A                   D 
Old man, young man, preacher saying amen
A                      E
Taking up collections, playing on the bass drum
A            G          E         A      D D D E
How come the city never sleeps at night?

A                    D 
Red cars, blue cars, payment overdue cars
A                      E
Cops with indigestion, millionaires and sun bums
A            G          E         A      D D D E
How come the city never sleeps at night?

A                        D 
Short girls, tall girls, happy that they’re all girls
A                            E
Walking with tonight’s love, holding hands and then sung
A            G          E         A      D D D E 
How come the city never sleeps at night?

A                    D 
Good guys, bad guys, win and place show guys
A                            E
Losers with their hands out, pigeons begging bread crumbs  
A            G          E         A      D D D E 
How come the city never sleeps at night?

A                          D 
Long nights, short nights, bungalows and good-nights
A                         E
Dreams and conversations, not a single holmium
A            G          E         A      D D D E 
How come the city never sleeps at night?