Chords for The Midnight Special / Odetta
Tempo:
119.6 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
A
Dm
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D] [G] [D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] When [G] you wake up in the [B] morning,
[F] [G] [B] you hear the big [D] bell ring.
Go up into [A] the [C#] table,
[Am] [A] see the same [D] old thing, a knife, a hook [Dm] on the table.
[Bm] Nothing in [C#] my [D] pant, [Em] [D] if I say [A] a thing about it.
[Em] [A] I've been tough [D] with the man who left the [G] midnight spread.
[D] Shine a light on me, the [G#] midnight [A] spread.
Shine your ever loving light on [D] me, if you ever go to [G] Houston.
You better [D] walk right, [Am] [D]
you better [G] not [Am] [A] stagger.
[Em] [A]
You [D] better not fight the sheriff, [G] he [Dm] will arrest.
[G] He gonna carry [D] you down,
[Em] [D] and when the jury [A] find you guilty,
you're [D] penitentiary bound.
Let the midnight [G] spread [Dm] shine [Em] a light [Bm] on me.
[A] [D] Let the midnight [A] spread shine [F#m] your ever [Am] loving [D] light on me.
[G]
Well, how [Em] the [D] world did you know?
Oh, well, I knowed [A] about her apron [Bm] [A] and the dress [D] she wore,
a umbrella on [G] her [Dm] shoulder, [Dm] a piece of paper in her [Am] hand.
[Dm] Go as [G] I walk [A] into the cabin, sit at the loose of [D] my man,
and let the [E] midnight [G] spread shine a light [D] on me.
[Dm]
[D] Let the midnight [A] spread shine your ever loving light [D] on me.
Well, it's jumping, [G] jumping, she's [Dm]
a mighty fine [D] gal.
[Em] [D] She brought jumping [A] to the whole wide [E] [A] world.
She was a [G] mighty [D] fine gal, she brought it [G] in a ball.
[Dm] [Em] Jumped a little [D] for a day, she [A] brought me the news.
I [D] was dead, midnight [G] spread, [Dm] [G] shine a light on [D] me.
[Em] [G] Let [D] the midnight [A] spread shine [B] your ever loving [G] light [D] on me.
Little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
[F#] [G] Little light of mine, [Em] I'm gonna let [D] it shine.
Little light of mine, I'm [C#m] gonna [Bm] let it [D] shine.
[A] Let it shine, [D]
let [A] it shine, [C] [A]
let it shine.
[G] [D]
[A] [D] [G]
[D] When [G] you wake up in the [B] morning,
[F] [G] [B] you hear the big [D] bell ring.
Go up into [A] the [C#] table,
[Am] [A] see the same [D] old thing, a knife, a hook [Dm] on the table.
[Bm] Nothing in [C#] my [D] pant, [Em] [D] if I say [A] a thing about it.
[Em] [A] I've been tough [D] with the man who left the [G] midnight spread.
[D] Shine a light on me, the [G#] midnight [A] spread.
Shine your ever loving light on [D] me, if you ever go to [G] Houston.
You better [D] walk right, [Am] [D]
you better [G] not [Am] [A] stagger.
[Em] [A]
You [D] better not fight the sheriff, [G] he [Dm] will arrest.
[G] He gonna carry [D] you down,
[Em] [D] and when the jury [A] find you guilty,
you're [D] penitentiary bound.
Let the midnight [G] spread [Dm] shine [Em] a light [Bm] on me.
[A] [D] Let the midnight [A] spread shine [F#m] your ever [Am] loving [D] light on me.
[G]
Well, how [Em] the [D] world did you know?
Oh, well, I knowed [A] about her apron [Bm] [A] and the dress [D] she wore,
a umbrella on [G] her [Dm] shoulder, [Dm] a piece of paper in her [Am] hand.
[Dm] Go as [G] I walk [A] into the cabin, sit at the loose of [D] my man,
and let the [E] midnight [G] spread shine a light [D] on me.
[Dm]
[D] Let the midnight [A] spread shine your ever loving light [D] on me.
Well, it's jumping, [G] jumping, she's [Dm]
a mighty fine [D] gal.
[Em] [D] She brought jumping [A] to the whole wide [E] [A] world.
She was a [G] mighty [D] fine gal, she brought it [G] in a ball.
[Dm] [Em] Jumped a little [D] for a day, she [A] brought me the news.
I [D] was dead, midnight [G] spread, [Dm] [G] shine a light on [D] me.
[Em] [G] Let [D] the midnight [A] spread shine [B] your ever loving [G] light [D] on me.
Little light of mine, I'm gonna let it shine.
[F#] [G] Little light of mine, [Em] I'm gonna let [D] it shine.
Little light of mine, I'm [C#m] gonna [Bm] let it [D] shine.
[A] Let it shine, [D]
let [A] it shine, [C] [A]
let it shine.
[G] [D]
Key:
D
G
A
Dm
Em
D
G
A
_ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] When [G] you wake up in the [B] morning, _
[F] _ [G] [B] you hear the big [D] bell ring.
_ _ Go up into [A] the [C#] table, _
[Am] _ [A] see the same [D] old thing, a knife, a hook [Dm] on the table.
