Midnight Special
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Category:Calm
Link:Performance Example
Notes:An old American folk song and prison ballad, famously covered by Lead Belly and Creedence Clearwater Revival.

 

first verse strum single arpeggiated chords

GWell you wake up in the mor-Cnin', you hear the work bell Gring

And they march you to the Dtable to see the same old Gthing

Ain't no food upon the Ctable and no pork up in the Gpan

But you better not com-Dplain boy you get in trouble with the Gman G7

 

Let the Midnight CSpecial shine a light on Gme

Let the Midnight DSpecial shine a light on Gme G7

Let the Midnight CSpecial shine a light on Gme

Let the Midnight DSpecial D7shine an ever lovin' light on Gme

 

GYonder come miss C7Rosie, how in the world did you Gknow?

By the way she wears her Dapron, and the clothes she Gwore

Umbrella on her C7shoulder, piece of paper in her Ghand

She come to see the Dgov'nor, she wants to free her Gman G7

 

Let the Midnight CSpecial shine a light on Gme

Let the Midnight DSpecial shine a light on Gme G7

Let the Midnight CSpecial shine a light on Gme

Let the Midnight DSpecial D7shine an ever lovin' light on Gme

 

GIf you're ever in C7Houston, well, you better do the Gright

You better not Dgamble, there, you better not Gfight, at all

Or the sheriff will C7grab ya and the boys will bring you Gdown

The next thing you Dknow, boy, oh! you're prison Gbound G7

 

Let the Midnight CSpecial shine a light on Gme

Let the Midnight DSpecial shine a light on Gme G7

Let the Midnight CSpecial shine a light on Gme

Let the Midnight DSpecial D7shine an ever lovin' light on Gme

 

Let the Midnight CSpecial shine a light on Gme

Let the Midnight DSpecial shine a light on Gme G7

Let the Midnight CSpecial shine a light on Gme

Let the Midnight DSpecial D7shine an ever lovin' light on Gme

 

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Chords Used

CC7D
D7GG7