Key: D major
Verse 1
C
Along about dark thirty
and you feel real flirty
G
And you wanna start a runnin' around
F
Well you put off your study,
G
call your best school buddy
F
G
C
Then proceed to paint up the town
You're told to be back at nine,
but you're havin' a time
G
Then you come home as late as can be
F
Still you don't go to bed,
G
F
you stay up instead
G
Cause you gotta watch your little
C
TV
G
Night owl, night owl,
D
what you gonna do
When the teacher finally
G
catches on to you?
Night owl, night owl,
D
better study hard
There'll be no datin' when your
G
daddy gets your report card
C
Oh well, you're up in a stew
because your homework's due
You didn't get your book reviewed
G
F
You tell the teacher, man,
G
that you didn't understand
F
G
C
You'll get it in a day or two
G
D
Night owl, night owl, you've done it again
You didn't get to school
G
until a half past ten
D
Night owl, if you have a big weekend
You better tear up the note
G
that your teacher sent
C
You got a promise from your mama
That the day will have to wait
G
It looks like you'll never ever win
But you play it real cool
F
G
C
You do better in school than the
G
C
G
F
G
night owl flies again
A night of fives again
C
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsC G F D
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