Mannheim Nights (Cm)

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Intro: Both

The shadows stretch across the altes stone floor

Down winding steps to Mannheim’s core

Tom tunes up and the laughter grows loud

Friday night magic is drawing a crowd

Verse 1: Sting

He sets down his briefcase and picks up the strings

Old worries fading as the melody rings

From courtrooms by day to the stage by night

Tom finds his freedom beneath gold lights

Pre-Chorus: Cheb Mami

We welcome the rhythm and open the door

The taste of old memories drifting ashore

Tonight we are brothers and sisters in sound

Let’s gather together with roots unbound

Chorus: Both

Every Friday night the city comes alive

Down below in Alex’s club there’s Tom inside

Guitar in his hands and a fire in his eyes

Dreaming under Mannheim lights

Post-Chorus: Both

Oh oh oh oh oh

Desert roads in the echo’s cry

Oh oh oh oh oh

Mannheim dreams can fly high

Verse 2: Cheb Mami

I see the faces shining as Tom strums out the song

Hands raised up together as we sing along

From Oran to Mannheim bring the desert wind

Tonight the boundaries fade, let the world begin

Pre-Chorus: Sting

He plays for the hope, he plays for the night

With a gentle smile and fingers so light

Calling for unity across the room

His music in bloom

Chorus: Both

Every Friday night the city comes alive

Down below in Alex’s club there’s Tom inside

Guitar in his hands and a fire in his eyes

Dreaming under Mannheim lights

Post-Chorus: Both

Oh oh oh oh oh

Desert roads in the echo’s cry

Oh oh oh oh oh

Mannheim dreams can fly high[Bridge: Sting & Cheb Mami]

Tom’s laughter rings out, the strings begin to dance

Footsteps on the old floor, everyone gets a chance

East meets the West in each chord and refrain

Sharing the dream again and again

Chorus: Both

Every Friday night the city comes alive

Down below in Alex’s club there’s Tom inside

Guitar in his hands and a fire in his eyes

Dreaming under Mannheim lights

Post-Chorus: Both

Oh oh oh oh oh

Desert roads in the echo’s cry

Oh oh oh[Chorus: Both]

Every Friday night the city comes alive

Down below in Alex’s club there’s Tom inside

Guitar in his hands and a fire in his eyes

Dreaming under Mannheim lights

Post-Chorus: Both

Oh oh oh oh oh

Desert roads in the echo’s cry

Oh oh oh oh oh

Mannheim dreams can fly high

Verse 2: Cheb Mami

I see the faces shining as Tom strums out the song

Hands raised up together as we sing along

From Oran to Mannheim bring the desert wind

Tonight the boundaries fade, let the world begin

Pre-Chorus: Sting

He plays for the hope, he plays for the night

With a gentle smile and fingers so light

Calling for unity across the room

His music in bloom

Chorus: Both

Every Friday night the city comes alive

Down below in Alex’s club there’s Tom inside

Guitar in his hands and a fire in his eyes

Dreaming under Mannheim lights

Post-Chorus: Both

Oh oh oh oh oh

Desert roads in the echo’s cry

Oh oh oh oh oh

Mannheim dreams can fly high[Bridge: Sting & Cheb Mami]

Tom’s laughter rings out, the strings begin to dance

Footsteps on the old floor, everyone gets a chance

East meets the West in each chord and refrain

Sharing the dream again and again

Chorus: Both

Every Friday night the city comes alive

Down below in Alex’s club there’s Tom inside

Guitar in his hands and a fire in his eyes

Dreaming under Mannheim lights

Post-Chorus: Both

Oh oh oh oh oh

Desert roads in the echo’s cry

Oh oh oh oh oh

Mannheim dreams[Chorus: Both]

Every Friday night the city comes alive

Down below in Alex’s club there’s Tom inside

Guitar in his hands and a fire in his eyes

Dreaming under Mannheim lights

Post-Chorus: Both

Oh oh oh oh oh

Desert roads in the echo’s cry

Oh oh oh oh oh

Mannheim dreams can fly high

Bridge 2: Cheb Mami & Sting

One rhythm one dream lifting us higher

Tom’s song burning like a desert fire

Boundaries fall when voices combine

In Alex’s basement we blur every line

Chorus: Both

Every Friday night the city comes alive

Down below in Alex’s club there’s Tom inside

Guitar in his hands and a fire in his eyes

Dreaming under Mannheim lights

Post-Chorus: Both

Oh oh oh oh oh

Hands are waving through the night

Oh oh oh oh oh

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