Midnight Special Chords by Alvin Lee
Tempo:
133.15 bpm
Chords used:
C
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Cm
Gm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
You wake up [F] early in the morning, get everything [C] going, go [G] walk into your table, you see the [C] same damn thing.
No nothing for [F] her on the table, there's nothing in [C] my plan.
If I [G] complain about it, I get in [C] trouble with these men.
When the midnight [F] special, it's trying to slide [C] on me.
When the midnight [G] special, it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
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Roseanne Roseanne
Well young'un [F] call me some Roseanne, how in the world [C] do you know?
By the way [G] she wears her apron and bow, and the dress [C] that she wore.
Over in her [F] own shoulder, piece of paper [Cm] in her hand.
[D] [C] She [G] gonna see the governor, she wants to treat [C] her man.
[Cm] When the midnight [F]
special, it's trying to slide [C] on me.
When the midnight [G] special, it's trying to devil [C] up right on [Cm] me.
[F] Bravo!
Wow!
[Cm] [F]
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[Gm] [C]
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[A] [G] [C]
When you go over [F] in Houston boy, you better [C] walk right, and you [G] better not stagger.
Or you better [C] not hide, [Eb] [Am] or the [F] sheriff will arrest you, and the [C] bars will take you down.
If the [G] jury find you guilty, you better [C] turn around.
[D] [Cm] [C] When the midnight [F]
special, it's [C] trying to slide on me.
When the [G] midnight special, it's trying to devil [C] up right on [Gm] me.
[D] Shine on, [C] shine on, wow! Bravo!
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When [Eb] you [C]
[Cm] [F] go over in Houston boy, you better [C] walk right, [Cm] and you better [G] not stagger.
Or you better [C] not [Cm]
hide, or the sheriff [F] will arrest you, and the bars [G] will take [C] you down.
If [G] the jury find you guilty, you better turn [C] around.
When the [F] midnight special, it's trying to [C] slide on me.
When the [G] midnight special, it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
When the [F] midnight special, it's trying to [C] slide on me.
When the midnight [G] special, [Am] [G] it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
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No nothing for [F] her on the table, there's nothing in [C] my plan.
If I [G] complain about it, I get in [C] trouble with these men.
When the midnight [F] special, it's trying to slide [C] on me.
When the midnight [G] special, it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
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[E] [C]
Roseanne Roseanne
Well young'un [F] call me some Roseanne, how in the world [C] do you know?
By the way [G] she wears her apron and bow, and the dress [C] that she wore.
Over in her [F] own shoulder, piece of paper [Cm] in her hand.
[D] [C] She [G] gonna see the governor, she wants to treat [C] her man.
[Cm] When the midnight [F]
special, it's trying to slide [C] on me.
When the midnight [G] special, it's trying to devil [C] up right on [Cm] me.
[F] Bravo!
Wow!
[Cm] [F]
[C] [G]
[Gm] [C]
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[A] [G] [C]
When you go over [F] in Houston boy, you better [C] walk right, and you [G] better not stagger.
Or you better [C] not hide, [Eb] [Am] or the [F] sheriff will arrest you, and the [C] bars will take you down.
If the [G] jury find you guilty, you better [C] turn around.
[D] [Cm] [C] When the midnight [F]
special, it's [C] trying to slide on me.
When the [G] midnight special, it's trying to devil [C] up right on [Gm] me.
[D] Shine on, [C] shine on, wow! Bravo!
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When [Eb] you [C]
[Cm] [F] go over in Houston boy, you better [C] walk right, [Cm] and you better [G] not stagger.
Or you better [C] not [Cm]
hide, or the sheriff [F] will arrest you, and the bars [G] will take [C] you down.
If [G] the jury find you guilty, you better turn [C] around.
When the [F] midnight special, it's trying to [C] slide on me.
When the [G] midnight special, it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
When the [F] midnight special, it's trying to [C] slide on me.
When the midnight [G] special, [Am] [G] it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
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Key:
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You wake up [F] early in the morning, _ get everything [C] going, _ _ _ go [G] walk into your table, _ you see the [C] same damn thing. _ _
No nothing for [F] her on the table, _ there's nothing in [C] my plan. _ _
_ _ If I [G] complain about it, _ I get in [C] trouble with these men. _
_ _ When the midnight [F] _ special, _ it's trying to slide [C] on me. _
_ _ When the midnight [G] _ special, _ it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Roseanne Roseanne
Well young'un [F] call me some Roseanne, _ how in the world [C] do you know?
