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Night Life

Aretha Franklin

R&B / SoulAdvanced for beginners15 chords

How to play it

Fingering diagrams for the shapes in this song. × = don't play, ○ = open string.

C×○○
C7×○
F
FmDiagram coming soon
Am×○○
G○○○
Dm7Diagram coming soon
G7○○○
BDiagram coming soon
F7Diagram coming soon
Fm7Diagram coming soon
Am7×○○○
E7○○○○
A7×○○○
C9Diagram coming soon

Chords & lyrics

Chord names sit directly above the word where you change.

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                        C               C7 
When the evenin' sun goes down 
          F                 Fm 
You will find me hangin' 'round 
        C          Am            F      G      
Oh, the night life,  it ain't no good life 
         C       Am   Dm7  G7 
But it's my life 
       C              C7 
Many people just like me 
         F              Fm 
Dreamin' of old used-to-be's 
         C          Am             F      Fm    
Oh, the night life,    it ain't no good life  
         C        F  Fm  C C/B C7 
But it's my life 
 
Bridge 
 
 C     Am        C                   C7 
Listen   to the blues that they're playin' 
 F7              Fm7       C      Am7 Dm7 G7 
Listen what the blues are sayin' 
        C             C7 
Life is just another scene 
             F               Fm 
In this old world of broken dreams 
        C            Am             F         Fm 
Oh, the night life,    it ain't no good life 
          C       F   Fm7  C C/B  C7 
But it's my life 
          C               C7 
When the evenin' sun goes down 
          F                 Fm 
You will find me hangin' 'round 
        C          Am            F      G      
Oh, the night life,  it ain't no good life 
         C       Am  Dm7  G7 
But it's my life 
       C              C7 
Many people just like me 
         F              Fm 
Dreamin' of old used-to-be's 
         C        E7  A7 
But it's my life 
G        C          Am          F         G 
Oh, the night life    ain't no good life 
              C9  C    F  Fm C G7 C7M 
Oh, but it's my life

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Chord set

C · C7 · F · Fm · Am · G · Dm7 · G7 · B · F7 · Fm7 · Am7 · E7 · A7 · C9

Practice tip

Loop the first two chords slowly until the change is clean, then add the rest.