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Night Moves

Bob Segers song Night Moves, written by himself, is a nostalgic reflection on adolescence and the experiences of coming of age. Released in 1976, the track became one of Segers biggest hits, noted for its introspective lyrics and a musical arrangement blending rock with touches of country and blues. The inspiration for the song came from Segers own youthful experiences in Michigan, where he spent summer nights trying to make night moves, a metaph ... or for seeking emotional and physical connections. Night Moves is often seen as a seminal work that captures the essence of American youth at the time. See more [+]

Key: G

Introduction: G    F    C    F    G    F    C    F    

 G                                                                      F  
    I was a little too tall, coulda'  used a few pounds
 C                                                 F  
    Tight pants, points, hardly renown
 G                                                                    F  
    She was a black haired beauty with big dark eyes
 C                                                            F    G    F    C                                F  
    And points all her own sittin'  way up high                 way up firm and high
 G                                                                      F  
    Out past the cornfields, where the woods got heavy
 C                                                     F  
    Out in the backseat of my sixty Chevy
 G                                                     F     C  
    Workin on mysteries without any clues

    C          D         Em              D    C  
    Working on our night moves
    C             D             Em                 D            C  
    Tryin'  to make some     front page drive-in news
    C          D         Em              D     C     G                          F    C         F  
    Workin'  on our night moves              in the summertime        hmm
 G                                    F    C    F  
    In the sweet, summertime

 G                                                      F  
    We weren' t in love, oh no, far from it
 C                                                                        F  
    We weren' t searching for some pie in the sky summit
 G                                                          F    C                             F  
    We were just young and restless and bored        living by the sword
 G                                                          F  
    And we' d steal away every chance we could
 C                                                              F  
    To the back room, alley, or the trusty woods
 G                                                                F    C  
    I used her, she used me but neither one cared        we were getting our share

    C          D         Em              D    C  
    Working on our night moves
    C             D            Em             D          C  
    Tryin'  to lose the     awkward teenage blues
    C          D         Em              D    C    G                          F    C        F  
    Workin'  on our night moves            in the summertime        hmm
 G                                             F      C    F  
    In the sweet, summertime, summertime

 Em                D    G            G7  

    C7+     G         C7+  
    Oh     I wonder         felt the lightning yeah
 F                                     D                                G  
    And waited on the thunder    waited on the thunder
 G (hold)
 C    C7+                              G                F    C        F  
            With autumn closing in                         hmm
 G                  F    C         F    G                                 F  
    Night moves        hmmm    (night moves) night moves
    C                        F    G                                F  
  (Night moves) Yeah    (night moves) I remember
    C                                                             F  
  (Night moves) ah sure remember the night moves
    G                                                          F  
  (Night moves) aint it funny how you remember
    C                                                F  
  (Night moves) funny how you remember
    G                                                                            F  
  (Night moves) I remember I remember I remember I remember
    C                                      F  
  (Night moves) Oooohh ohh wohh
    G                                                                 F  
  (Night moves) we were workin'  workin and practicin
    C                                             F  
  (Night moves) workin and practicin
    G                                                                F  
  (Night moves) all of the night moves night moves
    C                         F    G                 F                C                     F  
  (Night moves) ooooh        I remember yeah, yeah, yeah I remember Oooo
                                (night moves)                (night moves)
    G                                                     F    C                     F  
  (Night moves) I remember lord I remember     lord I remember Ohh ho
                                                            (night moves)
Em                Bm                             Am              C  
    Oooo hooo     oh yeah, yeah, yeah      uh huh,    uh huh
 G  
    I remember, I remember

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