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Rockin' At Midnight

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Intro:  E/ / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /   A/ / /  / / / /   E/ / /  / / / /  0:12
Verse 1  x2:
EHave you heard the news?
There's good rockin’ at midnight
I'm gonna Ahold my baby with all my might
What a Ewonderful time we had that night
F#mHey, hey, Bthere's good rockin’ at Emidnight   0:29  0:47
Verse 2
Now Esweet Georgia Brown and sweet Lorraine
They got caught on Caledonia's land
ASioux City Sue then told it all
        E]
Those girls got drunk and they had a ball
Crying F#mhey, hey, Bgood rockin’ at Emidnight    1:04
Instrumental < verse chords x2 >
Well, two times..   1:40
Verse 3
ENow I'll tell you all about how Deacon Joe
Got so high they had to take him home
AHear the news about Elliot Brown
       E]
He stole a chicken and he ran out of town
Crying F#mhey, hey, Bthere's good rockin’ at Emidnight   1:58
Verse 4
ENow Caledonia got drunk, squeal like a pig
She fell down, she lost her wig
Sally ABrown, she laughed, she got sick
       E]
Caledonia got mad and grabbed a brick
Crying F#mhey, hey, Bthere's good rockin’ at Emidnight. Awww now, let’s go two times..
                                                                              2:14
Instrumental < verse chords X2 >
Oh yeah...                       2:51
Verse 5
EAwww yeah, wanna tell you all about how Deacon Joe,
He got so high they had to take him home.
AHear the news about Elliot Brown,
       E]
He stole our chickens and he ran out of town,
Crying F#mhey, hey, Bthere's good rockin’ at Emidnight.   3:08
Verse 6
ENow, now, now, Caledonia got drunk
Squeal like a pig, she fell down, lost her wig
Sally ABrown she laughed, she got sick
        E]
Caledonia got mad and grabbed a brick
Crying F#mhey, hey, Bthere's good rockin’ at Emidnight   3:27
Bridge 1 < verse chords >
 E/ / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
We're gonna rock, we're gonna rock, I’m gonna
 A/ / /  / / / /
rock, gonna
 E/ / /  / / / /
Rock, gonna
 F#m/ / /   B/ / /   E/ / /  / / / /
rock,         gonna rock,       well, well,    3:43
Bridge 2 < verse chords >
 E/ / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
We're gonna rock, we're gonna rock,  we's gonna
 A/ / /  / / / /
rock, ooh hoo, gonna
 E/ / /  / / / /
rock, we're gonna
 F#m/ / /   B/ / /                  E/ / /  / / / /
Rock,      there's good rockin’ at midnight, midnight, midnight, midnight,  4:05
Instrumental < verse chords x2 >
Yeah...       slow down...         4:38
Verse 7
ENow sweet Georgia Brown and sweet Lorraine
They got caught on Caledonia's land
ASioux City Sue then told it all
          E]
Those girls got drunk and they had a ball
Crying F#mhey, hey, Bthere's good rockin’ at Emidnight  4:54
Outro
 E/ / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
We gonna rock, we gonna rock, yeah gonna
 A/ / /  / / / /
rock, mmmmm, gonna
 E/ / /  / / / /
Rock, gonna
 F#m/ / /   B/ / /   E/ / /  / / / /
rock,      ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo    5:13
     < instrumental; 2 times and fade out >
 E/ / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /
 A/ / /  / / / /
 E/ / /  / / / /
 F#m/ / /   B/ / /   E/ / /  / / / /   5:53

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Rockin' At Midnight

by The Honeydrippers

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

E A E

Intro: / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / 0:12

Verse 1 x2:

Have you heard the news?

There's good rockin’ at midnight

I'm gonna hold my baby with all my might

What a wonderful time we had that night

F#m B E

Hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight 0:29 0:47

Verse 2

Now sweet Georgia Brown and sweet Lorraine

They got caught on Caledonia's land

Sioux City Sue then told it all

]

Those girls got drunk and they had a ball

F#m B E

Crying hey, hey, good rockin’ at midnight 1:04

Instrumental < verse chords x2 >

Well, two times.. 1:40

Verse 3

Now I'll tell you all about how Deacon Joe

Got so high they had to take him home

Hear the news about Elliot Brown

]

He stole a chicken and he ran out of town

F#m B E

Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight 1:58

Verse 4

Now Caledonia got drunk, squeal like a pig

She fell down, she lost her wig

Sally Brown, she laughed, she got sick

]

Caledonia got mad and grabbed a brick

F#m B E

Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight. Awww now, let’s go two times..

2:14

Instrumental < verse chords X2 >

Oh yeah... 2:51

Verse 5

Awww yeah, wanna tell you all about how Deacon Joe,

He got so high they had to take him home.

Hear the news about Elliot Brown,

]

He stole our chickens and he ran out of town,

F#m B E

Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight. 3:08

Verse 6

Now, now, now, Caledonia got drunk

Squeal like a pig, she fell down, lost her wig

Sally Brown she laughed, she got sick

]

Caledonia got mad and grabbed a brick

F#m B E

Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight 3:27

Bridge 1 < verse chords >

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

We're gonna rock, we're gonna rock, I’m gonna

/ / / / / / /

rock, gonna

/ / / / / / /

Rock, gonna

F#m B E

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

rock, gonna rock, well, well, 3:43

Bridge 2 < verse chords >

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

We're gonna rock, we're gonna rock, we's gonna

/ / / / / / /

rock, ooh hoo, gonna

/ / / / / / /

rock, we're gonna

F#m B E

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

Rock, there's good rockin’ at midnight, midnight, midnight, midnight, 4:05

Instrumental < verse chords x2 >

Yeah... slow down... 4:38

Verse 7

Now sweet Georgia Brown and sweet Lorraine

They got caught on Caledonia's land

Sioux City Sue then told it all

]

Those girls got drunk and they had a ball

F#m B E

Crying hey, hey, there's good rockin’ at midnight 4:54

Outro

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

We gonna rock, we gonna rock, yeah gonna

/ / / / / / /

rock, mmmmm, gonna

/ / / / / / /

Rock, gonna

F#m B E

/ / / / / / / / / / / / /

rock, ooooooooooooooooooooooooooo 5:13

< instrumental; 2 times and fade out >

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /

/ / / / / / /

F#m B E

/ / / / / / / / / / / / / 5:53

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