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Did You Know? Bob Seger wrote Night Moves after watching the film American Graffiti. The coming of age song is autobiographical and he wanted to capture the "Freedom and looseness" of his teens. It took Bob over 6 months to finish writing the song but only 9 takes to record and it was the song that turned Bob from a popular regional favourite to a national star.
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Difficulty Level Of Original Recorded Song: Blue Pick
Most Advanced Rhythm: Orange Pick
Most Advanced Chord Change: Blue Pick (White Pick when played with Django chords only, Orange Pick when played with open chords only)
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Night Moves Chords And Strumming, Bob Seger
Django Chords: (capo fret 1)
Django C chord
Django G chord
Django D chord
Django A chord
Django F chord
Django Em chord
Django Bm chord
Strumming:
Verse -
"The Bouncer": |D D U D D U |
"The Driver*": |D D U D U D U |
Chorus -
"The Driver": |D D D U D U |
Tempo: 119 bpm Key: Db
Intro -
||G - - - |G - - F |C - - - |C - - F ||x2
Verse 1 -
||G - - - |G - - F |C - - - |C - - F ||x5
|G - - - |G - - F |C - - - |C - - D |
(G) I was a little too tall, could've used a few pounds (F)
(C) Tight pants points, hardly renowned (F)
(G) She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes (F)
(C) And points of her own, sittin' way up high (F)
(G) (F) (C) way up firm and high (F)
(G) Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy (F)
(C) Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy (F)
(G) Workin' on mysteries without any clues (F) (C) (D)
Chorus -
||Em - - D |C - - D ||x2
|Em - - D |C - - - |
||G - - - |G - - F |C - - - |C - - F ||x2
Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C)
Tryin' to make (D)some (Em) front page drive-in (D)news (C)
(D)Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C)
(G) In the summertime (F)
(C) Umm (F) (G) in the sweet summertime (F) (C) (F)
Verse 2 -
||G - - - |G - - F |C - - - |C - - F ||x3
|G - - - |G - - F |C - - - |C - - D |
(G)We weren't in love, oh no, far from it (F)
(C) We weren't searchin' for some pie in the sky summit (F)
(G) We were just young and restless and bored (F) (C) livin' by the sword (F)
(G) And we'd steal away every chance we could (F)
(C) To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods (F)
(G) I used her, she used me but neither one cared (F)
(C) We were gettin' our share (D)
Chorus -
||Em - - D |C - - D ||x2
|Em - - D |C - - - |
||G - - - |G - - F |C - - - |C - - F ||x2
Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C)
Tryin' to lose (D)some (Em) awkward teenage blues (D)blues (C)
(D)Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C) mmm
(G) and it was summertime (F)
(C) Mmm (F) (G) sweet summertime summer(F)time (C) (F)
Middle 8 -
|Em (1 strum)|- - Em D |G (1 strum)|G (1 strum)|
/1 strum for each chord/
|C - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C - - - |C - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |
/The Bouncer/
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|G (1 strum)|- - - -|
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |- - - -|
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |- - - -|
|Em (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |- - - -|
|Em (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |- - - -|
|Em (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |C (1 strum) |
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|
/1 strum for each chord/
(Em) (D) (G)
(C)Oh (G)wonderin' (C) felt the lightning, yeah
(F) And I waited on the thunder (D) waited on the thunder
(G) I woke last night to the sound of thunder
(C) How far off I sat and wondered?
(G) Started hummin' a song from 1962
(C) Ain't it funny how the night (Em)moves?
