Chords for Johnny Rivers - "Midnight Special"-YouTube sharing.mov
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[Em] Johnny [C] Rivers, ladies and gentlemen.
Johnny, take it away.
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Shine a light [Am] on me.
Let the midnight [C] special [D]
shine a silver
[A] lumin' light on me.
Oh, let it shine on me.
[Am]
Turn on that light.
Let it shine on me.
Turn on that love light.
Let it shine on me.
[D] [A] Let it shine, shine, shine.
[Am] Let it shine on me.
Yeah, but down in Houston, [A] you better walk right.
[D] [Am]
You better not gamble, boy, [A] and you better not fake.
[D] [A] This year is gonna get you now, and it's bars will pull you down.
[D] [Am] Yeah, before you [G] know it, [F] you're in a tension [A] rebound.
So let the [D] midnight special shine a light on [Am] me.
[A]
Let the midnight [C] special [D] shine a silver lumin' [A] light on me.
That's right, let it shine on me.
[A]
Turn on that light.
[D] [A] Let it shine on me.
Turn on that love [D] light.
[A] Let it shine on me.
Let it shine, shine, shine.
[D] [Am] Let it shine on [A] me.
All right.
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[D] [A]
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[A] [Em]
[Am] [A]
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[Bm] Turn on [A] that.
[Am]
[A]
[F]
[Bm] Here
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
comes Miss Rosie.
How in the world do you know?
I can tell by [Am] every [A] move and the course she walks.
An umbrella on her shoulder.
She's got a pepper in her [D] hand.
[A] She's gonna see [G] the good.
[F] Try to be [A] her man.
Let the midnight [D] special shine a light [Am] on me.
Let the midnight special [C] shine [D] a silver lumin' [Am] light on me.
That's right, let the midnight [C] special shine a silver lumin' [Am] light on me.
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[A] [N]
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Good afternoon here and welcome to this wonderful celebration.
It's the [Ab] 235th anniversary of the city of Monterey.
Of course we want to thank the city of Monterey and Mayor Dan Albert for inviting us to do [Bb] this thing here.
It's a real pleasure for us and this is the first time I've played here since the Monterey Pop Festival.
Johnny, take it away.
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[D] [A]
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[G] [F]
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Shine a light [Am] on me.
Let the midnight [C] special [D]
shine a silver
[A] lumin' light on me.
Oh, let it shine on me.
[Am]
Turn on that light.
Let it shine on me.
Turn on that love light.
Let it shine on me.
[D] [A] Let it shine, shine, shine.
[Am] Let it shine on me.
Yeah, but down in Houston, [A] you better walk right.
[D] [Am]
You better not gamble, boy, [A] and you better not fake.
[D] [A] This year is gonna get you now, and it's bars will pull you down.
[D] [Am] Yeah, before you [G] know it, [F] you're in a tension [A] rebound.
So let the [D] midnight special shine a light on [Am] me.
[A]
Let the midnight [C] special [D] shine a silver lumin' [A] light on me.
That's right, let it shine on me.
[A]
Turn on that light.
[D] [A] Let it shine on me.
Turn on that love [D] light.
[A] Let it shine on me.
Let it shine, shine, shine.
[D] [Am] Let it shine on [A] me.
All right.
[Am]
[A] [Am]
[D] [A]
[Am]
[A] [Em]
[Am] [A]
[D]
[Bm] Turn on [A] that.
[Am]
[A]
[F]
[Bm] Here
[Am] [D]
[Am] [D]
[A]
[Am]
[A]
comes Miss Rosie.
How in the world do you know?
I can tell by [Am] every [A] move and the course she walks.
An umbrella on her shoulder.
She's got a pepper in her [D] hand.
[A] She's gonna see [G] the good.
[F] Try to be [A] her man.
Let the midnight [D] special shine a light [Am] on me.
Let the midnight special [C] shine [D] a silver lumin' [Am] light on me.
That's right, let the midnight [C] special shine a silver lumin' [Am] light on me.
[C]
[F]
[A] [N]
Thank you very much.
Thank you.
Good afternoon here and welcome to this wonderful celebration.
It's the [Ab] 235th anniversary of the city of Monterey.
Of course we want to thank the city of Monterey and Mayor Dan Albert for inviting us to do [Bb] this thing here.
It's a real pleasure for us and this is the first time I've played here since the Monterey Pop Festival.
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_ [Em] _ Johnny [C] Rivers, ladies and gentlemen.
Johnny, take it away.
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Shine a light [Am] on me. _ _ _
Let the midnight [C] special _ _ [D] _
shine a silver
[A] lumin' light on me.
