Nightman

 

Written by John Stewart

 

This is off "The Best of ...Turning Music Into Gold" although I also used to listen to it on my 8-track of "Dream Babies go Hollywood."  If memory serves, and that's taking a chance, this track was made a little more special by the presence of Linda Ronstadt as a backup singer.  Thanks to Jan Hauenstein for the layout and editing, Tim and the lyrics database for saving us a whole lot of typing, and JS himself for allowing his songs to be shared.

 

 

(Am)    (G)(F)    (G)(Am)    (G)(F)    (G)(Am)

(G)(F)(Fmaj7)    (G)(Am)    (G)(F)(Fmaj7)   (G)

(Am)Everywhere that I go

Listen to the radi(G)o,

(F)wonder why I turned it (Fmaj7)on.(G)

(Am)Going to the record store,

Nothing does it any(G)more,

(F)wonder what's going (Fmaj7)on.

(G)Hoo(Am)oo, (G)mm(F)mm.(Fmaj7) (G)

 

(Am)Knocking on the stage door,

Going to the Trouba(G)dour,

(F)Looking for the magic (Fmaj7)song  (G)

(Am)Sitting in the grandstand,

Jumpin' up´s a new (G)band,

(F)Tore it up at Madam (Fmaj7)Wong´s.

(G)Hoo(Am)oo, (G)mm(F)mm,(Fmaj7)

(G)Hoo(Am)oo, (G)mm(F)mm. (G)(Am) (Em) (F) (G)

(Am) (Em) (F) (G)

 

He´s the (Am)Nightman,(Em) (F) (G)

He's the (Am)Nightman,(Em) (F) (G)

And there's (F)magic on the bandstand,

(G)Rocking with the (Em)Night(Em/G)man (Am)home.(Em) (F) (G)

There's (F)magic on the bandstand,

(G)Rocking with the (Em)Night(Em/G)man (Am)home.(Em) (F) (G)

There's (F)magic on the bandstand,

(G)Rocking with the (Em)Night(Em/G) man (Am)home.(Em) (F) (G)

(Am) (Em) (F) (G) (Am) (Em) (F)  (G)

(Am) (Em) (F) (G) (Fmaj7)  (G)

 

And his (Am)music made my neck crack,

(Am7/G)Gotta get your life back,

(D9/F#)Dancing on a thumb tack,

(F)Running on the (Em)right track (Am)now.(Em) (F) (G)

There was (Am)magic on the bandstand,

(Am7/G)Hit me in the grandstand,

(D9/F#)Got me doing handstands,

(F)Drummer hit the (Em)wham-bam,(Am)yeah.(Em) (F) (G)

 

There was (F)magic on the bandstand,

(G)Rocking with the (Em)Night(G)man (Am)home.(Em) (F) (G)

And there's (F)magic on the bandstand,

(G)Rocking with the (Em)Night(G)man (Am)home.(Em) (F) (G)

And there´s (F)magic on the bandstand,

(G)Rocking with the (Em)Night(G)man (Am)home.(Em) (F) (G)

(Am) (Em) (F) (G) (Am) (Em) (F) (G) (Am) (Em) (F) (G)

(Am) (Em) (F) (G) (Am) (Em) (F) (G)  (Am)

 

© John Stewart, All Rights Reserved

 

Am7/G

E  open

B  1st

G  open

D  2nd

A  open

E  3rd

 

D9/F#

E  xxx

B  1st

G  2nd

D  open

A  open

E  2nd

 

Charlie Woodward

 

2002