Chords for Lead Belly "Midnight Special" (With The Golden Gate Quartet)

Tempo:
153.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

G

Em

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Lead Belly "Midnight Special" (With The Golden Gate Quartet) chords
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[A#] [E]
[A] [D] [E]
[A]
Yonder come a [D] Miss Rosie, [F#m] how in the world [Am] do you know?
[A] Well, I know [B] she's got an [Em] apron [E] and a dress [A] she wore,
a marilla [G] on her shoulder, a piece of [Am] paper in her hand.
Well, I'm going to [B] ask the governor, he's trying to [A] lose her, my man,
let the [Bm] midnight [D] special shine a light [A] on me.
Let the [Em] midnight special shine a heaven [Am]-loving light on me.
[E] When you get up in the morning, when that deep [A] still rain,
you go to march [E] to the table, eat the same [A] damn thing,
nice and folky [G] on the table, there's nothing in [Em] my pain.
[A] Never said a thing [Em] about it, how the devil with [A] the man,
let the midnight [G] special shine a light [A] on me.
Let the [Em] midnight special shine a heaven [Am]-loving light on me.
Well, I went to the [G] nation
[Am]
[F#m] [Em]
[G#m]
[G]
[A] on the beach, [E] let the midnight special
shine a heaven-loving [C#] light on me.
[C#m] If you ever go [E] to Jesus' son, [C#] boy, you better walk right,
[A] and you better [G] not wobble, [E] and you better [A] not fight,
fast and [G] drunken will arrest you, [E] pain and boon will take you [A] down,
you're going to miss your [B] bottom [F#]
dollar.
[Em] [A]
[C#] [D]
[Am] Let the [Em] midnight special shine a heaven [Am]-loving light on me.
Well, jumpin' [D] little Judy, [F#m] she was a mighty [C#]
fine girl,
[A] well, [Bm] Judy brought jumpin' [G#m] to this whole round world,
well, she [F#] brought it in the morning, [G]
just a while [A] before day,
she brought [F#] me the news [E] that my wife [A] was dead,
[F#] that started [D] me to grieve and hollering [A] and crying,
well, [F#] I began to worry [E] about it a long time,
let the midnight [G] special [A] shine a light on me.
Let the midnight [E] special shine a heaven [A]-loving light on me.
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
Em
121
Am
2311
A
1231
E
2311
G
2131
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To start learning Leadbelly - Midnight Special chords, build your understanding on these basic chords - E, D, A, Bm, D, A, E, A, Am, Bm, A and B in sequence. Kick off your practice at a gentle 80 BPM, then escalate to the song's tempo of 160 BPM. With E Major as the song's key, tweak the capo to cater to your vocal pitch and chord likes.

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_ _ _ _ [A#] _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
Yonder come a [D] Miss Rosie, _ _ _ [F#m] how in the world [Am] do you know? _
[A] _ _ Well, I know [B] she's got an [Em] apron _ _ [E] and a dress [A] she wore,
a marilla [G] on her _ shoulder, _ a piece of [Am] paper in her hand. _
_ _ Well, I'm going to [B] ask the governor, _ _ he's trying to [A] lose her, my man,
let the [Bm] midnight _ _ [D] special _ _ shine a light [A] on _ me. _
Let the [Em] midnight _ _ special _ shine a heaven [Am]-loving light on me.
[E] When you get up in the morning, _ when that deep [A] still rain, _ _
you go to march [E] to the table, _ eat the same [A] damn thing,
nice and folky [G] on the _ table, there's nothing in [Em] my pain.
_ [A] _ Never said a thing [Em] about _ it, how the devil with [A] the man,
let the midnight [G] _ special _ _ shine a light [A] on me.
_ _ Let the [Em] midnight _ _ special _ shine a heaven [Am]-loving light on me.
Well, I went to the [G] nation _ _
_ _ _ _ [Am] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [G#m] _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] on the _ _ beach, [E] let the midnight _ special
_ _ shine a heaven-loving [C#] light on me.
_ [C#m] If you ever go [E] to Jesus' son, _ [C#] boy, you better walk right,
_ _ [A] and you better [G] not _ wobble, _ [E] and you better [A] not fight,
fast and [G] drunken will arrest you, _ [E] pain and boon will take you [A] down,
_ _ you're going to miss your [B] bottom _ [F#]
dollar.
[Em] _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
[C#] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Am] _ _ _ _ _ Let the [Em] midnight _ _ special shine a heaven [Am]-loving light on me.
Well, jumpin' [D] little Judy, _ [F#m] _ she was a mighty [C#]
fine girl,
_ _ [A] _ well, [Bm] Judy brought _ _ jumpin' [G#m] to this whole round world,
well, she [F#] brought it in the morning, _ [G] _
just a while [A] before day, _ _ _
she brought [F#] me the news _ [E] that my wife [A] was dead,
[F#] that started [D] me to grieve and _ _ hollering [A] and crying,
_ _ well, [F#] I began to worry [E] _ about it a long time,
let the midnight _ [G] special [A] _ shine a light on me.
_ _ Let the midnight _ [E] special _ shine a heaven [A]-loving light on me. _ _ _

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This song is part of Alabama Bound album.

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