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              MIDNIGHT SUMMER DREAM
                 THE STRANGLERS
INTRO:   Dsus2    C#sus2    F#m  
       Dsus2  C#sus2  F#m
VERSE:
Woke up Dsus2on a good day
     C#sus2And the world was wondeF#mrful
A midnight Dsus2summer dream C#sus2had me in its sF#mpell
I Dsus2dreamt about an old man
C#sus2Sat and watched the F#mrain all night
He couldn't sleep a Dsus2wink as all the C#sus2drops fellF#m  
PRE-CHORUS:
He Dsus2told me of the beauty
      Hidden in our foreF#mheads
He told me of the ugDsus2liness
We show insteadBm  C#m  
And Dsus2when we put a foot wrongC#sus2, do we learn
From all the F#mpain?
A midnight sDsus2ummer dreaC#sus2m as he watched the F#mrain
CHORUS:
  EThen at mF#midnight he poured another Dsus2drink
And bent my earC#sus2  
  EAfter mF#midnight we sat up half the Dsus2night
Or maybe C#sus2more
And he bBegan to teGll me what it was all F#mfor
VERSE:
I Dsus2woke up in an arC#sus2mchair
He had gone, I F#mdon't know where
Left me there Dsus2to sit and C#sus2look at the F#mrain
Don't remember Dsus2much at C#sus2all
But his words were F#mechoing
A midnight sDsus2ummer dream and C#sus2then wake aF#mgain
PRE-CHORUS
Maybe I'll never Dsus2find him
Maybe he's gone F#mforever
Maybe I'll have to Dsus2sit here
  BmWatching the C#mweather
One thing's Dsus2pretty ceC#sus2rtain, helped me
Make it F#min the night
Showed me someDsus2where else beC#sus2tween wrong and F#mright
CHORUS:
  ESo at mF#midnight if you can't Dsus2sleep
Then I can C#sus2bend your ear
  EAfter mF#midnight we'll sit up Dsus2half the night
Or C#sus2maybe more
And IB'll begin to tGell you what it is all F#mfor
INSTRUMENTAL:
Bm  A   Bm   A   B   A   B  A  Bm
Dsus2  C#sus2  F#m
Dsus2  C#sus2  F#m
VERSE:
I Wake up Dsus2on a good day
      C#sus2And the world feels wondeF#mrful
A Midnight suDsus2mmer dream has me in its C#sus2spellF#m  
OUTRO:
Dsus2  C#sus2  F#m
Dsus2Dsus2  C#sus2C#sus2  F#mF#m - TO FADE OUT

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Midnight Summer Dream

by The Stranglers

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Dsus2

C#sus2

F#m

C#m

MIDNIGHT SUMMER DREAM

THE STRANGLERS

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

INTRO:

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

VERSE:

Dsus2

Woke up on a good day

C#sus2 F#m

And the world was wonderful

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

A midnight summer dream had me in its spell

Dsus2

I dreamt about an old man

C#sus2 F#m

Sat and watched the rain all night

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

He couldn't sleep a wink as all the drops fell

PRE-CHORUS:

Dsus2

He told me of the beauty

F#m

Hidden in our foreheads

Dsus2

He told me of the ugliness

Bm C#m

We show instead

Dsus2 C#sus2

And when we put a foot wrong, do we learn

F#m

From all the pain?

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

A midnight summer dream as he watched the rain

CHORUS:

E F#m Dsus2

Then at midnight he poured another drink

C#sus2

And bent my ear

E F#m Dsus2

After midnight we sat up half the night

C#sus2

Or maybe more

B G F#m

And he began to tell me what it was all for

VERSE:

Dsus2 C#sus2

I woke up in an armchair

F#m

He had gone, I don't know where

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

Left me there to sit and look at the rain

Dsus2 C#sus2

Don't remember much at all

F#m

But his words were echoing

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

A midnight summer dream and then wake again

PRE-CHORUS

Dsus2

Maybe I'll never find him

F#m

Maybe he's gone forever

Dsus2

Maybe I'll have to sit here

Bm C#m

Watching the weather

Dsus2 C#sus2

One thing's pretty certain, helped me

F#m

Make it in the night

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

Showed me somewhere else between wrong and right

CHORUS:

E F#m Dsus2

So at midnight if you can't sleep

C#sus2

Then I can bend your ear

E F#m Dsus2

After midnight we'll sit up half the night

C#sus2

Or maybe more

B G F#m

And I'll begin to tell you what it is all for

INSTRUMENTAL:

Bm A Bm A B A B A Bm

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

VERSE:

Dsus2

I Wake up on a good day

C#sus2 F#m

And the world feels wonderful

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

A Midnight summer dream has me in its spell

OUTRO:

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m

Dsus2 C#sus2 F#m - TO FADE OUT

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