Written by Artist Dubose/Fred Gibson/Matthew Samuels/Ed Sheeran/Jahaan Sweet/Robert Williams
Intro: Em Am
Em Am
Em
I've been up for a thousand nights
Am Em
New York to London, different city every day, yeah
Am Em
Playin' on, playin' on, puttin' on 50 thousand lights
Am Em
Oh, I've been gone so long, gettin' up and gettin' faded
Am
So I'm on, keepin' on, stayin' up for a thousand nights 
Verse 1:
Em
This the type of shit we used to dream of (Yeah, yeah)
Am
Bad bitch look like Mona Lisa (Mona Lisa)
Em
Flippin' off a yacht in Ibiza (Splash, water)
Am
Clear port, hasta la vista
Em
Do it all again when we touchdown, everything bust down
Am7
Teacher said I would lose, I be like, "What now?"
Em
I started makin' moves, they showin' me love now
Am
Lit like a light bulb 'cause, bitch, I'm the plug now
Em
And now you know we poppin', we bubble like soda pop
Am
And I see it, I like it, I wake up, pull up, and go and cop it
Em
The millions get wired, them Benny hunnids still go in pocket
I party with Ed Sheeran, my homies still hold the rocket
Em
'Cause I'm so hood, it don't make no sense
Am
Still remember the times I couldn't pay my rent
Em
Now, I walk in a stadium, tell 'em, "Play my shit"
And they gon' sing like this
Em
I've been up for a thousand nights
Am Em
New York to London, different city every day, yeah
Am Em
Playin' on, playin' on, puttin' on 50 thousand lights
Am Em
Oh, I've been gone so long, gettin' up and gettin' faded
Am
So I'm on, keepin' on, stayin' up for a thousand nights
Verse 2:
Em
Last night, I played a show at a stadium in Atlanta
Am
Husband and wives, daddies and daughters with the cameras
Em
I never thought it would get this big, but what does it matter?
Am
Everything is already part of a plan
Em
I remember, damn, me and my man inside of this Sprinter van
Am
200 a night, end of 2010
Em
Stayin' up in every city's Holiday Inn
Am
If it wasn't there, then I was at the couch of a friend's
Em Am
Weatherspoon's was an easy option to get a cheaper lunch and
£2 pint, the waitress maybe leave her number
Em
Onto the next town, but now it's to the next continent (Woo)
Am
And I don't think it's gonna be stoppin' anytime soon
Em
Birds eye view, pay my dues for a two-mile queue
Am Em
Don't need to read reviews if you can't do the things I do
Oh, let me invite you to my world
Em
I've been up for a thousand nights
Am Em
New York to London, different city every day, yeah
Am Em
Playin' on, playin' on, puttin' on 50 thousand lights
Am Em
Oh, I've been gone so long, gettin' up and gettin' faded
Am
So I'm on, keepin' on, stayin' up for a thousand nights
Verse 3:
Em
Mmm, I'm so faded, yeah
Am
I don't even know how much I made this year
I'm so used to bein' on some player shit
Cheated on my girlfriend with a fiendish bitch
Em
Hoodie on pull up, just like the Reaper, yeah
Am7
I do this on the regular, make you seem off, yeah
Em
St. Laurent, Gucci sweater, the red and green Moncler
Am7
Me and Meek and Ed Sheeran just like the Beatles, yeah
Em
From her head to her toe, she know she be flee, yeah
Am
Everyday, I be seein' her and Selena, yeah
Em
She wanna come closer, but I don't see us there
Am
I'm not a regular person, I be low-key all year
Em
From New York out to London she was, she was with me all the time
Am
And I've been on the road, so I know she couldn't call my line
Em
And now I see she got her ass and titties done for a thousand likes, meh
Em
I've been up for a thousand nights
Am Em
New York to London, different city every day, yeah
Am Em
Playin' on, playin' on, puttin' on 50 thousand lights
Am Em
Oh, I've been gone so long, gettin' up and gettin' faded
Am
So I'm on, keepin' on, stayin' up for a thousand nights
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