Lonely Is The Night Chords by Billy Squier

Tempo:
85 bpm
Chords used:

E

A

B

D

F#

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy Squier - Lonely Is the Night chords
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[E] [A]
[E] [A] [B]
[E] [F#]
[A] [F#]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] the fight when the walls [A] are closing in
[E] all of what you like [A] is gone you got to wear
[E] lonely lonely lonely your [A] spirit's sinking down
[E] you're finally not the only [D] stranger [A] in this town
[B] red lines, [F#] green lines, stopping [E] no time
[B] red [F#] lines, dead [B] lines, draining [E] your mind
[D] you've been feeling shot [G] from the side
[D] red
[G] [E]
[A] [C#] [E] [A] [F#]
lines, [A] green [E] lines, you're out tonight
[D] the man is [A] on the prowl, [E] get down tonight
[A] the boys are setting the crowd, lonely [E] is the night
when [A] you hear the marchers call, are you ready for it?
do you want to take it all?
[B] slow down, [F#] slow down, [B] waiting [E] on the line
[B] slow [F#] down, no time, changing [E] your mind
[D]
sleep [G] child, the man [D] can't watch you
[G]
let the secret [G] follow you
[E]
nobody's watching you baby, so much you can do
nobody's stopping you baby, from making it do
work kids, they'll show you now baby, what the music can do
work kids, they'll show you now baby, it can happen to you
[Em]
[A] [D]
[Em] [B]
[B]
[Em] [B]
no [F#] more sleeping, [B] wasting [E] our time
[B]
midnight creep is first [E] on our mind
[D]
no more lazy, around the [G] TV
[D]
you're gone crazy, come [G] out with
[E]
[A] [F#] [E]
[A] [E]
[A] [E] [D]
[E] me
work
[A] [E] kids, they'll show [A]
you [E] now
[A]
[E] [B] work kids, [E] they'll [A]
[E] show you now
[A] [E]
Key:  
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
D
1321
F#
134211112
E
2311
A
1231
B
12341112
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To start learning Billy Squier - Lonely Is The Night chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, A and E in sequence. Start with a comfortable 45 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 91. Given the song's key of E Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [A] _ _ [B] _
[E] _ _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] the fight when the walls [A] are closing in
[E] all of what you like [A] is gone you got to wear
[E] lonely lonely lonely your [A] spirit's sinking down
[E] you're finally not the only [D] stranger [A] in this town
[B] red lines, [F#] green lines, stopping [E] no time
[B] red [F#] lines, dead [B] lines, draining [E] your mind
_ [D] you've been feeling shot [G] from the side
_ [D] red _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ [C#] _ _ [E] _ [A] _ _ _ [F#]
lines, _ _ _ [A] _ _ green [E] lines, you're out tonight
[D] the man is [A] on the prowl, [E] get down tonight
[A] the boys are setting the crowd, lonely [E] is the night
when [A] you hear the marchers call, are you ready for it?
do you want to take it all?
[B] slow down, [F#] slow down, [B] waiting [E] on the line
[B] slow [F#] down, no time, changing [E] your mind
_ [D]
sleep [G] child, the man [D] can't watch you
[G] _ _
let the secret [G] follow you
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
nobody's watching you baby, so much you can do _
nobody's stopping you baby, from making it do
work kids, they'll show you now baby, what the music can do
work kids, they'll show you now baby, it can happen to you
[Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [B]
no [F#] more sleeping, [B] wasting [E] our time
[B]
midnight creep is first [E] on our mind
[D]
no more lazy, around the [G] TV
_ [D] _
you're gone crazy, come [G] out with _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [F#] _ _ _ _ [E] _
_ [A] _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [D] _
[E] me
work _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [E] kids, they'll show _ _ [A]
you [E] now
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[E] [B] work kids, [E] they'll _ _ [A] _
[E] show you now
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [E] _

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This song was authored by Billy Squier.

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