Chords for Charley Crockett - Midnight Run - Houston 2021
Tempo:
106.5 bpm
Chords used:
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D
Em
G
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
So [G] feels good to be back in Houston, [E] Texas.
We're close to it anyway.
[Abm]
[N] Yeah, you know you're [Am] Houston when you walk outside and
you can just float [E] through the air, so humid.
I like it like that.
I was born down here on this Gulf Coast, a little further south than this.
Rio Grande Valley, [N] actually.
People always say, where are you from?
And I say, well, I'm from South Texas.
And they said, you mean Houston?
I said, a lot further south than that, man.
Well, right now, I'd like to do a song for a friend of mine and a mentor who's
gone up to the house of recent, and I recorded a record of his songs.
To me, he was the greatest honky-tonker on Earth during this time.
That's Mr.
James [E] Hand.
Here's his song, Midnight Run.
[D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[Em] [A]
[D] What makes [Em] a man think that he [A] can't [Em] forget [D] about what used to be?
Be happy with [Em] a way life is.
[A] Not think [D] about what once was his.
Whiskey drunk [Em] under the gun.
[A] I'm taking [G] a [D] midnight run.
I'm taking [Em] me a midnight run.
[A] [D] I'm making me the run.
A thousand miles [Em] before I'll die.
[E] Do what I did [A] when I thought I was alive.
They'll never [G] know how.
[A] Placed myself [D] on the ground.
I turned east to [Em] face the sun.
[A] I [D] can't make it.
[G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D]
I tell you all [E] that you [Em] need to know.
[A] Radio [D] call for me to go.
I hear that voice [Em] coming across the mouth.
[E] I've got no choice but [A] to be gone a while.
I said, get in, you better [G] lock and load.
[A] No, with the wind [D] out the road.
I'll be gone, [Em] but when it's done.
[A] I'm all [D] alone [G] in the midnight [D] run.
I'm taking [Em] me a midnight run.
[A] I'm making [D] me the run.
A thousand [A] miles [Em] before I'll die.
[E] Do what I did when [A] I thought I was alive.
They'll never [G] know how.
[A] Placed myself [Em] on [D] the ground.
I turned [Em] east to face the sun.
[A] I have to make it in [G] the [D] midnight run.
[Em] [A]
[D] [Em]
[A] [D]
We're close to it anyway.
[Abm]
[N] Yeah, you know you're [Am] Houston when you walk outside and
you can just float [E] through the air, so humid.
I like it like that.
I was born down here on this Gulf Coast, a little further south than this.
Rio Grande Valley, [N] actually.
People always say, where are you from?
And I say, well, I'm from South Texas.
And they said, you mean Houston?
I said, a lot further south than that, man.
Well, right now, I'd like to do a song for a friend of mine and a mentor who's
gone up to the house of recent, and I recorded a record of his songs.
To me, he was the greatest honky-tonker on Earth during this time.
That's Mr.
James [E] Hand.
Here's his song, Midnight Run.
[D]
[Em] [A]
[D]
[Em] [A]
[D] What makes [Em] a man think that he [A] can't [Em] forget [D] about what used to be?
Be happy with [Em] a way life is.
[A] Not think [D] about what once was his.
Whiskey drunk [Em] under the gun.
[A] I'm taking [G] a [D] midnight run.
I'm taking [Em] me a midnight run.
[A] [D] I'm making me the run.
A thousand miles [Em] before I'll die.
[E] Do what I did [A] when I thought I was alive.
They'll never [G] know how.
[A] Placed myself [D] on the ground.
I turned east to [Em] face the sun.
[A] I [D] can't make it.
[G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D]
I tell you all [E] that you [Em] need to know.
[A] Radio [D] call for me to go.
I hear that voice [Em] coming across the mouth.
[E] I've got no choice but [A] to be gone a while.
I said, get in, you better [G] lock and load.
[A] No, with the wind [D] out the road.
I'll be gone, [Em] but when it's done.
[A] I'm all [D] alone [G] in the midnight [D] run.
I'm taking [Em] me a midnight run.
[A] I'm making [D] me the run.
A thousand [A] miles [Em] before I'll die.
[E] Do what I did when [A] I thought I was alive.
They'll never [G] know how.
[A] Placed myself [Em] on [D] the ground.
I turned [Em] east to face the sun.
[A] I have to make it in [G] the [D] midnight run.
[Em] [A]
[D] [Em]
[A] [D]
Key:
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D
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D
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_ _ So [G] feels good to be back in Houston, [E] Texas.
