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(G)Mar vin,
he was a (D)friend of mine.
And he could (C)sing a song, day
his heart in (D)ev ’ry line.
(G)Mar vin
sang of the (D)joy and pain.
He o pened (C)up our minds,
and I still can (D)hear him say:
high er and high er.
(Em)talk to me
so (Am7)you can see
what’s (Am7)go in’ on.
side.
(Em)Say you will
(Am7)sing your songs for (Cmaj9)ev er more (ev er more).
Gon na be some (G)sweet sounds
(Em)com in’ down
(C)on the (Am)night shift.
I bet you’re (C)sing in’ proud,
oh, I bet you (G)pull a crowd.
Gon na be a (G)long night, it’s gon na be (Em)al right
(C)on the (Am)night shift.
You found an (C)oth er home, I know you’re (D)not a lone
on the (G)night shift.
Oh,
you found an (C)oth er home, I know you’re (D)not a lone
on the (G)night shift.
(G)Jack ie,
hey, what cha (D)do in’ now?
It seems like (C)yes a ter day
when we were (D)work in’ out.
(G)Jack ie,
you set the (D)world on fire.
You came and (C)gift ed us;
and your love, it (D)lift ed us
high er and high er.
(Em)Keep it up
and (Am7)we’ll be there what’s (Am7)at in’ your side.
(Em)Say you will
(Am7)sing your songs for (Cmaj9)ev er more (ev er more).
Gon na be some (G)sweet sounds
(Em)com in’ down
(C)on the (Am)night shift.
I bet you’re (C)sing in’ proud,
oh, I bet you (G)pull a crowd.
Gon na be a (G)long night, it’s gon na be (Em)al right
(C)on the (Am)night shift.
You found an (C)oth er home, I know you’re (D)not a lone
on the (G)night shift.
Oh,
you found an (C)oth er home, I know you’re (D)not a lone
on the (G)night shift.
(Em)night shift.
Gon na be some (G)night shift.
This page shows “Nightshift” by The Commodores in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 100 BPM, a medium-difficulty arrangement — try slowing the tempo down using the BPM control.