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Midnight Special

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[Intro]
| D| % | % | % |
(fade in) Well-a-well-a-well ...
[Verse 1]
Wake up early in the Gmorning, hear the ding-dong Dring
Comin' walking to the Atable, I see the same damn Dthing
Knife and fork upon the Gtable, piece of paper in my Dhand
Nothing I can do Aabout it, I get in trouble with the Dman
[Chorus]
Let the midnight Gspecial shine a light on Dme 2/4
A| A| D  
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me
[Verse 2]
If you ever go to GHouston you better act Dright
You better not Agamble and you better not Dfight
'Cause the sheriff will aGrrest you and he'll carry you Ddown
If they go and find you Aguilty you're penitentiary Dbound
[Chorus]
Let the midnight Gspecial shine a light on Dme 2/4
A| A| D  
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me
[Solo]
| G| % | D| % |
| A| % | D|
| G| % | D| % |
| A| % | D| D|
(break)
[Verse 3] = repeat 1
Wake up early in the Gmorning, hear the ding-dong Dring
Comin' walking to the Atable, I see the same damn Dthing
Knife and fork upon the Gtable, piece of paper in my Dhand
Nothing I can do Aabout it, I get in trouble with the Dman
[Chorus]
Let the midnight Gspecial shine a light on Dme 2/4
A| A| D  
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me, let the midnight ...
[Solo]
| G| % | D| % |
| A| % | D|
| G| % | D| % |
| A| % | D| D|
[Verse 4] = repeat 2
Well, if you ever get to GHouston you better act Dright
You better not Agamble and you better not Dfight
'Cause the sheriff will aGrrest you and he'll carry you Ddown
And if they find you Aguilty, well you'll be Sugarland Dbound
[Chorus]
Let the midnight Gspecial shine its light on Dme 2/4
A| A| D  
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me
[Chorus]
I said the Midnight GSpecial, shine its light on Dme
2/4 1 + 2 + 3
A| A| | D| D   A  D  
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me
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