Across From Midnight Chords by Tony Joe White

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[Dm] It's come down to just the two of [Gm] us, me [Am] and my shadow, [Dm] _ radio _ [Gm] _ _ [Am] _
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somewhere
[Dm] down the hall.
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_ [Bb] _ And over in the [C] next room, the holler [Dm] sound of a cigarette comes. _ _ _
[Gm] Oh, I'm sitting across from midnight, [Am] _ and morning's [Dm] a long way off.
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[Dm] There's a fire in a trash [Gm] can [Am] in the alley [Dm] below.
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_ [Dm] The down and outers gather [Gm] round, [Am] sipping wine [Dm] and taking blow.
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[Bb] We're companions of the night [C] time, got no [Dm] place to go.
_ [C] Oh, no. _
[Gm] Just sitting across from midnight, [Am] _ _
time [Dm] dragging by too slow. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ You can feel [C] the night when you're [Dm] all alone. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] There's comfort [C] in the room you [Dm] keep hanging on _ _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] _ _ _ _ [Am] until the [C] dawn. _ _ _ _ _
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_ [Dm] The skeletons in the [Gm] closet _ [Am]
march [Dm] around like a bird.
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_ [Dm] _ I guess it's too [Gm] much to ask [Am] for.
I [Dm] need some breathing room.
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[Bb] And the tall city buildings, [C] _ they cover [Dm] up the room.
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[Gm] I'm sitting across from midnight, [Am] and morning can't [Dm] come too soon.
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[Bb] Oh, the early morning hours [C] bring out the darkness [Dm] of your thoughts. _ _ _ _
And [Bb] you're sitting across from midnight, [Am] _ and morning's a [Dm] long way off.
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