_ _ _ By the way [G] she wears her apron and bow, _ _ and the dress [C] that she wore.
_ _ _ Over in her [F] own shoulder, _ _ piece of paper [Cm] in her hand.
_ [D] [C] She _ [G] gonna see the governor, _ she wants to treat [C] her man.
_ _ [Cm] _ When the midnight [F] _
special, _ it's trying to slide [C] on me.
_ _ When the midnight [G] special, _ _ it's trying to devil [C] up right on [Cm] me.
_ _ [F] Bravo! _ _
_ Wow!
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_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ When you go over [F] in Houston boy, _ _ you better [C] walk right, _ _ _ and you [G] better not stagger.
_ Or you better [C] not hide, _ [Eb] _ [Am] or the [F] sheriff will arrest you, _ and the [C] bars will take you down.
_ _ _ If the [G] jury find you guilty, _ you better [C] turn around.
[D] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] When the midnight [F] _
special, _ it's [C] trying to slide on me.
_ _ _ When the [G] midnight special, _ _ it's trying to devil [C] up right on [Gm] me.
[D] Shine on, [C] shine on, wow! Bravo!
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_ When [Eb] you _ [C] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] go over in Houston boy, _ you better [C] walk right, [Cm] _ _ and you better [G] not stagger.
_ _ Or you better [C] not [Cm]
hide, _ _ or the sheriff [F] will arrest you, _ and the bars [G] will take [C] you down.
_ If [G] the jury find you guilty, _ you better turn [C] around.
_ _ _ When the [F] midnight special, _ _ it's trying to [C] slide on me.
_ _ _ When the [G] midnight special, _ _ it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
_ When the [F] midnight _ special, _ it's trying to [C] slide on me.
_ _ _ When the midnight [G] special, _ _ _ [Am] [G] it's trying to devil [C] up right on me. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
No nothing for [F] her on the table, _ there's nothing in [C] my plan. _ _
_ _ If I [G] complain about it, _ I get in [C] trouble with these men. _
_ _ When the midnight [F] _ special, _ it's trying to slide [C] on me. _
_ _ When the midnight [G] _ special, _ it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
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[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ [C] _ _ _
Roseanne Roseanne
Well young'un [F] call me some Roseanne, _ how in the world [C] do you know?
_ _ _ By the way [G] she wears her apron and bow, _ _ and the dress [C] that she wore.
_ _ _ Over in her [F] own shoulder, _ _ piece of paper [Cm] in her hand.
_ [D] [C] She _ [G] gonna see the governor, _ she wants to treat [C] her man.
_ _ [Cm] _ When the midnight [F] _
special, _ it's trying to slide [C] on me.
_ _ When the midnight [G] special, _ _ it's trying to devil [C] up right on [Cm] me.
_ _ [F] Bravo! _ _
_ Wow!
_ _ _ [Cm] _ [F] _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ [C] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ [G] _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ When you go over [F] in Houston boy, _ _ you better [C] walk right, _ _ _ and you [G] better not stagger.
_ Or you better [C] not hide, _ [Eb] _ [Am] or the [F] sheriff will arrest you, _ and the [C] bars will take you down.
_ _ _ If the [G] jury find you guilty, _ you better [C] turn around.
[D] _ _ [Cm] _ [C] When the midnight [F] _
special, _ it's [C] trying to slide on me.
_ _ _ When the [G] midnight special, _ _ it's trying to devil [C] up right on [Gm] me.
[D] Shine on, [C] shine on, wow! Bravo!
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_ When [Eb] you _ [C] _ _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [F] go over in Houston boy, _ you better [C] walk right, [Cm] _ _ and you better [G] not stagger.
_ _ Or you better [C] not [Cm]
hide, _ _ or the sheriff [F] will arrest you, _ and the bars [G] will take [C] you down.
_ If [G] the jury find you guilty, _ you better turn [C] around.
_ _ _ When the [F] midnight special, _ _ it's trying to [C] slide on me.
_ _ _ When the [G] midnight special, _ _ it's trying to devil [C] up right on me.
_ When the [F] midnight _ special, _ it's trying to [C] slide on me.
_ _ _ When the midnight [G] special, _ _ _ [Am] [G] it's trying to devil [C] up right on me. _ _ _ _ _
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