Chords for Creedence Clearwater Revisited, The Midnight Special, Festival de Viña del Mar 1999
Tempo:
64.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Am
F
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G] [D]
Well, you [G] wake up in the morning, you hear [D] the bell ring, then they march you [A] to the table.
You see the same old [D] thing, ain't no food upon the [G] table.
They don't [D] walk up in the pen, but you [A] better not complain, boy.
[Am]
You in trouble [D] with the [F] man.
[E] Let [D]
[C] [G] the Midnight Special shine [D] a light on me.
Let the [A] Midnight Special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [G] Midnight Special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [A] special shine its ever [D]-loving light on me.
And [G] I call Miss Rosie.
[D] How in the world did you know?
By the way she [A] wears her apron,
[D] and the clothes she wore,
[G] umbrella on her shoulder,
[D] piece of paper in her hand.
[A] She comes to see the governor.
She [D] comes to free her name.
So let [G] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
Let [A] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
[Am] So let the [G] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight special shine its ever-loving [D] light on me.
If you're [G] ever in Chile,
well, you better [D] do right.
You better [A] not gamble.
You better [D] not fight.
[Am] Or the sheriff [G] will rob you,
[D] and the bars will bring you down.
The next thing [A] you know, boy,
you're prison [Dm] bound.
[D] So [G] let the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
Let [A] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
[G] So let the midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [G] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight spares all shine and tell the love of Christ on me.
[G] [D]
[N]
Well, you [G] wake up in the morning, you hear [D] the bell ring, then they march you [A] to the table.
You see the same old [D] thing, ain't no food upon the [G] table.
They don't [D] walk up in the pen, but you [A] better not complain, boy.
[Am]
You in trouble [D] with the [F] man.
[E] Let [D]
[C] [G] the Midnight Special shine [D] a light on me.
Let the [A] Midnight Special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [G] Midnight Special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [A] special shine its ever [D]-loving light on me.
And [G] I call Miss Rosie.
[D] How in the world did you know?
By the way she [A] wears her apron,
[D] and the clothes she wore,
[G] umbrella on her shoulder,
[D] piece of paper in her hand.
[A] She comes to see the governor.
She [D] comes to free her name.
So let [G] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
Let [A] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
[Am] So let the [G] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight special shine its ever-loving [D] light on me.
If you're [G] ever in Chile,
well, you better [D] do right.
You better [A] not gamble.
You better [D] not fight.
[Am] Or the sheriff [G] will rob you,
[D] and the bars will bring you down.
The next thing [A] you know, boy,
you're prison [Dm] bound.
[D] So [G] let the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
Let [A] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
[G] So let the midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [G] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight spares all shine and tell the love of Christ on me.
[G] [D]
[N]
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_ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ Well, you [G] wake up in the morning, _ _ you hear [D] the bell ring, _ _ then they march you [A] to the table.
_ You see the same old [D] thing, _ _ _ ain't no food upon the [G] table. _
_ They don't [D] walk up in the pen, _ _ but you [A] better not complain, boy.
_ _ [Am] _
You in trouble [D] with the [F] man.
_ [E] Let [D] _
_ [C] _ [G] the Midnight Special shine [D] a light on me.
Let the [A] Midnight Special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [G] Midnight Special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [A] special shine its ever [D]-loving light on me.
And [G] I call Miss Rosie.
_ [D] How in the world did you know?
_ By the way she [A] wears her apron,
[D] and the clothes she wore,
[G] umbrella on her shoulder,
_ [D] piece of paper in her hand.
_ [A] She comes to see the governor.
She [D] comes to free her name.
So let [G] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
Let [A] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
[Am] So let the [G] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight special shine its ever-loving [D] light on me.
If you're [G] ever in Chile,
_ well, you better [D] do right.
_ You better [A] not gamble.
_ You better [D] not fight.
[Am] Or the sheriff [G] will rob you,
[D] and the bars will bring you down.
_ The next thing [A] you know, boy,
you're prison [Dm] bound.
[D] So [G] let the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
Let [A] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
[G] So let the midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [G] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight spares all shine and tell the love of Christ _ on me.
[G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Well, you [G] wake up in the morning, _ _ you hear [D] the bell ring, _ _ then they march you [A] to the table.
_ You see the same old [D] thing, _ _ _ ain't no food upon the [G] table. _
_ They don't [D] walk up in the pen, _ _ but you [A] better not complain, boy.
_ _ [Am] _
You in trouble [D] with the [F] man.
_ [E] Let [D] _
_ [C] _ [G] the Midnight Special shine [D] a light on me.
Let the [A] Midnight Special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [G] Midnight Special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [A] special shine its ever [D]-loving light on me.
And [G] I call Miss Rosie.
_ [D] How in the world did you know?
_ By the way she [A] wears her apron,
[D] and the clothes she wore,
[G] umbrella on her shoulder,
_ [D] piece of paper in her hand.
_ [A] She comes to see the governor.
She [D] comes to free her name.
So let [G] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
Let [A] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
[Am] So let the [G] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight special shine its ever-loving [D] light on me.
If you're [G] ever in Chile,
_ well, you better [D] do right.
_ You better [A] not gamble.
_ You better [D] not fight.
[Am] Or the sheriff [G] will rob you,
[D] and the bars will bring you down.
_ The next thing [A] you know, boy,
you're prison [Dm] bound.
[D] So [G] let the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
Let [A] the midnight special shine [D] a light on me.
[G] So let the midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [G] midnight special shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [A] midnight spares all shine and tell the love of Christ _ on me.
[G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _