Midnight Special
Category: | Calm |
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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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