Oh, let it shine on me.
[Am] _ _ _
Turn on that light.
_ _ Let it shine on me. _ _
Turn on that love light.
_ Let it shine on me.
[D] _ _ [A] Let it shine, shine, shine.
_ [Am] _ Let it shine on me.
_ Yeah, _ but down in Houston, _ [A] _ you better walk right.
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _
You better not gamble, boy, [A] _ and you better not fake.
_ [D] _ [A] _ This year is gonna get you now, _ and it's bars will pull you down.
[D] _ [Am] _ Yeah, before you [G] know it, _ _ [F] you're in a tension [A] rebound.
_ _ _ So let the [D] midnight special _ _ _ shine a light on [Am] me.
_ [A] _ _
Let the midnight [C] special _ _ _ [D] shine a silver lumin' [A] light on me.
That's right, let it shine on me.
_ [A] _ _
Turn on that light.
_ [D] _ [A] _ Let it shine on me. _ _ _
Turn on that love [D] light.
[A] _ Let it shine on me.
_ _ Let it shine, shine, shine.
[D] _ [Am] _ Let it shine on _ [A] me. _
All right.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
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_ _ _ [Bm] Turn on [A] that. _
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] Here _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
comes Miss Rosie.
_ _ How in the world do you know?
I can tell by [Am] every [A] move and the course she walks.
_ _ _ An umbrella on her shoulder.
_ _ She's got a pepper in her [D] hand.
_ [A] She's gonna see [G] the good.
_ _ _ [F] _ Try to be [A] her man.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [D] special _ shine a light [Am] on me.
Let _ _ _ the midnight special [C] shine _ [D] _ a silver lumin' [Am] light on me.
That's right, let the midnight [C] special shine _ _ a silver lumin' [Am] light on me. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
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Thank you very much.
_ Thank you.
Good afternoon here and welcome to this wonderful celebration.
It's the _ _ [Ab] 235th anniversary of the city of Monterey.
Of course we want to _ thank the city of Monterey and Mayor Dan Albert for inviting us to do [Bb] this thing here.
It's a real pleasure for us and this is the first time I've played here since the Monterey Pop Festival. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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Johnny, take it away.
_ _ [N] _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [F] _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Shine a light [Am] on me. _ _ _
Let the midnight [C] special _ _ [D] _
shine a silver
[A] lumin' light on me.
Oh, let it shine on me.
[Am] _ _ _
Turn on that light.
_ _ Let it shine on me. _ _
Turn on that love light.
_ Let it shine on me.
[D] _ _ [A] Let it shine, shine, shine.
_ [Am] _ Let it shine on me.
_ Yeah, _ but down in Houston, _ [A] _ you better walk right.
_ [D] _ [Am] _ _
You better not gamble, boy, [A] _ and you better not fake.
_ [D] _ [A] _ This year is gonna get you now, _ and it's bars will pull you down.
[D] _ [Am] _ Yeah, before you [G] know it, _ _ [F] you're in a tension [A] rebound.
_ _ _ So let the [D] midnight special _ _ _ shine a light on [Am] me.
_ [A] _ _
Let the midnight [C] special _ _ _ [D] shine a silver lumin' [A] light on me.
That's right, let it shine on me.
_ [A] _ _
Turn on that light.
_ [D] _ [A] _ Let it shine on me. _ _ _
Turn on that love [D] light.
[A] _ Let it shine on me.
_ _ Let it shine, shine, shine.
[D] _ [Am] _ Let it shine on _ [A] me. _
All right.
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
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_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] Turn on [A] that. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [Bm] Here _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
comes Miss Rosie.
_ _ How in the world do you know?
I can tell by [Am] every [A] move and the course she walks.
_ _ _ An umbrella on her shoulder.
_ _ She's got a pepper in her [D] hand.
_ [A] She's gonna see [G] the good.
_ _ _ [F] _ Try to be [A] her man.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [D] special _ shine a light [Am] on me.
Let _ _ _ the midnight special [C] shine _ [D] _ a silver lumin' [Am] light on me.
That's right, let the midnight [C] special shine _ _ a silver lumin' [Am] light on me. _ _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
Thank you very much.
_ Thank you.
Good afternoon here and welcome to this wonderful celebration.
It's the _ _ [Ab] 235th anniversary of the city of Monterey.
Of course we want to _ thank the city of Monterey and Mayor Dan Albert for inviting us to do [Bb] this thing here.
It's a real pleasure for us and this is the first time I've played here since the Monterey Pop Festival. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _