Midnight Special Chords

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Traditional; arranged by by John Fogerty

tab transcribed by Collins Crapo <roxtar@srv.net>

Midnight Special chords by Leadbelly. 29,953 views, added to favorites 2,031 times. Difficulty: absolute beginner. Tuning: E A D G B E. Author flatwound a 2,179. G C G Let the midnight special shine a light on me D7 G Let the midnight special shine her ever loving light on me Verse C Well, you wake up in the morning G And it's the same old thing D7 Dehumanization G By the inhumane C The warden's dog is treated better G And I can't take it no more D7 Think it's time to turn some pages G No more to study war.

(initially, single, slow strums of each chord)

You hear the work bell ring[D]

You see the same old thing[D]

And no fork up in the pan[D]

You'll get in trouble with the [D]man

(now speed up tempo and strum continuously; all subsequent verses have

Let the midnight [G]special

Let the midnight [A7]special

Let the midnight [G]special

Let the midnight [A7]special

Yonder come Miss Rosie

By the way she wears her apron

Umbrella on her shoulder

She come to see the gov'nor

If you're ever in Houston

You'd better not gamble

Or the sheriff will grab ya

The next thing you know, boy

(chorus twice; 2nd time, at last line, decelerate, with break at 'light

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{t:The Midnight Special} {st:Creedence Clearwater Revival} Traditional; arranged by by John Fogerty performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival tab transcribed by Collins Crapo <roxtar@srv.net> (initially, single, slow strums of each chord) [D] Well, you wake up in the mornin'[G] You hear the work bell ring[D] And they march you to the table[A7] You see the same old thing[D] Ain't no food upon the table[G] And no fork up in the pan[D] But you'd better not complain, boy[A7] You'll get in trouble with the [D]man (now speed up tempo and strum continuously; all subsequent verses have same pattern as chorus) CHORUS: Let the midnight [G]special Shine the light on [D]me Let the midnight [A7]special Shine the light on [D]me Let the midnight [G]special Shine the light on [D]me Let the midnight [A7]special Shine the ever-lovin' [D]light on me Verse 2: Yonder come Miss Rosie How in the world did you know By the way she wears her apron And the clothes she wore Umbrella on her shoulder Piece of paper in her hand She come to see the gov'nor She wanna free her man (chorus) Verse 3: If you're ever in Houston Ooh, you'd better do right You'd better not gamble And you'd better not fight Or the sheriff will grab ya And the boys'll bring you down The next thing you know, boy Ooh, you're prison-bound (chorus twice; 2nd time, at last line, decelerate, with break at 'light on me,' to final strum of D)

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