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Midnight Special Chords by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Midnight Special chords by Creedence Clearwater Revival

Guitar chords with lyrics

THE MIDNIGHT SPECIAL
Traditional; arranged by by John Fogerty
performed by Creedence Clearwater Revival
tab transcribed by Collins Crapo

(initially, single, slow strums of each chord)
D                                G
 Well, you wake up in ...
                            D
 You hear ...
                                A7
 And they march ...
                          D
You see ...
                            G
Ain't no food ...
                         D
And no fork ...
                                  A7
But you'd better ...
                               D
You'll get in trouble ....
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(now speed up tempo and strum continuously; all subsequent verses have
   same pattern as chorus)

CHORUS:
                 G
Let the ...
                   D
Shine the ...
                 A7
Let the ...
                   D
Shine the ...
                 G
Let the ...
                   D
Shine the ...
                 A7
Let the ...
                      D
Shine the ever-....

Verse 2:
Yonder come Miss ....

(chorus)

Verse 3:
If you're ever in ....

(chorus twice; 2nd time, at last line, decelerate, with break at "light
on me," to final strum of D)

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