Midnight Special

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Verse
D      D                D           G G                           D D 
■ Well ■ you wake up in the mornin' ■ you hear the work bell ring ■ ■ 

                                D A7                      A7    D 
And they march you to the table ■ ■  you see the same old thing ■ 

                       D     G G                       G   D 
Ain't no food upon the table ■ ■ and no pork up in the pan ■ 

                   D            Am A7     A7                          A7 D 
But you better not complain boy ■  ■  you get in trouble with the man ■  ■ 


Chorus
D7                       G7 G                  D  D 
Let the Midnight Special ■  ■ shine a light on me ■ 

                 Asus4   Am Em Am         Em7      D  D 
Let the Midnight Special ■  ■  ■  shine a light on me ■ 

                 G7      G7                  D  Dm 
Let the Midnight Special ■  shine a light on me ■ 

Dm      D7       Am      Am7 Am Em                  Am       Dm 
Let the Midnight Special ■   ■  shine a ever lovin' light on me 


Verse
D7                  G7        G7        G             D    D7 D 
■  Yonder come miss Rosie how ■  in the world did you know ■  ■ 

       D7                Am7   Em7 Am7 Em7                 Dsus4 D7 G7 
By the way she wears her apron ■   ■   and the clothes she wore  ■  ■ 

                G7       G7                       D    Dm D 
Umbrella on her shoulder ■  piece of paper in her hand ■  ■ 

Dm                  Am       Em     Em               D7  D7 
She come to see the governor ■  she want to free her man ■ 


Chorus
                 G7      G7                     D7 Dm D7 
Let the Midnight Special ■  shine a light on me ■  ■  ■ 

                 Am      Am         Em       D7 
Let the Midnight Special ■  shine a light on me 

G7                       G7                  Dm Dm 
Let the Midnight Special ■  shine a light on me ■ 

                 Am7     Am Em7 Am                     Am       Dm D7 
Let the Midnight Special ■  ■   ■  shine a ever lovin' light on me ■ 


Verse
                  G7      G    G7                D     D 
If you're ever in Houston well you better do the right ■ 

    Am7        Am     Em7                      D7           D7 
You better not gamble ■   there you better not fight at all ■ 

       G7                   G7                             D7   Dm 
Or the sheriff will grab ya ■  and the boys will bring you down ■ 

                        Am  Am7       Em7    Dm    Dm 
The next thing you know boy oh you're prison bound ■ 


Chorus
        Dm7      G7            G7            Dm Dm 
Let the Midnight Special shine ■  a light on me ■ 

                 Am              Em       D7 
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me 

Dm7              G7                       D7 Dm 
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me ■ 

        Am                                   D           D 
Let the Midnight Special shine a ever lovin' light on me ■ 

        D7       G       G                  D  Dm 
Let the Midnight Special ■ shine a light on me ■ 

                 Am      A7               Dm Dm 
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me ■ 

        D7       G7                       Dm Dm 
Let the Midnight Special shine a light on me ■ 


Outro
                 Am7           Em7        A7     Am G D D7             D7 D 
Let the Midnight Special shine ■   a ever lovin' ■  ■ ■ ■  light on me ■  ■ 

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