Chords for The Midnight Special - Buckwheat Zydeco
Tempo:
130.9 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Em
E
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[D] Well, you wake up in the morning
You [D] hear the work bell ring
[D] [G]
And I march you to the table
[A]
[D] [Am] You see the same old thing
[D] Yeah
Ain't no food up on the table
You [D] hear the work bell ring
[D] [G]
And I march you to the table
[A]
[D] [Am] You see the same old thing
[D] Yeah
Ain't no food up on the table
100% ➙ 131BPM
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Em
E
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well, _ you wake up in the _ _ _ morning
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You [D] hear the work bell ring _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ And I march you to the table _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] You see the same old _ _ thing _ _
_ [D] Yeah _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ain't no food up on the table
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There's [C#m] no fork up in the [D] pan _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ But you better not complain, boy
[A] _ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
get in trouble with the [N] _ _ man Yeah
_ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Let the [G] midnight special _
_ _ Shine a light on [D] me _
_ Let the [A] midnight special _
_ Shine a light [D] on me _
_ Let the [G] midnight special _ _
_ [Em] Shine a light [D] on me _
_ Let the [A] midnight special _ _
_ Shine a heaven-loving [D] light on _ me
_ Beyond the [G] covered door _
_ _ Behind the [B] [D] wall, did you know _
_ _ By the way she [A] wear her apron
_ _ And the [D] clothes she wore _
_ _ _ Umbrella [G] on her shoulder _
Piece of [D] paper in her hand _
_ _ She's come to see [A] the governor _
_ She wants to free [Bm] her [D] man _
_ Let the [G] midnight special _ _
_ [Em] Shine a light [D] on me _
_ Let the midnight [A] special _ _
_ [E] Shine a light [D] on me _
_ Let the midnight [G] special _ _
[Em] Shine a light on [D] _ me _
Let the [A] midnight special _ _
Shine a heaven [D]-loving light on me
_ Well, if you're ever [G] in Houston _
_ _ Oh, you [E] better be [D] right _
_ _ You better [A] not gamble _
You _ [D] better not fight _
_ For the sheriff [G] will grab you _
_ And the boss [D] will bring you down _ _
_ _ The next [A] thing you know, boy _
_ [E] You'll be [D] prison bound _ _
Let the midnight [G] special _ _
_ [Em] Shine a light [D] on me _ _
_ Let the [A] midnight special _ _
_ Shine a [D] light on me _
Let [G] the midnight special _ _
Shine a light on [D] _ me _
Let the [A] midnight special _ _
Shine a light [D] on me _
Well, let the [G] midnight special _ _ _
[Em] Shine a light [D] on me _
Let the [A] midnight special _ _
Shine a heaven-loving light _ _ _ _ _ _ on [G] me _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ Well, _ you wake up in the _ _ _ morning
[F#] _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ You [D] hear the work bell ring _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ And I march you to the table _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [Am] You see the same old _ _ thing _ _
_ [D] Yeah _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ Ain't no food up on the table
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ There's [C#m] no fork up in the [D] pan _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ But you better not complain, boy
[A] _ You _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
get in trouble with the [N] _ _ man Yeah
_ [F#] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Let the [G] midnight special _
_ _ Shine a light on [D] me _
_ Let the [A] midnight special _
_ Shine a light [D] on me _
_ Let the [G] midnight special _ _
_ [Em] Shine a light [D] on me _
_ Let the [A] midnight special _ _
_ Shine a heaven-loving [D] light on _ me
_ Beyond the [G] covered door _
_ _ Behind the [B] [D] wall, did you know _
_ _ By the way she [A] wear her apron
_ _ And the [D] clothes she wore _
_ _ _ Umbrella [G] on her shoulder _
Piece of [D] paper in her hand _
_ _ She's come to see [A] the governor _
_ She wants to free [Bm] her [D] man _
_ Let the [G] midnight special _ _
_ [Em] Shine a light [D] on me _
_ Let the midnight [A] special _ _
_ [E] Shine a light [D] on me _
_ Let the midnight [G] special _ _
[Em] Shine a light on [D] _ me _
Let the [A] midnight special _ _
Shine a heaven [D]-loving light on me
_ Well, if you're ever [G] in Houston _
_ _ Oh, you [E] better be [D] right _
_ _ You better [A] not gamble _
You _ [D] better not fight _
_ For the sheriff [G] will grab you _
_ And the boss [D] will bring you down _ _
_ _ The next [A] thing you know, boy _
_ [E] You'll be [D] prison bound _ _
Let the midnight [G] special _ _
_ [Em] Shine a light [D] on me _ _
_ Let the [A] midnight special _ _
_ Shine a [D] light on me _
Let [G] the midnight special _ _
Shine a light on [D] _ me _
Let the [A] midnight special _ _
Shine a light [D] on me _
Well, let the [G] midnight special _ _ _
[Em] Shine a light [D] on me _
Let the [A] midnight special _ _
Shine a heaven-loving light _ _ _ _ _ _ on [G] me _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [A] _ _ _ [N] _ _