Verse
C#
Friday evening, slipping on the ice
C# F#
Looking for adventure in the pale moonlight
C#
I had a Coca-cola at the high school gym
C# F# C#
But the girls wouldn't dance where the lights were dim
C#
So, there were three or four big shots headin' downtown
C# F#
Cursin' up a storm and fallin' on the ground
C# B
Got to the cafe, everybody gone
F# B C#
'Cause the band was playing and the dance was on
[Chorus]
B
And the Nighthawks were playin'
F# C#
We were feelin' right out of it
B F#
They were really playin'
G# F# G#
It was a brand new song about spending the night together
NC C#
And we were colder than ever
[Verse 2]
C#
Dale's big brother wandered out of the hall
C# F#
Sayin', "Home you little buggers, you're breakin' the law"
C#
Then he took us to the alley and he gave us each a beer
C# F# C#
And we heard about the women that were easy 'round here
C#
Me, I had a cigarette, couldn't find a light
C# F#
We shivered in our parkas by the blue street light
C# B
Lookin' at the door, we all tried a grin
F# B C#
As we counted up our change but we couldn't get in
[Chorus]
B
And the Nighthawks were playin'
F# C#
We were feelin' right out of it
B F#
They were really playin'
G# F# G#
It was a brand new song about spending the night together
NC C#
And we were colder than ever
[Verse 3]
C#
I was headin' out, Eddie said, "Don't go
C# F#
Remember the guy my mother's boyfriend knows?
C#
Well, we got a little money, it should be enough
C# F# C#
And it sure beats holdin' this power pole up
C#
So the bootlegger came and his nose did shine
C# F#
We gave him all our money for a bottle of wine
C# B
We waited in the alley, but he never returned
F# B C#
And the older kids chuckled while our faces burned
[Chorus]
B
And the Nighthawks were playin'
F# C#
We were feelin' right out of it
B F#
They were really playin'
G# F# G#
It was a brand new song about spending the night together
NC C#
And we were colder than ever