Midnight in Chelsea     (video)

 

   D - F#m - G (2x)

 

             D

1. The kids round here look just like sticks,

 

    they trade old licks with a beat up six,

    G

    I just smile and catch the groove.

       Em

    Gothic girls all dressed in black, serious as heart attacks,

        A

    it takes a little bit of getting used to.

 

             D

2. The old man with the whisky stains

 

    lost the night, forgot his name,

G

    his poor wife will sleep alone again.

          Em                               G

    And it ain‘t hard to understand

                       A                                 G  

    why she‘s holding onto her own hand.

 

                             D

It‘s midnight in Chelsea (shalalala, shalala),

                       G

midnight in Chelsea (shalalala, shalala).

                Em

No one‘s asking me for favors, no one‘s looking for a savior,

                     A                                                D

they‘re too busy, (shalalala, shalala) saving me.

 

+  D - F#m - G - A

 

             D

3. I‘ve seen a lone Sloane ranger drive,

 

    seems her chauffeur took a dive,

G

    and sold her secrets to the Sun.

           Em

     And later in a magazine, I finally figured what it means

A

     to be a saint, not a queen.

 

             D

4. Two lustful lovers catch a spark,

 

    chase their shadows in the dark,

G

    someone‘s getting off tonight.

        Em

    A big red bus that‘s packed so tight,

     G

    disappears in a trail of light

      A                                                             G

    somewhere someone‘s dreaming, baby, it‘s alright.

 

                             D

It‘s midnight in Chelsea (shalalala, shalala),

                       G

midnight in Chelsea (shalalala, shalala).

                Em

No one‘s asking me for favors, no one‘s looking for a savior,

                     A

they‘re too busy saving me.

 

          D                                              G

+  (Shalalala, shalala) midnight in Chelsea (shalalala, shalala) !

                     Bm

    No one‘s pinned their dreams on me, no one‘s asking me to bleed,

                  Em              A

    I‘m the man I wann be when Chelsea girls sing:

         G             D             Em            D        A

    Shalalala, shalalala, shalalala, shalala, oh !

         G              D               Em         D       A

    Shalalala, shalalala, shalalala, shalala, oh !

 

            Bm

+ It‘s morning when I go to sleep, in the distant dawn a church bell rings,

G

    another day is coming on.

        Em

    A baby‘s born, an old man dies,

 

    somewhere young lovers kiss goodbye,

A

    I leave my soul and just move on.

                          G

    And wish that I was there to sing this song.

 

                                           D              - F#m - G - A

+  D - F#m - G - A      +  Sha la la

 

                             D

It‘s midnight in Chelsea (shalalala, shalala),

                       G

midnight in Chelsea (shalalala, shalala).

                Em

No one‘s asking me for favors, no one‘s looking for a savior,

                     A

they‘re too busy saving me.

 

                                 D                            G

+  It’s midnight in Chelsea, oh oh oh oh oh !

                    Em                                                      A

    No one‘s pinned their dreams on me, no one‘s asking me to bleed,

                  Em                              A

    I‘m the man I wanna be, the man I wanna be.

               D                                             G      - Em - A

    The man I wanna be, midnight in Chelsea…

 

 

(orig. = capo 3rd)    (Jon Bon Jovi)