Massive Nights — The Hold Steady
Chords and lyrics for Massive Nights by The Hold Steady (key of E).
Intro
[B] [E] [F#] [E]
Verse
The [B]guys were feeling good about their
[E]liquor [F#]run[E]
The [B]girls were kinda flirting with the
[E]setting [F#]sun[E]
We [B]all kinda fumbled through the
[E]Jitterbug[E][F#]
We were [B]all powered up on some [E]new
upper [F#]drug[E]
[B]Everyone was funny and [E]everyone was pretty
And [F#]everyone was coming towards the
[E]center of the city
[B] The dance floor was crowded,
the [E]bathrooms were worse
We [F#]kissed in your car and we
[E]drank from your purse
Bridge
[G#m] I had my mouth on her nose
[C#m] When the chaperone said that we were
[E]dancing too close
Chorus
We had some [B]massive nights [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
every [F#]song was right [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
All that [B]wine was tight [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
And your [F#]friends were pretty cool
[E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
And my friends were acting cool
Verse
And there [B]weren't any fights[E]
There's [F#]usually one or two [E](usually one or two)
Some [B]guys they get a little bit [E]uptight
Some [F#]girls they got something to [E]prove
(usually one or two)
We had some [B]massive highs[E]
We had some [F#]crushing lows[E]
We had some [B]lusty little [E]crushes
We had those [F#]all ages hardcore [E]matinee shows
Bridge
[G#m] I was down on my knees when the
[C#m]chaperone said that it was [E]time for me to leave
Chorus
We had some [B]massive nights [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
And every [F#]song was right [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
All that [B]wine was tight [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
And your [F#]friends were pretty cool
[E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
And my friends were acting cool
And there [B]weren't any fights [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
There's [F#]usually one or two [E](usually one or two)
Some [B]guys they get a little bit [E]uptight
(woh-oh-oh-oh)
Some [F#]girls they got something to [E]prove (there’s usually one or two)
We had some [B]massive nights [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
We had some [F#]massive nights [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
We had some[B] massive nights [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
We had some [F#]massive nights [E](woh-oh-oh-oh)
Chorus
We had some [C#]massive nights [F#](woh-oh-oh-oh)
and every [G#]song was right [F#](woh-oh-oh-oh)
All that wine[C#] was tight [F#](woh-oh-oh-oh)
Your [G#]friends were pretty cool
[F#](woh-oh-oh-oh)
And my friends were acting cool
Outro
[C#] She had the gun in her mouth
[E] And she was shooting up at her dreams
[G#] When the chaperone said [B]that we'd [F#]been
[E]crowned The king and the queen
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