
Dreamin' of old used-to-be's
C E7 A7
But it's my life
G C Am F G
Oh, the night life ain't no good life
C9 C F Fm C G7 C7+
Oh, but it's my life
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