_ _ We're close to it anyway.
[Abm] _ _
_ _ [N] Yeah, you know you're [Am] Houston when you walk outside and
you can just float [E] through the air, so humid.
_ I like it like that.
I was born down here on this Gulf Coast, a little further south than this.
Rio Grande Valley, [N] actually.
People always say, where are you from?
And I say, well, I'm from South Texas.
And they said, you mean Houston?
I said, a lot further south than that, man. _ _
_ _ Well, right now, I'd like to do a song for a friend of mine and a mentor who's
gone up to the house of recent, and I recorded a record of his songs.
To me, he was the greatest honky-tonker on Earth during this time.
That's Mr.
James [E] Hand.
Here's his song, Midnight Run.
_ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ What makes [Em] a man think that he [A] _ can't [Em] forget [D] about what used to be?
Be happy with [Em] a way life is.
[A] _ Not think [D] about what once was his.
_ Whiskey drunk [Em] under the gun.
_ [A] _ I'm taking [G] a [D] midnight run.
_ _ _ I'm taking [Em] me a midnight run.
_ [A] _ [D] I'm making me the run.
A thousand miles [Em] before I'll die.
[E] Do what I did [A] when I thought I was alive.
They'll never [G] know how. _
_ _ [A] Placed myself [D] on the ground.
_ I turned east to [Em] face the sun.
[A] I [D] can't make it.
[G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ I tell you all [E] that you [Em] need to know.
[A] _ Radio [D] call for me to go.
I hear that voice [Em] coming across the mouth.
[E] I've got no choice but [A] to be gone a while.
I said, get in, you better [G] lock and load.
[A] _ No, with the wind [D] out the road.
_ I'll be gone, [Em] but when it's done. _
[A] I'm all [D] alone [G] in the midnight [D] run. _
_ _ _ I'm taking [Em] me a midnight run.
_ _ [A] I'm making [D] me the run.
_ A thousand [A] miles [Em] before I'll die.
_ [E] Do what I did when [A] I thought I was alive.
They'll never [G] know how. _ _
_ _ [A] _ Placed myself [Em] on [D] the ground.
I turned [Em] east to face the sun.
[A] I have to make it in [G] the [D] midnight run. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ We're close to it anyway.
[Abm] _ _
_ _ [N] Yeah, you know you're [Am] Houston when you walk outside and
you can just float [E] through the air, so humid.
_ I like it like that.
I was born down here on this Gulf Coast, a little further south than this.
Rio Grande Valley, [N] actually.
People always say, where are you from?
And I say, well, I'm from South Texas.
And they said, you mean Houston?
I said, a lot further south than that, man. _ _
_ _ Well, right now, I'd like to do a song for a friend of mine and a mentor who's
gone up to the house of recent, and I recorded a record of his songs.
To me, he was the greatest honky-tonker on Earth during this time.
That's Mr.
James [E] Hand.
Here's his song, Midnight Run.
_ [D] _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ What makes [Em] a man think that he [A] _ can't [Em] forget [D] about what used to be?
Be happy with [Em] a way life is.
[A] _ Not think [D] about what once was his.
_ Whiskey drunk [Em] under the gun.
_ [A] _ I'm taking [G] a [D] midnight run.
_ _ _ I'm taking [Em] me a midnight run.
_ [A] _ [D] I'm making me the run.
A thousand miles [Em] before I'll die.
[E] Do what I did [A] when I thought I was alive.
They'll never [G] know how. _
_ _ [A] Placed myself [D] on the ground.
_ I turned east to [Em] face the sun.
[A] I [D] can't make it.
[G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ I tell you all [E] that you [Em] need to know.
[A] _ Radio [D] call for me to go.
I hear that voice [Em] coming across the mouth.
[E] I've got no choice but [A] to be gone a while.
I said, get in, you better [G] lock and load.
[A] _ No, with the wind [D] out the road.
_ I'll be gone, [Em] but when it's done. _
[A] I'm all [D] alone [G] in the midnight [D] run. _
_ _ _ I'm taking [Em] me a midnight run.
_ _ [A] I'm making [D] me the run.
_ A thousand [A] miles [Em] before I'll die.
_ [E] Do what I did when [A] I thought I was alive.
They'll never [G] know how. _ _
_ _ [A] _ Placed myself [Em] on [D] the ground.
I turned [Em] east to face the sun.
[A] I have to make it in [G] the [D] midnight run. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _