Key: A
Introduction:
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Old man, young man, preacher saying amen
A E
Taking up collections, playing on the bass drum
A G E A D
How come the city never sleeps at night?
A D
Red cars, blue cars, payment overdue cars
A E
Cops with indigestion, millionaires and sun bums
A G E A D
How come the city never sleeps at night?
A D
Short girls, tall girls, happy that they?re all girls
A E
Walking with tonight?s love, holding hands and then sung
A G E A D
How come the city never sleeps at night?
A D
Good guys, bad guys, win and place show guys
A E
Losers with their hands out, pigeons begging bread crumbs
A G E A D
How come the city never sleeps at night?
A D
Long nights, short nights, bungalows and good-nights
A E
Dreams and conversations, not a single holmium
A G E A D
How come the city never sleeps at night?