Chords for Nashville Jam "Midnight Special"
Tempo:
115.7 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[A] [D] Well I wake up in the morning, you hear the work [E] bell [A] [C#] ring,
[E] and they march you to the
table to see the same [A] old thing.
Ain't no food [D] on the table, ain't no pork [A] up on the pan, [F#m] [A] but you better not [E] complain,
you get in trouble [A] with the man.
Let the [C#m] [D] midnight special [Am] [D] shine a light [Am] on [A] me,
let the [E] midnight special shine [A] a light on me,
let the midnight [D] special shine a light on [A] me.
Let the midnight [E] special shine a light on [A] me. to come.
[Am]
[Em] Yonder come [Dm] miss Rosie.
[D]
How did [A] you know?
By the way she [E] wears her halo and the clothes that [A] she wore.
Umbrella on [C#] her [D] shoulder.
Grades of paper in [G] her [A] hand.
Come to see [E] the governor.
[G] [E] Yes, she wants to free her [A] man.
Come on and let the midnight [D] special shine a light on me.
[A] Come on.
[Am] [A] Let the midnight [E] special shine a light [A] on me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let the midnight [D] special shine [G] a light on [A] me.
Everybody.
Let [E] the midnight special [Em]
[E] shine a zero-level [A] light on me.
That's what we are.
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A] Yeah.
[D] [C#]
[D] [A]
[E] [G]
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [D]
[Am] [A]
[E]
[A]
[D] [Am] [D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[C] [Am]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D] [A] [Gm]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D] Yeah. [Am] [D] Yes, sir.
Oh, you bet I [A] am right.
Man, you better [E] not gamble.
Sure.
You better [A] not fight.
[Em] I'll have the sheriff [D] arrest you.
And then the boys will [A] bring you down.
You [Em] stand [E] fighting by and let it get to you.
And you're a [A] penitent now.
I'm gonna let them feel my [D] presence
Oh,
[A]
let [E] my love shine
Shine on [A] me
Oh, shine on me, shine on me, shine on me
Let my [D] love shine
Shine on [A] me
Shine on me
Shine on, shine on
Let my [E] love shine
Shine on me
They're loving my love
[A]
Please
[F#m] [A] Please
[G#]
[F#] Thank [G] y'all so
[E] and they march you to the
table to see the same [A] old thing.
Ain't no food [D] on the table, ain't no pork [A] up on the pan, [F#m] [A] but you better not [E] complain,
you get in trouble [A] with the man.
Let the [C#m] [D] midnight special [Am] [D] shine a light [Am] on [A] me,
let the [E] midnight special shine [A] a light on me,
let the midnight [D] special shine a light on [A] me.
Let the midnight [E] special shine a light on [A] me. to come.
[Am]
[Em] Yonder come [Dm] miss Rosie.
[D]
How did [A] you know?
By the way she [E] wears her halo and the clothes that [A] she wore.
Umbrella on [C#] her [D] shoulder.
Grades of paper in [G] her [A] hand.
Come to see [E] the governor.
[G] [E] Yes, she wants to free her [A] man.
Come on and let the midnight [D] special shine a light on me.
[A] Come on.
[Am] [A] Let the midnight [E] special shine a light [A] on me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let the midnight [D] special shine [G] a light on [A] me.
Everybody.
Let [E] the midnight special [Em]
[E] shine a zero-level [A] light on me.
That's what we are.
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A] Yeah.
[D] [C#]
[D] [A]
[E] [G]
[A] [Em] [A] [Em]
[A] [D]
[Am] [A]
[E]
[A]
[D] [Am] [D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[C] [Am]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D] [A] [Gm]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D]
[A]
[E]
[A]
[D] Yeah. [Am] [D] Yes, sir.
Oh, you bet I [A] am right.
Man, you better [E] not gamble.
Sure.
You better [A] not fight.
[Em] I'll have the sheriff [D] arrest you.
And then the boys will [A] bring you down.
You [Em] stand [E] fighting by and let it get to you.
And you're a [A] penitent now.
I'm gonna let them feel my [D] presence
Oh,
[A]
let [E] my love shine
Shine on [A] me
Oh, shine on me, shine on me, shine on me
Let my [D] love shine
Shine on [A] me
Shine on me
Shine on, shine on
Let my [E] love shine
Shine on me
They're loving my love
[A]
Please
[F#m] [A] Please
[G#]
[F#] Thank [G] y'all so
Key:
A
D
E
Am
Em
A
D
E
[A] _ _ _ [D] _ Well I wake up in the _ morning, _ _ _ _ _ you hear the work [E] bell [A] [C#] ring, _
_ _ _ _ [E] and they march you to the
table _ _ _ _ to see the same [A] old thing. _ _ _
_ Ain't no food [D] on the _ table, _ _ ain't no pork [A] up on the pan, _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ but you better not [E] complain, _ _ _ _ _
_ you get in trouble [A] with the man.
