D C#m Bm          A             G   
         Some old hotel room in Memphis 
Bm           A                G 
   I see the city through the rain 
Bm          A       G     D/F# 
   I'm just chasing me my time 
Em                      A 
   And remembering some pain 

Bm           A          G 
   See there once was a boy 
Bm            A               G 
   And on the street he'd surely die 
Bm        A         G           D/F# 
   So the nightbird took him in 
Em                              A 
   And she taught him how to fly 


A                    G 
   See the nightbird softly fly 
                  D 
Why does she fly alone? 
                E            C        G 
Is the moonlight just a flame for her memory? 
         D     C#m 
Now she's gone 


D C#m Bm          A             G   
         Two bit bars and honky tonks 
Bm     A               G 
   Any pleasure can be found 
Bm          A       G        D/F# 
   You can get just what you want 
Em                      A 
   If you lay your money down 

Bm           A                G 
   And loney sailors do their drinking 
Bm            A             G 
   My, my, my how the brave men do die 
Bm         A         G           D/F# 
   And the nightbird sells her pleasures 
Em                      A 
   Bringing tears to my eyes 


A                    G 
   See the nightbird softly fly 
                  D 
Why does she fly alone? 
                E            C        G 
Is the moonlight just a flame for her memory? 
         D     C#m 
Now she's gone 


D C#m Bm          A             G   
         So I guess I'll go out walking 
Bm       A                 G 
   Lord, let the rain keep falling down 
Bm          A       G         D/F# 
   I guess I'll go chase some memories 
Em                      A 
   On the dark side of town 


A                    G 
   See the nightbird softly fly 
                  D 
Why does she fly alone? 
                E            C        G 
Is the moonlight just a flame for her memory? 
         D     C#m 
Now she's gone