Chords for The Midnight Special - John Fogerty
Tempo:
126.25 bpm
Chords used:
D
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Dm
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[F] [D]
[Dm]
[G] [D]
[G] Well, you wake up in the morning, you hear the work bell [D] ring, and I march you to the [A] table.
damn [D] thing.
no food [G] upon the table.
There's no pork up in the [D] pan.
But you better [Bm] not complain, [A] boy, you're getting in trouble [Fm] with the [D] man.
[Dm]
[G] [D]
[G] Well, you wake up in the morning, you hear the work bell [D] ring, and I march you to the [A] table.
damn [D] thing.
no food [G] upon the table.
There's no pork up in the [D] pan.
But you better [Bm] not complain, [A] boy, you're getting in trouble [Fm] with the [D] man.
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[F] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ [G] Well, _ you wake up in the morning, _ _ you hear the work bell [D] ring, _ _ and I march you to the [A] table.
_ _ You see the same damn [D] thing.
_ _ _ Ain't no food [G] upon the table. _ _ _ _
There's no pork up in the [D] pan. _ _ _
But you better [Bm] not complain, [A] boy, _ _ you're getting in trouble [Fm] with the _ _ [D] man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] [G] Let the midnight special _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ shine [D] a light on _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] me.
_ _ How in the [D] world did you know that _ _ _ by the way she [A] wears her apron and the [D] clothes she wore,
_ _ the umbrella on her [G] shoulder, _ _ a piece of paper in [D] her hand.
_ _ Lord, she comes to see [A] the devil.
_ _ She wants to [D] free her mind.
_ Let the midnight [G] special _ shine a light [D] on _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] me.
_ _ _ Lord, you [Dm] better do [D] right.
_ _ _ You better [A] not gamble.
_ _ _ [C] And you better [D] not fight.
_ Or the sheriff, [G] he'll grab you _ and the [D] boys will bring you down.
Well, _ _ _ the next thing you [A] know, boy, _ you're in prison.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ Let the midnight [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] special _ _ _ shine a light on [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ me. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[N] Oh, you guys are great, thank you! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Dm] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] Well, _ you wake up in the morning, _ _ you hear the work bell [D] ring, _ _ and I march you to the [A] table.
_ _ You see the same damn [D] thing.
_ _ _ Ain't no food [G] upon the table. _ _ _ _
There's no pork up in the [D] pan. _ _ _
But you better [Bm] not complain, [A] boy, _ _ you're getting in trouble [Fm] with the _ _ [D] man. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ [D] [G] Let the midnight special _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ shine [D] a light on _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] me.
_ _ How in the [D] world did you know that _ _ _ by the way she [A] wears her apron and the [D] clothes she wore,
_ _ the umbrella on her [G] shoulder, _ _ a piece of paper in [D] her hand.
_ _ Lord, she comes to see [A] the devil.
_ _ She wants to [D] free her mind.
_ Let the midnight [G] special _ shine a light [D] on _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ [B] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] me.
_ _ _ Lord, you [Dm] better do [D] right.
_ _ _ You better [A] not gamble.
_ _ _ [C] And you better [D] not fight.
_ Or the sheriff, [G] he'll grab you _ and the [D] boys will bring you down.
Well, _ _ _ the next thing you [A] know, boy, _ you're in prison.
[D] _ _ _
_ _ Let the midnight [G] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] special _ _ _ shine a light on [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ _ me. _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F#m] _ _ [C#m] _ _
[N] Oh, you guys are great, thank you! _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _