"Don't Stop Believing" by Journey (Chord Chart)
Song Info
- Key: E major
- Chord Family: E
- Skills: Basic Strumming, Palm Mute, Riff Playing, Open Chords
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INTRO
/E---/B---/C#m---/A---/E---/B---/G#m---/A----/
VERSE 1
E B C#m A
Just a small town girl, living in a lonely world
E B G#m A
She took the midnight train going anywhere
VERSE 2
E B C#m A
Just a city boy, born and raised in south Detroit
E B G#m A
He took the midnight train going anywhere
/E---/B---/C#m---/A---/E---/B---/G#m---/A----/
VERSE 3
E B C#m A
A singer in a smoky room, a smell of wine and cheap perfume
E B G#m A
For a smile they can share the night, it goes on and on and on and on
CHORUS
A E
Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard
A E
Their shadows searching in the night
A E
Streetlight, people, living just to find emotion
A E
Hiding, somewhere in the night
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VERSE 4
E B C#m A
Working hard to get my fill, everybody wants a thrill
E B G#m A
Paying anything to roll the dice, just one more time
VERSE 5
E B C#m A
Some will win, some will lose, some were born to sing the blues
E B G#m A
Oh, the movie never ends; it goes on and on and on and on
CHORUS
A E
Strangers waiting up and down the boulevard
A E
Their shadows searching in the night
A E
Streetlight, people, living just to find emotion
A /B-(E)-/B-(A)-/
Hiding, somewhere in the night
SOLO
/E---/B---/C#m---/A---/E---/B---/G#m---/A----/
OUTRO
E B C#m A
Don't stop believing hold on to the feeling
E B G#m
Streetlight people (x4)
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