_ _ [Bm] Nothing in [C#] my [D] pant, _ [Em] _ [D] _ if I say [A] a thing about it.
[Em] _ _ [A] I've been tough [D] with the man who left the [G] midnight spread. _
_ [D] Shine a light on me, _ the [G#] midnight [A] spread. _ _
_ Shine your ever loving light on [D] me, if you ever go to [G] Houston. _ _ _ _
You better [D] walk right, _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
you better [G] not [Am] [A] stagger.
[Em] _ _ [A] _
You [D] better not fight the sheriff, [G] he [Dm] will arrest.
_ [G] He gonna carry [D] you down, _
[Em] _ [D] and when the jury [A] find you guilty,
_ _ you're [D] penitentiary bound.
Let the midnight [G] spread [Dm] shine _ [Em] a light [Bm] on me.
[A] _ [D] _ _ Let the midnight [A] _ spread shine [F#m] your ever [Am] loving [D] light on me.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Well, how [Em] the [D] world did you know?
Oh, well, I knowed [A] about her apron [Bm] _ [A] _ and the dress [D] she wore,
a umbrella on [G] her [Dm] shoulder, _ [Dm] _ a piece of paper in her [Am] hand.
[Dm] _ _ Go as [G] I walk [A] into the cabin, _ _ sit at the loose of [D] my man,
and let the [E] midnight [G] _ spread _ _ shine a light [D] on me.
[Dm] _
_ [D] _ Let the midnight [A] _ spread shine your ever loving light [D] on me.
Well, it's jumping, [G] jumping, she's [Dm] _ _ _
a mighty fine [D] gal.
_ [Em] _ [D] She brought jumping [A] to the whole wide [E] [A] world.
She was a [G] mighty [D] fine gal, she brought it [G] in a ball.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Em] Jumped a little [D] for a day, _ she _ [A] brought me the news.
_ _ _ I [D] was dead, midnight [G] spread, _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ [Em] _ [G] Let [D] the midnight [A] spread _ shine [B] your ever loving [G] light [D] on _ _ me.
Little light of mine, _ _ I'm gonna let it shine.
_ [F#] _ [G] Little light of _ _ mine, [Em] I'm gonna let [D] it shine.
_ _ Little light of mine, _ _ I'm [C#m] gonna [Bm] let it [D] shine.
[A] Let it shine, [D] _
_ let [A] it shine, _ [C] _ [A] _
_ let it shine.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] When [G] you wake up in the [B] morning, _
[F] _ [G] [B] you hear the big [D] bell ring.
_ _ Go up into [A] the [C#] table, _
[Am] _ [A] see the same [D] old thing, a knife, a hook [Dm] on the table.
_ _ [Bm] Nothing in [C#] my [D] pant, _ [Em] _ [D] _ if I say [A] a thing about it.
[Em] _ _ [A] I've been tough [D] with the man who left the [G] midnight spread. _
_ [D] Shine a light on me, _ the [G#] midnight [A] spread. _ _
_ Shine your ever loving light on [D] me, if you ever go to [G] Houston. _ _ _ _
You better [D] walk right, _ _ [Am] _ [D] _
you better [G] not [Am] [A] stagger.
[Em] _ _ [A] _
You [D] better not fight the sheriff, [G] he [Dm] will arrest.
_ [G] He gonna carry [D] you down, _
[Em] _ [D] and when the jury [A] find you guilty,
_ _ you're [D] penitentiary bound.
Let the midnight [G] spread [Dm] shine _ [Em] a light [Bm] on me.
[A] _ [D] _ _ Let the midnight [A] _ spread shine [F#m] your ever [Am] loving [D] light on me.
_ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Well, how [Em] the [D] world did you know?
Oh, well, I knowed [A] about her apron [Bm] _ [A] _ and the dress [D] she wore,
a umbrella on [G] her [Dm] shoulder, _ [Dm] _ a piece of paper in her [Am] hand.
[Dm] _ _ Go as [G] I walk [A] into the cabin, _ _ sit at the loose of [D] my man,
and let the [E] midnight [G] _ spread _ _ shine a light [D] on me.
[Dm] _
_ [D] _ Let the midnight [A] _ spread shine your ever loving light [D] on me.
Well, it's jumping, [G] jumping, she's [Dm] _ _ _
a mighty fine [D] gal.
_ [Em] _ [D] She brought jumping [A] to the whole wide [E] [A] world.
She was a [G] mighty [D] fine gal, she brought it [G] in a ball.
[Dm] _ _ _ [Em] Jumped a little [D] for a day, _ she _ [A] brought me the news.
_ _ _ I [D] was dead, midnight [G] spread, _ [Dm] _ [G] _ _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ [Em] _ [G] Let [D] the midnight [A] spread _ shine [B] your ever loving [G] light [D] on _ _ me.
Little light of mine, _ _ I'm gonna let it shine.
_ [F#] _ [G] Little light of _ _ mine, [Em] I'm gonna let [D] it shine.
_ _ Little light of mine, _ _ I'm [C#m] gonna [Bm] let it [D] shine.
[A] Let it shine, [D] _
_ let [A] it shine, _ [C] _ [A] _
_ let it shine.
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _