Chords for Steve Forbert Midsummers Night's Toast
Tempo:
150 bpm
Chords used:
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Eb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[N] Hello, [Eb]
[E] [B]
[Gb] [B]
[Ab] what?
Mission.
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[D]
[Eb] Should old [Bm] acquaintance, may it [G] be
[E] [B]
[Gb] [B]
[Ab] what?
Mission.
[Bbm] [C]
[D]
[Eb] Should old [Bm] acquaintance, may it [G] be
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[N] _ _ _ Hello, _ [Eb] _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ what?
[Em] _
Mission.
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [Eb] Should old [Bm] acquaintance, may it _ [G] be _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ forgotten, and [D] never _ _ _ brought _ _ _ _ [G] to mind.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Should old [Bm] acquaintance, may it be [E] _ _
forgotten, [Gb] _ and _ _ never _ [Bm] _ _ brought [Em] to mind.
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] Hi. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] Here's to all your lucky dogs [Em] and tits. _ _
_ [D] Here's to all the pimps and rich [Em] and I wish you well.
_ _ [D] Here's to all the [G] canoeing and dead for cash.
_ Here's to Dashing Patty's son and such a flash.
Hey, I'm still looking [Em] out walking round the [G] sunset square. _
_ [Em] Singing and talking with my friend [G] Pat. _
_ _ Sitting and listening with a young man.
_ _ [Em] All the rain and [G] the folks are all gone.
Here's to all the shitty jobs that I despise.
_ _ Here's to two big guarantees [Em] and all the lies. _ _
[D] Here's to Rosa Barney's heart and [Em] hot soup. _
_ [D] Here's to money in my hand [Em] and where it went.
[G] I heard the fingers [Em] tapping on the [G] hard stone steps.
_ _ [Em] Where's the lightning and the rain to [G] fall?
_ Young lovers alone with their sad, wild smiles.
[Em] All the [G] rain and the folks. _ _
In the end, _ _ in the summer, _ with a side lunch and a punch card.
_ See my sister, _ with a drag job and she feels funny.
_ She's a hundred years [D] of God.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] Oh, shit.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Here's to living your life [Em] with no regret.
_ [D] Work your [A] fingers to the bone and [Em] sink in bed.
_ [G] Here's to all the shaky tricks and hustlers.
_ _ Patty's in for his offer.
Hard [Em] to flash a grin and get.
[G]
I'm still living and breathing in a rat trap. _
_ Trying [Em] to get over where the wall breaks [G] down.
_ All of my hair off my skin.
I ain't [Em] fine. _ _
All my [G] rain and the folks.
_ [D] Treating you funny.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D]
Oh, shit.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
Oh, [D] shit.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] Oh, shit.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [Ab] _ _ what?
[Em] _
Mission.
[B] _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [C] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Eb] Should old [Bm] acquaintance, may it _ [G] be _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ forgotten, and [D] never _ _ _ brought _ _ _ _ [G] to mind.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ Should old [Bm] acquaintance, may it be [E] _ _
forgotten, [Gb] _ and _ _ never _ [Bm] _ _ brought [Em] to mind.
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] Hi. _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[D] Here's to all your lucky dogs [Em] and tits. _ _
_ [D] Here's to all the pimps and rich [Em] and I wish you well.
_ _ [D] Here's to all the [G] canoeing and dead for cash.
_ Here's to Dashing Patty's son and such a flash.
Hey, I'm still looking [Em] out walking round the [G] sunset square. _
_ [Em] Singing and talking with my friend [G] Pat. _
_ _ Sitting and listening with a young man.
_ _ [Em] All the rain and [G] the folks are all gone.
Here's to all the shitty jobs that I despise.
_ _ Here's to two big guarantees [Em] and all the lies. _ _
[D] Here's to Rosa Barney's heart and [Em] hot soup. _
_ [D] Here's to money in my hand [Em] and where it went.
[G] I heard the fingers [Em] tapping on the [G] hard stone steps.
_ _ [Em] Where's the lightning and the rain to [G] fall?
_ Young lovers alone with their sad, wild smiles.
[Em] All the [G] rain and the folks. _ _
In the end, _ _ in the summer, _ with a side lunch and a punch card.
_ See my sister, _ with a drag job and she feels funny.
_ She's a hundred years [D] of God.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _
[D] Oh, shit.
_ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
[Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [D] Here's to living your life [Em] with no regret.
_ [D] Work your [A] fingers to the bone and [Em] sink in bed.
_ [G] Here's to all the shaky tricks and hustlers.
_ _ Patty's in for his offer.
Hard [Em] to flash a grin and get.
[G]
I'm still living and breathing in a rat trap. _
_ Trying [Em] to get over where the wall breaks [G] down.
_ All of my hair off my skin.
I ain't [Em] fine. _ _
All my [G] rain and the folks.
_ [D] Treating you funny.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D]
Oh, shit.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
Oh, [D] shit.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [D] Oh, shit.
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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[A] _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _