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[Chorus]
DBurning the Amidnight oil Amagain.B7  
EmSitting out here listening to the Awind.
F#mI just called to Gtell you that I Dmiss you my old Gfriend,
Dburning the Amidnight oil Dagain.
[Verse 1]
Last Emyear we bought a Ahouse outside of DBoulder,
you know how EmKathy always Amissed that DRocky Mountains Gsky.
She said "let's Emmove before my Afolks get any Dolder,
so they can Emsee the grandkids grow up for a Awhile".
I was just Emthinking of the Adays we ran toDgether,
Emtravellin' 'cross the Acountry in that Drusty camper Gvan.
Playing Emone night stands seems Alike it's been forDever,
sittin' Emhere like this sometimes I miss the Aband.
[Chorus]
DBurning the Amidnight oil Amagain.B7  
EmSitting out here listening to the Awind.
F#mI just called to Gtell you that I Dmiss you my old Gfriend,
Dburning the Amidnight oil Dagain.
[Solo]
D A Am B7
Em G F#m A
D G G Em
D A D D
[Verse 2]
EmYesterday your sAong came on the rDadio,
you know it Emfelt like you were Asinging right aDcross the stage from Gme
and I reEmmember how betArayed you felt when I Dsaid I had to Ggo
but now I Emknow that both of us landed Awhere we're s'pposed to be.
[Chorus]
DBurning the Amidnight oil Amagain.B7  
EmSitting out here listening to the Awind.
F#mI just called to Gtell you that I Dmiss you my old Gfriend,
(I'm just) Dburning the Amidnight oil Dagain.Em7  
F#mI just called to Gtell you that I Dmiss you my old Gfriend
(I'm just) Dburning the Amidnight oil Dagain.
[End Riff]
 D A Am B7 Em A D

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Burning The Midnight Oil

by Thomm Jutz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#m

Em7

[Chorus]

D A Am B7

Burning the midnight oil again.

Em A

Sitting out here listening to the wind.

F#m G D G

I just called to tell you that I miss you my old friend,

D A D

burning the midnight oil again.

[Verse 1]

Em A D

Last year we bought a house outside of Boulder,

Em A D G

you know how Kathy always missed that Rocky Mountains sky.

Em A D

She said "let's move before my folks get any older,

Em A

so they can see the grandkids grow up for a while".

Em A D

I was just thinking of the days we ran together,

Em A D G

travellin' 'cross the country in that rusty camper van.

Em A D

Playing one night stands seems like it's been forever,

Em A

sittin' here like this sometimes I miss the band.

[Chorus]

D A Am B7

Burning the midnight oil again.

Em A

Sitting out here listening to the wind.

F#m G D G

I just called to tell you that I miss you my old friend,

D A D

burning the midnight oil again.

[Solo]

D A Am B7

Em G F#m A

D G G Em

D A D D

[Verse 2]

Em A D

Yesterday your song came on the radio,

Em A D G

you know it felt like you were singing right across the stage from me

Em A D G

and I remember how betrayed you felt when I said I had to go

Em A

but now I know that both of us landed where we're s'pposed to be.

[Chorus]

D A Am B7

Burning the midnight oil again.

Em A

Sitting out here listening to the wind.

F#m G D G

I just called to tell you that I miss you my old friend,

D A D Em7

(I'm just) burning the midnight oil again.

F#m G D G

I just called to tell you that I miss you my old friend

D A D

(I'm just) burning the midnight oil again.

[End Riff]

D A Am B7 Em A D

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