Intro: G
C
Sylvia was working as a waitress in Beaumont
G D
She said, "I'm moving away, I'm gonna get what I want
G C
I'm tired of these small-town boys that don't move fast enough
G D G
I'm gonna find me one who wears a leather jacket and likes his living rough"
C
So she saved her tips and overtime and bought an old rusty car
G D
She sold 'most everything she had to make a brand new start
G C
She said, "I won't be needing these silly dresses and nylon hose
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'Cause when I get to where I'm going, I'm gonna buy me all new clothes"
C
The night's too long
G
It just drags on and on
D
And then there's never enough
G
That's when the sun starts coming up
C D
Don't let go of her hand
G C
You just might be the right man
D C
She loves the night
D C
She loves the night
D C
She doesn't want the night
G C
Don't want it to end
G C
Don't want it to end
G C
Well, she works in an office now and she guesses the pay's all right
G D
She can buy a few new things to wear and still go out at night
G C
And as soon as she gets home from work, she wants to be out with the crowd
G D G
Where she can dance and toss her hair back and laugh out loud
C
Well, the music's playing fast and they just met
G D
He presses up against her and his shirt's all soaked with sweat
G C
And with her back against the bar, she can listen to the band
G D G
And she's holding a Corona and it's cold against her hand
C
The night's too long
G
It just drags on and on
D
And then there's never enough
G
That's when the sun starts coming up
C D
Don't let go of her hand
G C
You just might be the right man
D C
She loves the night
D C
She loves the night
D C
She doesn't want the night
G C
Don't want it to end
G C
Don't want it to end
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Don't want it to end