Don't Stop Believin'
Journey (1981)
Pianistic Fingerpicking Strum (Swiss Army Strum)
A|-I---I---I---I---| 4/4 | D - D u - u d u |
E|-M---M---M---M---| 1 2 & & 4 &
C|---T---T---T---T-|
G|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro - Pianistic Fingerpicking
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F]
| [C] | [G] | [Em] | [F]
| [C] Just a | [G] small town girl | [Am] living in a | [F] lonely world |
| [C] She took the | [G] midnight train going | [Em] any- | [F] where |
| [C] Just a | [G] city boy | [Am] born and raised in | [F] south Detroit |
| [C] He took the | [G] midnight train going | [Em] any- | [F] where |
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F] |
| [C] | [G] | [Em] | [F] |
| [C] A singer in a | [G] smoky room |
| [Am] A smell of wine and | [F] cheap perfume |
| [C] For a smile they can | [G] share the night
It goes | [Em] on and on and | [F] on and on |
Strum (Swiss Army Strum) until the end
Chorus
| [F] Strangers | waiting | [C] up and down the | boulevard
Their | [F] shadows | searching in the | [C] night | [C] |
| [F] Streetlight | people | [C] living just to | find emotion |
| [F] Hiding | somewhere in the | [G↓] night [C↓] | [G↓] [C↓] [F↓]
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F] |
| [C] Working hard to | [G] get my fill | [Am] everybody | [F] wants a thrill |
| [C] Payin' anything to | [G] roll the dice just | [Em] one more | [F] time |
| [C] Some will win | [G] some will lose |
| [Am] Some were born to | [F] sing the blues |
| [C] Well, the movie | [G] never ends
It goes | [Em] on and on and | [F] on and on |
Chorus
| [F] Strangers | waiting | [C] up and down the | boulevard
Their | [F] shadows | searching in the | [C] night | [C] |
| [F] Streetlight | people | [C] living just to | find emotion
| [F] Hiding | somewhere in the | [G↓] night [C↓] | [G↓] [C↓] [F↓]
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F]
| [C] | [G] | [Em] | [F]
| [C] Don't stop, be- | [G] lievin' | [Am] hold on to that | [F] feelin' |
| [C] Streetlight | [G] people | [Em] | [F] |
| [C] Don't stop, be- | [G] lievin' | [Am] hold on | [F] |
| [C] Streetlight | [G] people | [Em] | [F] |
| [F↓] Don't | [C↓] stop
#Capo on 4th fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 5/25/20 JJ
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Journey (1981)
Pianistic Fingerpicking Strum (Swiss Army Strum)
A|-I---I---I---I---| 4/4 | D - D u - u d u |
E|-M---M---M---M---| 1 2 & & 4 &
C|---T---T---T---T-|
G|-----------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Intro - Pianistic Fingerpicking
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F]
| [C] | [G] | [Em] | [F]
| [C] Just a | [G] small town girl | [Am] living in a | [F] lonely world |
| [C] She took the | [G] midnight train going | [Em] any- | [F] where |
| [C] Just a | [G] city boy | [Am] born and raised in | [F] south Detroit |
| [C] He took the | [G] midnight train going | [Em] any- | [F] where |
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F] |
| [C] | [G] | [Em] | [F] |
| [C] A singer in a | [G] smoky room |
| [Am] A smell of wine and | [F] cheap perfume |
| [C] For a smile they can | [G] share the night
It goes | [Em] on and on and | [F] on and on |
Strum (Swiss Army Strum) until the end
Chorus
| [F] Strangers | waiting | [C] up and down the | boulevard
Their | [F] shadows | searching in the | [C] night | [C] |
| [F] Streetlight | people | [C] living just to | find emotion |
| [F] Hiding | somewhere in the | [G↓] night [C↓] | [G↓] [C↓] [F↓]
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F] |
| [C] Working hard to | [G] get my fill | [Am] everybody | [F] wants a thrill |
| [C] Payin' anything to | [G] roll the dice just | [Em] one more | [F] time |
| [C] Some will win | [G] some will lose |
| [Am] Some were born to | [F] sing the blues |
| [C] Well, the movie | [G] never ends
It goes | [Em] on and on and | [F] on and on |
Chorus
| [F] Strangers | waiting | [C] up and down the | boulevard
Their | [F] shadows | searching in the | [C] night | [C] |
| [F] Streetlight | people | [C] living just to | find emotion
| [F] Hiding | somewhere in the | [G↓] night [C↓] | [G↓] [C↓] [F↓]
| [C] | [G] | [Am] | [F]
| [C] | [G] | [Em] | [F]
| [C] Don't stop, be- | [G] lievin' | [Am] hold on to that | [F] feelin' |
| [C] Streetlight | [G] people | [Em] | [F] |
| [C] Don't stop, be- | [G] lievin' | [Am] hold on | [F] |
| [C] Streetlight | [G] people | [Em] | [F] |
| [F↓] Don't | [C↓] stop
#Capo on 4th fret to play with original.
#Last Updated 5/25/20 JJ
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