(C) When you just don't seem to (Em)have as much to lose (C)
Strange how the (Em)night moves (C)
With autumn closin' in (G)
Ending -
||G - - - |G - - F |C - - - |C - - F ||x8
|Em - - - |Em - - - |Bm - - - |Bm - - - |
|A - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G
(G) (F) (C) Mmm, (F) (G) night moves (F) (C) mmm (F)
(G)(Night moves) night moves (F)
(C)(Night moves) yeah (F)
(G)(Night moves) I remember (F)
(C)(Night moves) ah, I sure remember the night moves (F)
(G)(Night moves) ain't it funny how you remember? (F)
(C)(Night moves) funny how you remember (F)
(G)(Night moves) I remember, I remember, I remember, I (F)remember
(C)(Night moves) oh, oh, oh (F)
(G)(Night moves) we were workin', workin' and (F)practicin'
(C)(Night moves) workin' and practicin' (F)
(G)(Night moves) oh, on the night moves, (F)night moves
(C)(Night moves) (F)oh
(G)(Night moves) I remember, yeah, (F)yeah, yeah, I remember
(C)(Night moves) (F)ooh
(G)(Night moves) I remember, Lord I remember (F)
(C)(Night moves) Lord I remember ha, ha (F)
(Em) (Bm) (A) (C)
(G) I remember, I remember (G)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Orange Pick Level
Night Moves Chords And Strumming, Bob Seger
Open Chords: (capo fret 1)
Open C chord
Open C∆7 chord
Open G chord
Open G7 chord
Open D chord
Open Am chord
Open F∆7 chord
Open Em chord
Open Bm7 chord
Strumming:
Verse -
"The Bouncer*": |D X U D X U |
"The Driver*": |D X U D U D U |
Chorus -
"The Driver": |D D D U D U |
Middle 8 -
"The Driver**": |(m) (m)U D U D U |
Tempo: 119 bpm Key: Db
Intro -
||G - - - |G - -F∆7-C|C - - - |C - -F∆7- ||x2
Verse 1 -
||G - - - |G - -F∆7-C|C - - - |C - -F∆7- ||x5
|G - - - |G - -F∆7-C|C - - - |C - -D- |
(G) I was a little too tall, could've used a few pounds (F∆7)
(C) Tight pants points, hardly renowned (F∆7)
(G) She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes (F∆7)
(C) And points of her own, sittin' way up high (F∆7)
(G) (F∆7) (C) way up firm and high (F∆7)
(G) Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy (F∆7)
(C) Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy (F∆7)
(G) Workin' on mysteries without any clues (F∆7) (C) (D)
Chorus -
||Em - -D - |C - -D - ||x2
|Em - -D - |C - C∆7 - |
||G - - - |G - -F∆7-C|C - - - |C - -F∆7- ||x2
Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C)
Tryin' to make (D)some (Em) front page drive-in (D)news (C)
(D)Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C) (C∆7)
(G) In the summertime (F∆7)
(C) Umm (F∆7) (G) in the sweet summertime (F∆7) (C) (F∆7)
Verse 2 -
||G - - - |G - -F∆7-C|C - - - |C - -F∆7- ||x3
|G - - - |G - -F∆7-C|C - - - |C - -D- |
(G)We weren't in love, oh no, far from it (F∆7)
(C) We weren't searchin' for some pie in the sky summit (F∆7)
(G) We were just young and restless and bored (F∆7) (C) livin' by the sword (F∆7)
(G) And we'd steal away every chance we could (F∆7)
(C) To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods (F∆7)
(G) I used her, she used me but neither one cared (F∆7)
(C) We were gettin' our share (D)
Chorus -
||Em - -D - |C - -D - ||x2
|Em - -D - |C - C∆7 - |
||G - - - |G - -F∆7-C|C - - - |C - -F∆7- ||x2
Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C)
Tryin' to lose (D)some (Em) awkward teenage blues (D)blues (C)
(D)Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C) mmm
(G) and it was summertime (F∆7)
(C) Mmm (F∆7) (G) sweet summertime summer(F∆7)time (C) (F∆7)
Middle 8 -
|Em (1 strum)|- -Em-D- |G (1 strum)|G7 (1 strum)|
/1 strum/Driver**/ 1 strum / 1 strum /
|C∆7 - - - |C∆7 - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C∆7 - - - |C∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |F∆7 - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |
/The Bouncer/
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|G (1 strum)|- - - -|
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|C∆7 (1 strum)|- - - -|
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|C∆7 (1 strum)|- - - -|
|Em (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |- - - -|
|Em (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |- - - -|
|Em (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |C∆7 (1 strum)|
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|
/1 strum for each chord/
(Em) (D) (G) (G7)
(C∆7)Oh (G)wonderin' (C∆7) felt the lightning, yeah
(F∆7) And I waited on the thunder (D) waited on the thunder
(G) I woke last night to the sound of thunder
(C∆7) How far off I sat and wondered?
(G) Started hummin' a song from 1962
(C∆7) Ain't it funny how the night (Em)moves?
