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Three Hours Past Midnight
Johnny "Guitar" Watson
Single released in 1956
Standard Tuning
e|---G63---C93---D95---G910---|
B|---5---3---5---10---|
G|---4---3---5---10---|
D|---3---2---4---9----|
A|---5---3---5---10---|
E|---3----------------|
Intro:  C9  G6  
 It is G6three hours past midnight
 C9And my baby's nowhere aroG6und
 C9Yes three hours past midnight
 And my baby's nowhere aG6round
 Well, I listen so D9hard to hear her footC9steps
 I ain't even heard a G6soundD9  
 Well, G6I toss and tumble on my pillow
 But I C9just can't close my eyesG6  
 Oh, I tC9oss and tumble on my pillow
 But I just can't close my eyeG6s
 If my D9baby don't come back pretty soon
 Yes, I C9just can't be satisfied nowG6  
SOLO
 Well, I G6tried so hard to take
 But my baby's drivin' me insane
 Well, I C9tried so hard to take
 Oh yeah
 But my baby's drivin' me inG6sane
 Well if D9she's don't come back pretty soon
 C9Yeah, gonna catch that midnight tG6rain
 Yeah
end on G9

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Three Hours Past Midnight

by Johnny "Guitar" Watson

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Three Hours Past Midnight

Johnny "Guitar" Watson

Single released in 1956

Standard Tuning

G6 C9 D9 G9

e|---3---3---5---10---|

B|---5---3---5---10---|

G|---4---3---5---10---|

D|---3---2---4---9----|

A|---5---3---5---10---|

E|---3----------------|

C9 G6

Intro:

It is three hours past midnight

C9 G6

And my baby's nowhere around

Yes three hours past midnight

And my baby's nowhere around

D9 C9

Well, I listen so hard to hear her footsteps

G6 D9

I ain't even heard a sound

Well, I toss and tumble on my pillow

C9 G6

But I just can't close my eyes

Oh, I toss and tumble on my pillow

But I just can't close my eyes

If my baby don't come back pretty soon

C9 G6

Yes, I just can't be satisfied now

SOLO

Well, I tried so hard to take

But my baby's drivin' me insane

Well, I tried so hard to take

Oh yeah

But my baby's drivin' me insane

Well if she's don't come back pretty soon

C9 G6

Yeah, gonna catch that midnight train

Yeah

end on G9

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