The Nightfly
Donald FagenVersion1
90
Chords in this song
Strum
D-DU-UDU
+5
-5/
I'm Lester the Nightfly
Hel lo Baton Rouge
Won't you turn your rad io down
Respect the seven second delay we use
-5/
So you say there's a race
Of men in the trees
You're for tough legislation
Thanks for calling
I wait all night for calls like these
An inde pendent station
W J A Z
With jazz and con versation
From the foot of Mt. Belzoni
Sweet mu sic
+9+5
To night the night is mine
+5
Late line till the sun
(till the sun comes
/6 /
through the skylight
+5
-5/
I've got plenty of java
And Chesterfield Kings
But I feel like crying
I wish I had a heart of ice
Heart like ice
-5/
If you want your honey
To look super swell
You must spring for that little blue jar
Patton's Kiss And Tell
Kiss And Tell
An inde pendent station
W J A Z
With jazz and con versation
From the foot of Mt. Belzoni
Sweet mu sic
+9+5
To night the night is mine
+5
Late line till the sun
(till the sun comes
comes through the skylight
-9+5
+9+5
You'd never believe it
But once there was a time
Emaj13 +9+5 +9+5
When love was in my life
I sometimes wonder
What happened to that flame
The answer's still the same
It was you you it was you
/ / +5
To night you're still on my mind
|-5/ | | |
|-5/ | | |
An inde pendent station
W J A Z
With jazz and con versation
From the foot of Mt. Belzoni
Sweet mu sic
+9+5
To night the night is mine
+5 /6
Late line till the sun
(till the sun comes
/6
comes through the skylight
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Readable chord sheet for The Nightfly by Donald Fagen
[Am9] [Bm7] [Cmaj9] [Em7] [D6] [Fmaj9]
[B7] [G6] [C9] [Am7] [D9]+5
[Bbmaj7]-5/[G] [G9]
I'm Lester the Nightfly
Hel [Gmaj7]lo Baton [G7]Rouge [F/G]
Won't you turn your [Am/E]rad [Em]io down [B7] [Am/E] [Em/G]
Respect the [Cmaj7]seven second de[B7]lay we [B7]use [Em7]
[D7sus4] [Cmaj7] [Am7] [Gmaj7] [Gm] [C] [F] [C/E] [G] [D7+5]
[Bbmaj7]-5/[G] [G9]
So you say there's a race
Of [Gmaj7]men in the [G7]trees [F/G]
You're for tough legislat[Am/E]ion [Em]
Thanks for cal[B7]ling [Am] [Em/G]
I wait all [Cmaj7]night for [B7]calls like these [B7] [Em]
[D7sus4] [Cmaj7] [Am7] [Gmaj7] [Gm] [C] [F] [C/E] [G]
An [Am9]inde [Bm7]pendent [Cmaj9]station
[Em7] [D6] [F6/9]
W J A Z
With [B7]jazz and con ver[G6]sation
[C9] From the [A/B]foot of Mt. Bel[Em7]zoni [Em7/D]
Sweet [B9sus4]mu [E] [Em7]sic
[F#7] [B7]+9+5
To night the night is mine
[E7] [E7sus4] [A13] [Am7] [Abm7]+5 [Gmaj9] [Cmaj9]
Late line till the sun
(till the sun comes
[Gmaj9] [Cmaj9] [Gmaj9] [Cmaj9]/6 [F#]/[A]
through the skylight
[C/D] [D/E] [G/A] [C/D] [Am7] [D9]+5
[Bbmaj7]-5/[G] [G9]
I've got plenty of java
And [Gmaj7]Chesterfield [G7]Kings [F/G]
But I feel like [Am/E]cryin[Em]g [B7] [Am] [G6]
I wish I had a[Cmaj7] heart of [B7]ice [B7] [Em7]
Heart like i[D7sus4]ce [Cmaj7] [Am7] [Gmaj7] [Gm] [C] [F] [C/E] [G] [D7+5]
[Bbmaj7]-5/[G] [G9]
If you want your honey
To [Gmaj7]look super [G7]swell [F/G]
You must spring for that [Am/E]littl[Em]e blue jar [B7] [Am] [Em]
Patton's [Cmaj7]Kiss And [B7]Tell [B7] [Em7]
Kiss And [D7sus4]Tell [Cmaj7] [Am7] [Gmaj7] [Gm] [C] [F/A] [C/E] [G]
[Am9] An inde [Bm7]pendent [Cmaj9]station
[Em7] [D6] [F6/9]
W J A Z
With [B7]jazz and con ver[G6]sation
[C9] From the [A/B]foot of Mt. Bel[Em7]zoni [Em7/D]
Sweet [B9sus4]mu [E] [Em7]sic
[F#7] [B7]+9+5
To night the night is mine
[E7] [E7sus4] [A13] [Am7] [Abm7]+5 [Gmaj9] [Cmaj9]
Late line till the sun
(till the sun comes
comes t[Gmaj9]hrough [Cmaj9] [Gmaj9] the [Cmaj9]skylight [Gmaj9] [Cmaj9] [F#] [A]
[C/D] [Am7] [F#7]-9+5
[Bmaj9] [F#7]+9+5
You'd never believe it
But [B13]once there was a [Emaj13]time
[Eb7] Emaj13 [Bmaj9] [Bb7]+9+5 [Eb7]+9+5
When love was in my life
[Abm9] I sometimes [Ab9]wonder
[Ebm7] [Ab] What happened [Badd9]to tha[F#]t [Amaj9]flame
The [Eb7]answer's still the [Emaj13]same
It was [Abm7]you [Eb7]you [Abm] [B] [Ab] [B] [Ab] [F] it was [Emaj13]you [Gmaj7] [A]
[Ebm7] [F]/[Ab] [C#m9] [E/F#] [Eb]/[F] [Am7] [D9]+5
To night you're still on my mind
|[Bbmaj7]-5/[G] [G9] |[Gmaj7] [G7] |[F/G] |
[Am/E] [Em] [B7] [Am] [Em/G] [Cmaj7] [B7] [B7] [Em]
[D7sus4] [Cmaj7] [Am7] [Gmaj7] [Gm] [C] [F] [C/E] [G] [D+5]
|[Bbmaj7]-5/[G] [G9] |[Gmaj7] [G7] |[F/G] |
[Am/E] [Em] [B7] [Am] [Em/G] [Cmaj7] [B7] [B7] [Em]
[D7sus4] [Cmaj7] [Am7] [Gmaj7] [Gm] [C] [F] [C/E] [G]
[Am9] An inde [Bm7]pendent [Cmaj9]station
[Em7] [D6] [F6/9]
W J A Z
With [B7]jazz and con ver[G6]sation
[C9] From the [A/B]foot of Mt. Bel[Em7]zoni [Em7/D]
Sweet [B9sus4]mu [E] [Em7]sic
[F#7] [B7]+9+5
To night the night is mine
[E7] [E7sus4] [A13] [Am7] [Abm7]+5 [Gmaj9]/6 [Cmaj9]
Late line till the sun
(till the sun comes
[Gmaj9] [Cmaj9] [Gmaj9] [Cmaj9]/6 [Gmaj9] [Cmaj9]
comes through the skylight
[Gmaj9] [Cmaj9] [Gmaj9] [Cmaj9] [F#] [A]