(C) When you just don't seem to (Em)have as much to lose (C)
Strange how the (Em)night moves (C) (C∆7)
With autumn closin' in (G)
Ending -
||G - - - |G - -F∆7-C|C - - - |C - -F∆7- ||x8
|Em - - - |Em - - - |Bm7 - - - |Bm7 - - - |
|Am - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G
(G) (F∆7) (C) Mmm, (F∆7) (G) night moves (F∆7) (C) mmm (F∆7)
(G)(Night moves) night moves (F∆7)
(C)(Night moves) yeah (F∆7)
(G)(Night moves) I remember (F∆7)
(C)(Night moves) ah, I sure remember the night moves (F∆7)
(G)(Night moves) ain't it funny how you remember? (F∆7)
(C)(Night moves) funny how you remember (F∆7)
(G)(Night moves) I remember, I remember, I remember, I (F∆7)remember
(C)(Night moves) oh, oh, oh (F∆7)
(G)(Night moves) we were workin', workin' and (F∆7)practicin'
(C)(Night moves) workin' and practicin' (F∆7)
(G)(Night moves) oh, on the night moves, (F∆7)night moves
(C)(Night moves) (F∆7)oh
(G)(Night moves) I remember, yeah, (F∆7)yeah, yeah, I remember
(C)(Night moves) (F∆7)ooh
(G)(Night moves) I remember, Lord I remember (F∆7)
(C)(Night moves) Lord I remember ha, ha (F∆7)
(Em) (Bm7) (Am) (C)
(G) I remember, I remember (G)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Blue Pick Level
Night Moves Chords And Strumming, Bob Seger
Open Chords: (capo fret 1)
Open C chord
Open C∆7 chord
Open G chord
Open G7 chord
Open D chord
Open Am chord
Open Em chord
Barre Chords:
Barre F chord
Barre Bm chord
Strumming:
Verse -
"The Bouncer*": |D X U D X U |
"The Driver*": |D X U D U D U |
Chorus -
"The Driver": |D D D U D U |
Middle 8 -
"The Driver**": |(m) (m)U D U D U |
Tempo: 119 bpm Key: Db
Intro -
||G - - - |G - -F -C|C - - - |C - -F - ||x2
Verse 1 -
||G - - - |G - -F -C|C - - - |C - -F - ||x5
|G - - - |G - -F -C|C - - - |C - -D-|
(G) I was a little too tall, could've used a few pounds (F)
(C) Tight pants points, hardly renowned (F)
(G) She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes (F)
(C) And points of her own, sittin' way up high (F)
(G) (F) (C) way up firm and high (F)
(G) Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy (F)
(C) Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy (F)
(G) Workin' on mysteries without any clues (F) (C) (D)
Chorus -
||Em - -D - |C - -D - ||x2
|Em - -D - |C - C∆7 - |
||G - - - |G - -F -C|C - - - |C - -F - ||x2
Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C)
Tryin' to make (D)some (Em) front page drive-in (D)news (C)
(D)Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C) (C∆7)
(G) In the summertime (F)
(C) Umm (F) (G) in the sweet summertime (F) (C) (F)
Verse 2 -
||G - - - |G - -F -C|C - - - |C - -F - ||x3
|G - - - |G - -F -C|C - - - |C - -D-|
(G)We weren't in love, oh no, far from it (F)
(C) We weren't searchin' for some pie in the sky summit (F)
(G) We were just young and restless and bored (F) (C) livin' by the sword (F)
(G) And we'd steal away every chance we could (F)
(C) To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods (F)
(G) I used her, she used me but neither one cared (F)
(C) We were gettin' our share (D)
Chorus -
||Em - -D - |C - -D - ||x2
|Em - -D - |C - C∆7 - |
||G - - - |G - -F -C|C - - - |C - -F - ||x2
Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C)
Tryin' to lose (D)some (Em) awkward teenage blues (D)blues (C)
(D)Workin' on our (Em)night moves (D) (C) mmm
(G) and it was summertime (F)
(C) Mmm (F) (G) sweet summertime summer(F)time (C) (F)
Middle 8 -
|Em (1 strum)|- -Em-D- |G (1 strum)|G7 (1 strum)|
/1 strum /Driver**/ 1 strum /1 strum /
|C∆7 - - - |C∆7 - - - |G - - - |G - - - |
|C∆7 - - - |C∆7 - - - |F - - - |F - - - |
|D - - - |D - - - |
/The Bouncer/
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|G (1 strum)|- - - -|
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|C∆7 (1 strum)|- - - -|
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|C∆7 (1 strum)|- - - -|
|Em (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |- - - -|
|Em (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |- - - -|
|Em (1 strum)|- - - -|C (1 strum) |C∆7 (1 strum)|
|G (1 strum)|- - - -|
/1 strum for each chord/
(Em) (D) (G) (G7)
(C∆7)Oh (G)wonderin' (C∆7) felt the lightning, yeah
(F) And I waited on the thunder (D) waited on the thunder
(G) I woke last night to the sound of thunder
(C∆7) How far off I sat and wondered?
