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