Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

BURNING OF THE MIDNIGHT LAMP ELECTRIC LADYLAND JIMI A. HENDRIX 11/27/1942-8/18/1970 TABBED BY: DAVID MCCARTHY TUNING: STANDARD (EBGDAE)

CHORDS: F Dm7 B E Cmaj7 Gmaj7 D7 G E 1 1 2 3 2 3 B 1 3 4 3 1 3 G 2 2 4 1 4 2 4 D 3 4 2 2 3 5 A 3 2 2 3 5 5 E 1 3 3 INTRO: MAIN RIFF WITH WAH-WAH EFFECT AND A HARPSCORD E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------------|X2 D |-----3-2---0-0-------3-2---0-2-------3-2---0-0---0-2--2-3-2-0-2----| A |---3-----3-----3-3-------3-----3---1-----3-----3-------------------| E |-3-----------------1-------------1---------------------------------| NOW JIMI PLAYS CHORDS THAT ARE DISTORTED F Dm7 THE MORNING IS DEAD AND THE DAY IS TOO B THERE'S NOTHING LEFT HERE TO GREET ME E Cmaj7 BUT THE VELEVET MOON ALL MY LONELINESS Gmaj7 I HAVE FELT TODAY D7 F IT'S A LITTLE MORE THAN ENOUGH TO MAKE A MAN THROW HIMSELF AWAY G I CONTINUE TO BURN THE MIDNIGHT LAMP ALONE MEANWHILEâ~@¦ DURNIG THE CHORUS A SECOND IS PLAYING SOMETHING LIKE THIS: E |-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| B |-------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------| E |-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-| B |-------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------| E |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19----| B |------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------------------| JIMI PLAYS THIS EVERY COROUS WITH VARIATIONS REPEAT MAIN RIFF WITH WAH-WAH AND HARPSCORD E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----3-2---0-0-------3-2---0-2-------3-2---0-0---0-2--2-3-2-0-2----| A |---3-----3-----3-3-------3-----3---1-----3-----3-------------------| E |-3-----------------1-------------1---------------------------------| BACK TO THE CHORDS F Dm7 NOW THE SMILING PORTRAIT OF YOU IS STILL HANGING ON MY FROWNING WALL B E BUT IT REALLY DOESN'T REALLY DOESN'T BOTHER ME TOO MUCH AT ALL Cmaj7 Gmaj7 IT'S JUST THE EVER FALLING DUST THAT MAKES IT SO HARD FOR ME TO SEE D7 F THAT FORGOTTEN EAR-RING LAYING ON THE FLOOR FACING COLDLY TOWARD THE DOOR G AND I CONTINUE TO BURN THE MIDNIGHT LAMP ALONE E |-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| B |-------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------| E |-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-| B |-------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------| E |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19----| B |------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------| E |------------------------------------------------------| E LONELINESS IS SUCH A DRAG BACK TO MAIN RIFF E |-------------------------------------------------------------------| B |-------------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------------| D |-----3-2---0-0-------3-2---0-2-------3-2---0-0---0-2--2-3-2-0-2----| A |---3-----3-----3-3-------3-----3---1-----3-----3-------------------| E |-3-----------------1-------------1---------------------------------| F Dm7 SO HERE I SIT TO FACE THAT SAME OLD FIRE PLACE B E GETTING READY FOR THE SAM OLD EXPLOSION GOING THROUGH MY MIND Cmaj7 Gmaj7 AND SOON ENOUGH TIME WILL TELL ABOUT THE CIRCUS AND THE WISHINGWELL D7 F AND SOMEONE WHO WILL BY AND SELL FOR ME SOMEONE WHO WILL TOLL MY BELL G AND I CONTINUE TO BURN THE SAME OLD LAMP E |-14-14-14-14-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-| B |-------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------| E |-17-17-17-17-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-17-17-17-17-| B |-------------------------------------------------------------| G |-------------------------------------------------------------| D |-------------------------------------------------------------| A |-------------------------------------------------------------| E |-------------------------------------------------------------| E |19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-20-20-19----| B |------------------------------------------------------| G |------------------------------------------------------| D |------------------------------------------------------| A |------------------------------------------------------| E 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