Midnight Special chords by Billy Bragg

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: D MajorD Tuning (D MajorD G+G C majorC FF A augmentedA D MajorD)

Key: G+G

Difficulty: Novice

Tuning D MajorD

Verse 1:
             C majorC
oh, wake up early in the morning
          G+G
when the ding-dong rings
         A augmentedA
go walkin to the table
D MajorD           G+G
  see the same damn thing
            C majorC
knife and fork upon the table
             G+G
ain't but nothing in the pan
       A augmentedA
say anything about it
D MajorD             G+G  C majorC G+G
 get in trouble with the man

Chorus:
      C majorC
Oh, shine a light on
    G+G
shine a light on
         A7A7
let the midnight special
     D MajorD         G+G
shine its ever-loving light on me-ee
    C majorC
shine a light on and it would be long
    G+G
shine a light on
           A7A7
Oh, let the midnight special
     D MajorD          G+G C majorC G+G
shine its ever-loving light on me


Verse 2:
         C majorC
Yonder come miss Rosie,
           G+G
how in the hell'd you know?
            A augmentedA
well i know her by her apron
D MajorD          G+G
and the dress she wore
        C majorC
Umbrella on her shoulder,
           G+G
piece of paper in her hand;
            A augmentedA
She's come to tell the gov'nor,
D MajorD         G+G C majorC G+G
 'set loose my man'

Chorus:
      C majorC
Oh, shine a light on
    G+G
shine a light on
         A7A7
let the midnight special
     D MajorD         G+G
shine its ever-loving light on me-ee
    C majorC
shine a light on and it would be long
    G+G
shine a light on
           A7A7
Oh, let the midnight special
     D MajorD          G+G C majorC G+G
shine its ever-loving light on me


Verse 3:
          C majorC
if you ever go to Houston,
          G+G
Oh, you better walk right
            A augmentedA
you better not stagger, there,
D MajorD        G+G
you better not fight
                C majorC
or the police, the will arrest you
            G+G
and they will carry you down
            A augmentedA
and the next thing you know is
D MajorD           G+G C majorC G+G
you're penitentiary bound


Chorus:
      C majorC
Oh, shine a light on
    G+G
shine a light on
         A7A7
let the midnight special
     D MajorD         G+G
shine its ever-loving light on me-ee
    C majorC
shine a light on and it would be long
    G+G
shine a light on
           A7A7
Oh, let the midnight special
     D MajorD          G+G C majorC G+G
shine its ever-loving light on me


Outro:
     C majorC
oh-oh-oh, light on
     G+G
oh-oh-oh, light on
           A7A7
oh, let the midnight special
     D MajorD          G+G
shine its ever-loving light on me-ee
     C majorC
oh-oh-oh, light on and it wouldn't be long
    G+G
little light on
           A7A7
Oh, let the midnight special
     D MajorD           G+G C majorC G+G
shine its ever-loving light on me-ee