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Bob Seger - Night Moves Chords

Chord reference G, F, C, D, Dm, Em
Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[G]I was a little too tall, could’ve used a few pounds [F] Tight [C]pants points hardly reknown [F] [G]She was a black haired beauty with big dark eyes [F] [C]And points all her own sitting way up high [D][G][Dm] [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]Working on mysteries without any clues [D] [C]Working on our [Em]night moves [C] [C]Tryingg to make some [Em]front page drive-in [C]news Working on our [Em]night moves [C][G]in the summertime [F] [C]Oooh [F][G]In the sweet summertime [F][C]

[G]We weren’t in love oh no far from it [C]We weren’t searching for some pie in the sky summit [G]We were just young and restless and bored [C]Living by the sword [G]And we’d steal away every chance we could [G]To the backroom, the alley, the trusty woods [F] [G]I used her she used me [G]But neither one cared [C]We were getting our share

Working on our [Em]night moves [C]Trying to lose the [Em]awkward teenage blues [C]Working on out [Em]night moves [C]Oooh [G]It was summertime [F][C]Ooooh [G]Sweet summer time, [F]summer time [Em][G] [C]And oh the [G]wonder, [C]felt the lightning And we [F]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 humming a song from 1962 [C] Ain’t it funny how the [Em]night 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 closing in [C][Em][G]

Artist Bob Seger
Album Night Moves
Genres Rock
Year 1976
Key G

How to Play Night Moves on Guitar?

Bob Seger - Night Moves can be played in the key of G using the G, F, C, D, Dm, Em chords.

  • For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.
  • For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
  • For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
  • For D, To play D, press fret 2 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the G string with finger 2, press fret 2 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute B.
  • For Dm, To play Dm, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 2, press fret 1 on the high E string with finger 2, let A, D ring open, mute G, B.
  • For Em, To play Em, let low E, G, B, high E ring open, mute A, D.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Night Moves with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.