Midnight Special chords by Paul McCartney

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

½ : Half measure


Intro: (Spoken)
D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD  D MajorD

Verse 1:
D MajorD            G+G     G+G           D MajorD
 I Wake up early in the mo-orning, I hear the ding-dong ding,
D MajorD          A augmentedA   A augmentedA          D MajorD
 Come walking to the ta-ble, I see the same damn thing
            G+G    G+G           D MajorD
Knife and fork upon the ta-ble, piece of paper in m-y hand
D MajorD         A augmentedA    A augmentedA              D MajorD
Nothing I can do about it, what is the trouble with the man

Chorus:
         G+G    G+G         D MajorD
Let the midnight spe-cial, shine a light on me
D MajorD         A augmentedA    A augmentedA         A augmentedA ½  D MajorD ½   D MajorD
 Let the midnight spe-cial, shine it's ever loving light on me Yeah

Verse 2:
D MajorD            G+G     G+G         D MajorD
Well If you ever been to Nash-ville,  you better act right
D MajorD        A augmentedA    A augmentedA           D MajorD
 You better not gam-ble, and a you better not fight
        G+G    D MajorD          D MajorD
Sheriff will arrest you, and he'll carry you down
D MajorD             A augmentedA    A augmentedA          D MajorD
 But if the jury vote you gui-lty, you are a 'tentiary bound

Chorus:
         G+G    G+G         D MajorD
Let the midnight spe-cial, shine a light on me-e
D MajorD         A augmentedA    A augmentedA            A augmentedA ½   D MajorD ½   D MajorD
 Let the midnight spe-cial, shine it's ever loving light on me-e-e Ohoooo

Instrumental:
| D MajorD // G+G // | G+G //// | G+G // D MajorD // | D MajorD //// | D MajorD // A augmentedA // | A augmentedA //// |

| A augmentedA //// | A augmentedA // G+G // | G+G //// | G+G //// | D MajorD //// | D MajorD // A augmentedA // |

| A augmentedA //// | A augmentedA // D MajorD // | A augmentedA // D MajorD // |

Verse 3:
     D MajorD      G+G     G+G          D MajorD
I Wake up early in the mor-ning, I hear the ding-dong di-ing
D MajorD          A augmentedA   A augmentedA          D MajorD
I go walking to the ta-ble, I see the same damn thing
            G+G   G+G           D MajorD
Knife and fork upon the ta-ble, piece of paper in my ha-and
D MajorD             A augmentedA    A augmentedA             D MajorD
There's nothing I can do about it, I get in trouble with the man

Outro:
         G+G    G+G         D MajorD
Let the midnight spe-cial, shine a light on me-e-eee
D MajorD         A augmentedA    A augmentedA           A augmentedA ½   D MajorD
 Let the midnight spe-cial, shine it's ever lover light on me
         G+G ½ G+G            D MajorD ½ D MajorD
Let the midnight spe-cial, shine it's light on meee Oh Yeah
    D MajorD ½   A augmentedA ½ A augmentedA        A augmentedA          D MajorD
Let the midnight spe-cial, shine it's ever loving light on me
         G+G     G+G          D MajorD
Let the midnight spe-cial, shine it's light on meeee
D MajorD         A augmentedA     A augmentedA            A augmentedA ½   D MajorD
 Let the midnight spe-cial, shine it's ever loving light on me
          G+G     G+G        D MajorD ½
Oh Let the midnight spe-cial, shine a light on me
D MajorD       D MajorD ½   A augmentedA     A augmentedA           A augmentedA ½   D MajorD    D MajorD  D MajorD
  Oh Let the midnight spe-cial, shine is til a loving light on me-e Ohoo