Key: :[E] (w: Steve Perry, Neal Schon, Jonathan Cain)

INTRO:
[E] [B] [C#m] [A] // [E] [B] [G#m] [A]

VERSE 1:
[E] Just a [B] small town girl
[C#m] living in a [A] lonely world
[E] She took the [B] midnight train
going [G#m] any-[A]-where

VERSE 2:
[E] Just a [B] city boy
[C#m] Born and raised in [A] south Detroit
[E] He took the [B] midnight train
going [G#m] any-[A]-where

BREAK:
[E] [B] [C#m] [A] // [E] [B] [G#m] [A]

VERSE 3:
[E] A singer in a [B] smoky room
[C#m] a smell of wine and [A] cheap perfume
[E] For a smile they can [B] share the night
It goes [G#m] on, and on, and [A] on, and on

CHORUS 1:
[B/A] Strang-[A]-ers, [B/E] wait-[E]-ing
[B/E] [E] up and down the [B/E] boule-[E]-vard
Their [B/A] shad-[A]-ows [B/E] search-[E]-ing
in the [B/E] night [E] [B/E] [E]

CHORUS 2:
[B/A] Street-[A]-lights, [B/E] peop-[E]-le
[B/E] [E] living just to [B/E] find e-[E]-motion
[B/A] Hid-[A]-ing, [B/E] some-[E]-where
In the ^[B] night [E] ^[B]^[A]^[A open]

BREAK: [E] [B] [C#m] [A]

VERSE 4:
[E] Working hard to [B] get my fill
[C#m] Everybody [A] wants a thrill
Paying [E] anything to [B] roll the dice
Just [G#m] one more [A] time

VERSE 5:
[E] Some will win, [B] some will lose
[C#m] Some are born to [A] sing the blues
[E] Oh, the movie [B] never ends
It goes [G#m] on, and on, and [A] on, and on

REPEAT CHORUS 1 & 2:

INSTRUMENTAL:
[E] [B] [C#m] [A] // [E] [B] [G#m] [A]

OUTRO: [x3]
[E] Don't stop be-[B]-lieving
[C#m] hold on to the [A] feeling
[E] Streetlight [B] people
[G#m] Ohh oh [A] whoa