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Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

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:Intro Riff: 
FThe morning is dead aDmnd the day is too
BmThere's nothing left here to lead me, bEut the velvet moon
CAll my loneliness I Ghave felt today
DIt's a little more than enough Fto make a man throw himself aF#way
GAnd I continue  F    F#tGo burn the Midnight Lamp,  F    F#aGlone 
:Intro Riff:
FNow the smiling portrait of you
DmIs still hanging on my frowning wall
BmIt really doesn't, it really doesn't bother me   Etoo much at all
CIt's just the uh ever falling dust Gthat makes it so hard for me to see
DThat forgotten earring laying on the floor
FFacing coldly towards the doF#or
GAnd I continue  F     F#   Gto burn the Midnight LampF,     F#  Gall alone   Burn!
:F----F#- G----:
Yeah, yeah Lonely, lonely, lonely
G----
Loneliness is such a drag
:Intro Riff:
FSo here I sit to face Dmthat same old fireplace
BmGetting ready for the same old explosion
EGoing through my mind
CAnd soon enough the time will tell
GAbout the circus in the wishing well
DAnd someone who will buy and sell for me
FSomeone who will toll my beF#ll
GAnd I continue   F      F#   Gto burn the same old lamp,  F     F#  Galone
G----- F   F#  G-------  F   F#  G-------
Yeah   Darling, can you hear me calling you?
So lonely
Gotta blow my mind
Yeah, yeah
Lonely, lonely . . .

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Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

by Jimi Hendrix

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:Intro Riff:

F Dm

The morning is dead and the day is too

Bm E

There's nothing left here to lead me, but the velvet moon

C G

All my loneliness I have felt today

D F F#

It's a little more than enough to make a man throw himself away

G F F# G F F# G

And I continue to burn the Midnight Lamp, alone

:Intro Riff:

Now the smiling portrait of you

Is still hanging on my frowning wall

Bm E

It really doesn't, it really doesn't bother me too much at all

C G

It's just the uh ever falling dust that makes it so hard for me to see

That forgotten earring laying on the floor

F F#

Facing coldly towards the door

G F F# G F F# G

And I continue to burn the Midnight Lamp, all alone Burn!

F F# G

:----- ----:

Yeah, yeah Lonely, lonely, lonely

----

Loneliness is such a drag

:Intro Riff:

F Dm

So here I sit to face that same old fireplace

Getting ready for the same old explosion

Going through my mind

And soon enough the time will tell

About the circus in the wishing well

And someone who will buy and sell for me

F F#

Someone who will toll my bell

G F F# G F F# G

And I continue to burn the same old lamp, alone

G F F# G F F# G

----- ------- -------

Yeah Darling, can you hear me calling you?

So lonely

Gotta blow my mind

Yeah, yeah

Lonely, lonely . . .

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