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The Midnight Special

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[Intro]
G x4
[Chorus]
GLet the midnight Cspecial shine a light on Gme
Let the midnight D7special shine her ever loving light on Gme
[Verse]
Well, you wake up in the Cmorning
And it's the same old Gthing
DehumanizD7ation
By the inhumGane
The warden's dog is treated Cbetter
And I can't take it no Gmore
Think it's time to turn some D7pages
(palm mute) G
No more to study war
[Chorus]
GLet the midnight Cspecial shine a light on Gme
Let the midnight D7special shine her ever loving light on Gme
[Verse]
If you're gonna run for Coffice
Then it's TV Gtime
Before you bet your soul's D7service
Let's talk about Gcrime
Say I'll sweep them in the Cprisons
Whether they're sixty or Gtens
Politicians throw a D7party
When they're put to Gdeath
[Chorus]
GLet the midnight Cspecial shine a light on Gme
Let the midnight D7special shine her ever loving light on Gme
[Instrumental]
C   G   D   Gx2
[Verse]
It's a billion dollar Cbusiness
It's a booming Gfield
It's a good stock D7invest
Such booming Gyears
Positions in the Ccorporations
Jobs down in old SteelGtown
Seems like everybody's D7happy
'Cept those locked up and locked Gdown
[Chorus]
GLet the midnight Cspecial shine a light on Gme
Let the midnight D7special shine her ever loving light on Gme
GWell Let the midnight Cspecial shine a light on Gme
Let the midnight D7special shine her ever loving light on Gme
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About The Midnight Special Chords by Mischief Brew

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