Along About Midnight Chords by Solomon Burke
Tempo:
57 bpm
Chords used:
F
Fm
Bb
C
Cm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[F]
[A] [Bb] [Bbm]
[G] [C] [G]
[F] [C] Well, [Ab]
along about midnight, [F] [Fm] when you feel the [F] world's turned you down.
[Cm] [F]
Well, [Bb] along about [Fm] midnight, when you feel this old [F] world has turned you down.
Well, [Bb] and you haven't got a friend, oh no, now, [Fm] and you just roam from [F] town to [Fm] town.
[C]
[F] Now, when I was making lots of money, [Ab] I had [Fm] a girl who seemed [F] sincere and true.
[Cm] People, when I [Bb] was making lots [Fm] of money, money, money, money, [Bb] I [Fm] had a girl who seemed [F] sincere and true.
[Bb] But money's gone, [C] and that no good woman [F] has gone too.
[Bb]
[F] [Fm] Well, well, well, well, well, [F] well, well, well, well, well, well, [Bb] [Fm] well, well, well, well.
[Bb] [C]
[F] It's a great midnight hour, oh yeah, well now.
[Gm] [C]
[Fm] [F] [Fm]
[D] [F] Now, when my poor mother was leaving, [Bb] [Fm] I could face this mean [F] cruel world with ease.
[Cm] [F] People, let me tell you, [Bb] when my mother, my [Fm] mother was leaving, [Bb] [Fm] I could face this cruel, cruel world with ease.
[F]
[Gm] Dead and gone, y'all, [C] look like free trains, seem [F] to be carrying me home.
Hey, [Bb] that's all I gotta do, [F] I'm gone.
[A] [Bb] [Bbm]
[G] [C] [G]
[F] [C] Well, [Ab]
along about midnight, [F] [Fm] when you feel the [F] world's turned you down.
[Cm] [F]
Well, [Bb] along about [Fm] midnight, when you feel this old [F] world has turned you down.
Well, [Bb] and you haven't got a friend, oh no, now, [Fm] and you just roam from [F] town to [Fm] town.
[C]
[F] Now, when I was making lots of money, [Ab] I had [Fm] a girl who seemed [F] sincere and true.
[Cm] People, when I [Bb] was making lots [Fm] of money, money, money, money, [Bb] I [Fm] had a girl who seemed [F] sincere and true.
[Bb] But money's gone, [C] and that no good woman [F] has gone too.
[Bb]
[F] [Fm] Well, well, well, well, well, [F] well, well, well, well, well, well, [Bb] [Fm] well, well, well, well.
[Bb] [C]
[F] It's a great midnight hour, oh yeah, well now.
[Gm] [C]
[Fm] [F] [Fm]
[D] [F] Now, when my poor mother was leaving, [Bb] [Fm] I could face this mean [F] cruel world with ease.
[Cm] [F] People, let me tell you, [Bb] when my mother, my [Fm] mother was leaving, [Bb] [Fm] I could face this cruel, cruel world with ease.
[F]
[Gm] Dead and gone, y'all, [C] look like free trains, seem [F] to be carrying me home.
Hey, [Bb] that's all I gotta do, [F] I'm gone.
Key:
F
Fm
Bb
C
Cm
F
Fm
Bb
_ _ _ _ _ [F] _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] Well, [Ab] _
along about midnight, [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ when you feel the [F] world's turned you down.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
Well, [Bb] along about [Fm] midnight, _ _ when you feel this old [F] world has turned you down. _ _ _ _
Well, [Bb] and you haven't got a friend, oh no, now, [Fm] _ and you just roam from [F] town to [Fm] town.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] Now, when I was making lots of money, _ [Ab] I had [Fm] a girl who seemed [F] sincere and true.
_ _ _ [Cm] People, when I [Bb] was making lots [Fm] of money, money, money, money, [Bb] I [Fm] had a girl who seemed [F] sincere and true. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] But money's gone, _ [C] and that no good woman [F] has gone too. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] [Fm] Well, well, well, well, well, [F] well, well, well, well, well, well, _ [Bb] _ [Fm] well, well, well, well.
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] It's a great midnight hour, oh yeah, well now.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[D] [F] Now, when my poor mother was leaving, _ [Bb] _ [Fm] I could face this mean [F] cruel world with ease.
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] People, let me tell you, [Bb] when my mother, my [Fm] mother was leaving, [Bb] _ [Fm] I could face this cruel, cruel world with ease.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Dead and gone, y'all, [C] look like free trains, seem [F] to be carrying me home.
Hey, [Bb] that's all I gotta do, [F] I'm gone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[G] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [F] _ _ _ [C] Well, [Ab] _
along about midnight, [F] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ when you feel the [F] world's turned you down.
[Cm] _ _ [F] _ _
Well, [Bb] along about [Fm] midnight, _ _ when you feel this old [F] world has turned you down. _ _ _ _
Well, [Bb] and you haven't got a friend, oh no, now, [Fm] _ and you just roam from [F] town to [Fm] town.
_ _ _ _ [C] _
[F] Now, when I was making lots of money, _ [Ab] I had [Fm] a girl who seemed [F] sincere and true.
_ _ _ [Cm] People, when I [Bb] was making lots [Fm] of money, money, money, money, [Bb] I [Fm] had a girl who seemed [F] sincere and true. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] But money's gone, _ [C] and that no good woman [F] has gone too. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ [F] [Fm] Well, well, well, well, well, [F] well, well, well, well, well, well, _ [Bb] _ [Fm] well, well, well, well.
_ [Bb] _ [C] _ _
_ [F] It's a great midnight hour, oh yeah, well now.
[Gm] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Fm] _ [F] _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
[D] [F] Now, when my poor mother was leaving, _ [Bb] _ [Fm] I could face this mean [F] cruel world with ease.
_ [Cm] _ _ [F] People, let me tell you, [Bb] when my mother, my [Fm] mother was leaving, [Bb] _ [Fm] I could face this cruel, cruel world with ease.
_ _ [F] _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ Dead and gone, y'all, [C] look like free trains, seem [F] to be carrying me home.
Hey, [Bb] that's all I gotta do, [F] I'm gone.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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