_ _ _ _ _ Let the [C#m] [D] midnight special _ [Am] [D] shine a light [Am] on [A] me,
_ _ let the [E] midnight special _ _ shine [A] a light on _ me,
_ let the midnight [D] special _ _ shine a light on [A] me.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [E] _ special _ shine a light on [A] me. to come.
_ _ [Am]
[Em] Yonder come [Dm] miss Rosie.
[D] _ _ _
How did [A] you know? _ _ _
By the way she [E] wears her halo _ _ and the clothes that [A] she wore. _ _ _
Umbrella on [C#] her [D] shoulder.
_ _ Grades of paper in [G] her [A] hand. _ _
Come to see [E] the governor.
[G] _ [E] Yes, she wants to free her [A] man.
_ _ Come on and let the midnight [D] _ special _ _ shine a light on me.
[A] Come on.
[Am] [A] Let the midnight [E] _ special _ _ shine a light [A] on me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let the midnight [D] _ special _ _ shine [G] a light on [A] me.
Everybody. _
Let [E] the midnight _ _ special [Em] _
[E] shine a zero-level [A] light on me.
That's what we are.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Yeah. [Am] [D] Yes, sir.
Oh, you bet I [A] am right. _ _ _
Man, you better [E] not gamble. _ _ _
Sure.
You better [A] not fight. _ _ _
[Em] I'll have the sheriff [D] arrest you.
_ And then the boys will [A] bring you down. _ _ _
You [Em] stand [E] fighting by and let it get to you.
And you're a [A] penitent now.
_ I'm gonna let them feel my [D] _ presence
Oh, _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
let [E] my love shine _ _ _ _
Shine on [A] me
Oh, shine on me, shine on me, shine on me
Let my [D] love shine
Shine on _ _ _ [A] me
Shine on me
Shine on, shine on
Let my [E] love shine
_ _ Shine on me
They're loving my love
[A] _
Please
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Please _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
[F#] Thank _ _ _ _ [G] y'all so
_ _ _ _ [E] and they march you to the
table _ _ _ _ to see the same [A] old thing. _ _ _
_ Ain't no food [D] on the _ table, _ _ ain't no pork [A] up on the pan, _ [F#m] _ [A] _ _ _ but you better not [E] complain, _ _ _ _ _
_ you get in trouble [A] with the man.
_ _ _ _ _ Let the [C#m] [D] midnight special _ [Am] [D] shine a light [Am] on [A] me,
_ _ let the [E] midnight special _ _ shine [A] a light on _ me,
_ let the midnight [D] special _ _ shine a light on [A] me.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [E] _ special _ shine a light on [A] me. to come.
_ _ [Am]
[Em] Yonder come [Dm] miss Rosie.
[D] _ _ _
How did [A] you know? _ _ _
By the way she [E] wears her halo _ _ and the clothes that [A] she wore. _ _ _
Umbrella on [C#] her [D] shoulder.
_ _ Grades of paper in [G] her [A] hand. _ _
Come to see [E] the governor.
[G] _ [E] Yes, she wants to free her [A] man.
_ _ Come on and let the midnight [D] _ special _ _ shine a light on me.
[A] Come on.
[Am] [A] Let the midnight [E] _ special _ _ shine a light [A] on me.
Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Let the midnight [D] _ special _ _ shine [G] a light on [A] me.
Everybody. _
Let [E] the midnight _ _ special [Em] _
[E] shine a zero-level [A] light on me.
That's what we are.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] Yeah. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [C#] _
[D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[A] _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [C] _ _ [Am] _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [A] _ _ [Gm] _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ Yeah. [Am] [D] Yes, sir.
Oh, you bet I [A] am right. _ _ _
Man, you better [E] not gamble. _ _ _
Sure.
You better [A] not fight. _ _ _
[Em] I'll have the sheriff [D] arrest you.
_ And then the boys will [A] bring you down. _ _ _
You [Em] stand [E] fighting by and let it get to you.
And you're a [A] penitent now.
_ I'm gonna let them feel my [D] _ presence
Oh, _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _
let [E] my love shine _ _ _ _
Shine on [A] me
Oh, shine on me, shine on me, shine on me
Let my [D] love shine
Shine on _ _ _ [A] me
Shine on me
Shine on, shine on
Let my [E] love shine
_ _ Shine on me
They're loving my love
[A] _
Please
_ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [A] _ Please _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G#] _
[F#] Thank _ _ _ _ [G] y'all so