(G) Started hummin' a song from 1962
(C∆7) Ain't it funny how the night (Em)moves?
(C) When you just don't seem to (Em)have as much to lose (C)
Strange how the (Em)night moves (C) (C∆7)
With autumn closin' in (G)
Ending -
||G - - - |G - -F -C|C - - - |C - -F - ||x8
|Em - - - |Em - - - |Bm - - - |Bm - - - |
|Am - - - |C - - - |G - - - |G
(G) (F) (C) Mmm, (F) (G) night moves (F) (C) mmm (F)
(G)(Night moves) night moves (F)
(C)(Night moves) yeah (F)
(G)(Night moves) I remember (F)
(C)(Night moves) ah, I sure remember the night moves (F)
(G)(Night moves) ain't it funny how you remember? (F)
(C)(Night moves) funny how you remember (F)
(G)(Night moves) I remember, I remember, I remember, I (F)remember
(C)(Night moves) oh, oh, oh (F)
(G)(Night moves) we were workin', workin' and (F)practicin'
(C)(Night moves) workin' and practicin' (F)
(G)(Night moves) oh, on the night moves, (F)night moves
(C)(Night moves) (F)oh
(G)(Night moves) I remember, yeah, (F)yeah, yeah, I remember
(C)(Night moves) (F)ooh
(G)(Night moves) I remember, Lord I remember (F)
(C)(Night moves) Lord I remember ha, ha (F)
(Em) (Bm) (Am) (C)
(G) I remember, I remember (G)
Final Chord Strum: G
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Night Moves Lyrics
I was a little too tall, could've used a few pounds
Tight pants points, hardly renowned
She was a black-haired beauty with big dark eyes
And points of her own, sittin' way up high
Way up firm and high
Out past the cornfields where the woods got heavy
Out in the back seat of my '60 Chevy
Workin' on mysteries without any clues
Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to make some front page drive-in news
Workin' on our night moves
In the summertime
Umm, in the sweet summertime
We weren't in love, oh no, far from it
We weren't searchin' for some pie in the sky summit
We were just young and restless and bored
Livin' by the sword
And we'd steal away every chance we could
To the backroom, to the alley or the trusty woods
I used her, she used me but neither one cared
We were gettin' our share
Workin' on our night moves
Tryin' to lose the awkward teenage blues
Workin' on our night moves
Mmm, and it was summertime
Mmm, sweet, summertime, summertime
Oh, wonderin'
Felt the lightning, yeah
And I waited on the thunder
Waited on the thunder
I woke last night to the sound of thunder
How far off I sat and wondered?
Started hummin' a song from 1962
Ain't it funny how the night moves?
When you just don't seem to have as much to lose
Strange how the night moves
With autumn closin' in
Mmm, night moves, mmm
(Night moves) night moves
(Night moves) yeah
(Night moves) I remember
(Night moves) ah, I sure remember the night moves
(Night moves) ain't it funny how you remember?
(Night moves) funny how you remember
(Night moves) I remember, I remember, I remember, I remember
(Night moves) oh, oh, oh
we were workin', workin' and practicin'
(Night moves) workin' and practicin'
(Night moves) oh, on the night moves, night moves
(Night moves) oh
(Night moves) I remember, yeah, yeah, yeah, I remember
(Night moves) ooh
(Night moves) I remember, Lord I remember, Lord I remember
(Night moves) ha, ha, ooh-hoo
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah
Uh huh, uh huh
I remember, I remember
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