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Midnight Getaway
Jerry Garcia
Intro: -->(single notes) - f - a - c - e -- (x2) --> Am
e|---------0---------|
B|-------1-----------|
G|-----2-------------|
D|---3---------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
AmI heard you round about miEdnight
SliGpping out of tFmaj7he bed
You Cthought Gthat I was fasFmaj7t asleep
CHeard your slippers in the midniGght hallway
E7And I heard you rustling Amaround
CTrying nGot to make a sFmaj7ound
AmHeard the tap of your high Eheels
GAnd the click of the lock on thFmaj7e door
CBaby, I hGope you know what you're Fmaj7doing
HCeard you walking down tGhe stairs
E7And I counted them onAme by one
COne for eGach year that flFmaj7ew by
AmHeard you stop and turn back Eonce
GThen I thought that I heard yFmaj7ou sigh
COr maybe Git was the breeFmaj7ze
CHeard the jingle of yoGur keys
E7Then you stumbled and curseAmd the cat
ThCat was sleeping on Gthe stairs under the Fmaj7stars
AmHeard you open the car door softly
EmYou must have been there half an hour
     DmTurning it all round in yoAmur head
Were you sitting there waiting
For me to come doEmwn and call your name?
     DmI wonder, were you waiting foAmr me
Waiting foDmr me, waiting for Emme, waiting for DmmeFmaj7  G  
AmThen I heard the motor turEn over
GAnd I heard you driving Fmaj7away
CWay beforGe the break of Fmaj7day
CHeard your engine for a long, loGng time
E'Cause the night was so cold and Amquiet
CAs you madGe your getaway in the Fmaj7night
Am     E     G     Fmaj7    C    G   Fmaj7
    C      G      E      Am      C      G    Fmaj7. ........ --> ?

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Midnight Getaway

by Jerry Garcia

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Fmaj7

Midnight Getaway

Jerry Garcia

Intro: -->(single notes) - f - a - c - e -- (x2) --> Am

e|---------0---------|

B|-------1-----------|

G|-----2-------------|

D|---3---------------|

A|-------------------|

E|-------------------|

Am E

I heard you round about midnight

G Fmaj7

Slipping out of the bed

C G Fmaj7

You thought that I was fast asleep

C G

Heard your slippers in the midnight hallway

E7 Am

And I heard you rustling around

C G Fmaj7

Trying not to make a sound

Am E

Heard the tap of your high heels

G Fmaj7

And the click of the lock on the door

C G Fmaj7

Baby, I hope you know what you're doing

C G

Heard you walking down the stairs

E7 Am

And I counted them one by one

C G Fmaj7

One for each year that flew by

Am E

Heard you stop and turn back once

G Fmaj7

Then I thought that I heard you sigh

C G Fmaj7

Or maybe it was the breeze

C G

Heard the jingle of your keys

E7 Am

Then you stumbled and cursed the cat

C G Fmaj7

That was sleeping on the stairs under the stars

Heard you open the car door softly

You must have been there half an hour

Dm Am

Turning it all round in your head

Were you sitting there waiting

For me to come down and call your name?

Dm Am

I wonder, were you waiting for me

Dm Em Dm Fmaj7 G

Waiting for me, waiting for me, waiting for me

Am E

Then I heard the motor turn over

G Fmaj7

And I heard you driving away

C G Fmaj7

Way before the break of day

C G

Heard your engine for a long, long time

E Am

'Cause the night was so cold and quiet

C G Fmaj7

As you made your getaway in the night

Am E G Fmaj7 C G Fmaj7

C G E Am C G Fmaj7

. ........ --> ?

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