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Leadbelly - Midnight Special Chords

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Midnight Special Chords

(ver. 4)
Leadbelly
[Verse 1]
D                      G                             D
Get your ticket at the station   -  hear the whistle blow
                     A7                       D
Well I sure hate to leave you  -  but I gotta go

[Chorus]
                 G                           D
Let the midnight special  Shine the light on me
                 A7                                    D
Let the midnight special Shine the ever-lovin' light on me

[Verse 2]
D                 G                               D
If you're ever in Houston   Ooh, you'd better walk right
                 A7                            D
You'd better not gamble   And you'd better not fight
                    G                                D
Or the sheriff will arrest ya   And he’ll carry you down
                     A7                                 D
And the jury find you guilty   Ooh, you're penitentiary bound

[Chorus]
                 G                           D
Let the midnight special  Shine the light on me
                 A7                                    D
Let the midnight special Shine the ever-lovin' light on me

[Verse 3]
D                G                               D
Yonder come Miss Rosie  How in the world did you know
                         A7                          D
By the way she wears her apron   And the clothes she wore
                G                               D
Umbrella on her shoulder  Piece of paper in her hand
                    A7                          D
She come to see the gov'nor  She wanna free her man

[Chorus]
                 G                           D
Let the midnight special  Shine the light on me
                 A7                                    D
Let the midnight special Shine the ever-lovin' light on me

[Verse 4]
D                        G                             D
When, you wake up in the mornin' You hear the work bell ring
                      A7                                  D
And they take for your breakfast  - there ain’t a doggone thing
                       G                            D
Ain't no food upon the table   And no fork up in the pan
                      A7
But you'd better not complain, boy
                               D
You'll get in trouble with the man

[Chorus]
                 G                           D
Let the midnight special  Shine the light on me
                 A7                         D
Let the midnight special  Shine the light on me
                 G                           D
Let the midnight special  Shine the light on me
                 A7                                    D
Let the midnight special Shine the ever-lovin' light on me            
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