Midnight Lullaby chords by Tom Waits

...MIDNIGHT LULLABY... by Tom Waits
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*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*


*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: G#)


Intro:

Cmaj7 (x4)

Verse 1:

Cmaj7
 Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye,
Cmaj7
 Hush-a bye, my baby; no need to be crying.

Bridge 1:

D
 You can burn the midnight oil with me, as long as you will.
Gmaj7)
 Stare out at the moon upon the window-sill and dream...

Verse 2:

Cmaj7
 Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye,
Cmaj7
 Hush-a bye, my baby; no need to be crying.

Bridge 2:

    D
There's dew drops on the window-sill, gumdrops in your head.
Gmaj7)
 Slipping into dream land; you're nodding your head, so dream...

Solo:

Cmaj7 (x4)

D+

Cmaj7 (x2)

Verse 3:

Cmaj7
 Dream of West Vir-ginia, or of the British Isles.
Cmaj7
 'Cos when you are dreaming, you see for miles and miles.

Bridge 3:

D
 When you are much older, re-member when we sat.
  D
At midnight on the window-sill and had this little chat...

Coda:

  Cmaj7
And dream...
      Cmaj7
Come on and dream,
      Cmaj7
Come on and dream.
  Cmaj7
And dream...
  Cmaj7
And dream...
      Cmaj7
Come on and dream.

Outro:

Gmaj7


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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 Am7

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 3x443x x32000 x24432 x02223 x02013

  C

 EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
 xx0232 xx4332 022030 x32010


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007