Chords for CCR - Midnight Special
Tempo:
124.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Am
A
Dm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
Early morning, [G]
you hear [D] the work bell ring
And I march you [A] to the table, you see [D] the same old thing
Ain't no food upon the [G] table, there's no fork up in the [D] pan
But you better not complain, boy, [A]
[B] you're getting trouble with the [F#] man
[D]
Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me
Let the [Em] midnight special [Am] shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [G] special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [Am] special shine a ever-loving light [D] on me.
Yonder come [G] Miss Rosie, found the [D] world as you knew.
By the way she [Am] wears her apron and the clothes [D] she wore.
[G] Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper [D] in her [Dm] hand.
[D] She come to [Am] see the governor, [Em] [A] she want to [D] free her man.
Let the midnight [G] special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the [Am] midnight special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the [Am] midnight special shine a ever-loving light on [D] me.
If you [G] have all your hues done, well you better do it [D] right.
You better [Am] not gamble, and you [D] better not fight.
Oh, the [G] sheriff will grab you, and the boys will bring [D] you down.
The next thing you [Am] know, boy, you're [Dm] prison bound.
[D] Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me.
[Dm] [D] Let the [G] midnight [Am] special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the midnight [G] special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the midnight [Am] special shine a ever-loving light on [D] me.
Let the [F] midnight [G] special shine a light [D] on me.
let the midnight [A] sun shine a light on [D] me
[G]
[D]
[Am]
[G]
[Fm] [D]
Early morning, [G]
you hear [D] the work bell ring
And I march you [A] to the table, you see [D] the same old thing
Ain't no food upon the [G] table, there's no fork up in the [D] pan
But you better not complain, boy, [A]
[B] you're getting trouble with the [F#] man
[D]
Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me
Let the [Em] midnight special [Am] shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [G] special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [Am] special shine a ever-loving light [D] on me.
Yonder come [G] Miss Rosie, found the [D] world as you knew.
By the way she [Am] wears her apron and the clothes [D] she wore.
[G] Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of paper [D] in her [Dm] hand.
[D] She come to [Am] see the governor, [Em] [A] she want to [D] free her man.
Let the midnight [G] special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the [Am] midnight special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the [Am] midnight special shine a ever-loving light on [D] me.
If you [G] have all your hues done, well you better do it [D] right.
You better [Am] not gamble, and you [D] better not fight.
Oh, the [G] sheriff will grab you, and the boys will bring [D] you down.
The next thing you [Am] know, boy, you're [Dm] prison bound.
[D] Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me.
[Dm] [D] Let the [G] midnight [Am] special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the midnight [G] special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the midnight [Am] special shine a ever-loving light on [D] me.
Let the [F] midnight [G] special shine a light [D] on me.
let the midnight [A] sun shine a light on [D] me
[G]
[D]
[Am]
[G]
[Fm] [D]
Key:
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Early _ _ morning, [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ you hear [D] the work bell ring _ _ _ _ _
And I march you [A] to the table, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you see [D] the same old thing
_ _ Ain't _ _ _ _ no food upon the [G] table, _ _ _ _ _ _ there's no fork up in the [D] pan
_ But _ _ _ _ you better not complain, boy, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] you're getting trouble with the [F#] man
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ shine a light on [D] me
_ _ Let the [Em] midnight _ special [Am] _ _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [G] special _ _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [Am] _ special _ _ shine a ever-loving light [D] on me.
_ Yonder come [G] Miss Rosie, _ _ _ found the [D] world as you knew.
_ _ _ By the way she [Am] wears her apron _ and the clothes [D] she wore.
_ _ _ [G] Umbrella on her shoulder, _ _ _ piece of paper [D] in her [Dm] hand.
_ [D] _ _ She come to [Am] see the governor, [Em] _ _ [A] she want to [D] free her man.
_ _ Let the midnight [G] special _ shine _ a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the [Am] midnight special _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ _ _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the [Am] midnight special _ _ _ shine a ever-loving light on [D] me.
If you [G] have all your hues done, _ _ well you better do it [D] right.
_ _ _ _ You better [Am] not gamble, _ _ and you [D] better not fight.
Oh, _ _ the [G] sheriff will grab you, _ _ and the boys will bring [D] you down.
_ _ _ The next thing you [Am] know, boy, _ _ you're [Dm] prison bound.
_ [D] _ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ _ shine a light on [D] me.
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] Let the [G] midnight [Am] special _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the midnight [G] special _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the midnight [Am] special _ shine a ever-loving light on [D] me.
Let the [F] midnight [G] special _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ let the midnight [A] _ sun _ _ shine a light on [D] me _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Early _ _ morning, [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ you hear [D] the work bell ring _ _ _ _ _
And I march you [A] to the table, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ you see [D] the same old thing
_ _ Ain't _ _ _ _ no food upon the [G] table, _ _ _ _ _ _ there's no fork up in the [D] pan
_ But _ _ _ _ you better not complain, boy, [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] you're getting trouble with the [F#] man
_ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ shine a light on [D] me
_ _ Let the [Em] midnight _ special [Am] _ _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [G] special _ _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [Am] _ special _ _ shine a ever-loving light [D] on me.
_ Yonder come [G] Miss Rosie, _ _ _ found the [D] world as you knew.
_ _ _ By the way she [Am] wears her apron _ and the clothes [D] she wore.
_ _ _ [G] Umbrella on her shoulder, _ _ _ piece of paper [D] in her [Dm] hand.
_ [D] _ _ She come to [Am] see the governor, [Em] _ _ [A] she want to [D] free her man.
_ _ Let the midnight [G] special _ shine _ a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the [Am] midnight special _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ _ _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the [Am] midnight special _ _ _ shine a ever-loving light on [D] me.
If you [G] have all your hues done, _ _ well you better do it [D] right.
_ _ _ _ You better [Am] not gamble, _ _ and you [D] better not fight.
Oh, _ _ the [G] sheriff will grab you, _ _ and the boys will bring [D] you down.
_ _ _ The next thing you [Am] know, boy, _ _ you're [Dm] prison bound.
_ [D] _ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ _ shine a light on [D] me.
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] Let the [G] midnight [Am] special _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the midnight [G] special _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the midnight [Am] special _ shine a ever-loving light on [D] me.
Let the [F] midnight [G] special _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ let the midnight [A] _ sun _ _ shine a light on [D] me _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
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