The Nightfly chords by Donald Fagen

Artist: Donald Fagen
Song: The Nightfly
Album: The Nightfly
Transcribed by: Charles Seymour


INTRO

Am7  Em C
G D F6
B7  Em
C9 Am7 F#aug

STANZA 1

Gmadd9    G
I'm Lester...

Gmaj7   G6
Hello...

Gsus4     Am Em
Won't you...

      Am   Em
Respect...

D G   G Em   C Em  C G F#aug



STANZA 2

as stanza 1 except drop the final F#aug



CHORUS 1

Em   D    C
An independent...

G D F6
WJAZ

   B7   Em
With jazz...

C9     Am7 Em G6
>From the...

     A G
Sweet...

F#7     B7#5  E Esus
Tonight...

A      Am
Late line...

G6    G   Gmaj7/6
Til the sun...

F#m Am D Gmaj7 C Am F#aug



STANZAS 3 & 4

As stanzas 1 & 2 respectively



CHORUS 2

As chorus 1 except last line; after the Gmaj7/6,
play this: F#m Am C C#dim


BRIDGE

B7      F#madd9
You'd never...

B7     E6 E
But once...

   Ebm7   E
When love...

C#m  Bmaj7 Absus7 F#6

Bmaj7    Cm7b5
I sometimes...

F#/C#      B A
What happened...

  Ebm7   E
The answer's...

    Abm Ebm Baug F#m
It was you, you

    E  D
It was you

A6   Cdim Em A Eb C F#aug
Tonight...


INSTRUMENTAL BREAK
per stanzas 1 & 2


CHORUS 3
As chorus 1 except after the Gmaj7/6 end on F#m.


Definitions:

Gmadd9 {3x0335}
Gsus {3x001x}
F#aug {xx4332}
Gmaj7/6 {3x4430}
F#madd9 {2xx224}
Absus7 {464644}
Cm7b5 {x3434x}
F#/C# {x44322}
Baug {x2x443}