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Midnight Special

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Tuning D
[Verse 1]
oh, wake up early in the Cmorning
when the ding-dong Grings
go walkin to the Atable
    Dsee the same damn Gthing
knife and fork upon the Ctable
ain't but nothing in the Gpan
say anything Aabout it
  Dget in trouble with the GmanC  G  
[Chorus]
Oh, shine a Clight on
shine a Glight on
let the midnight A7special
shine its Dever-loving light Gon me-ee
shine a Clight on and it would be long
shine a Glight on
Oh, let the midnight A7special
shine its Dever-loving light on GmeC  G  
[Verse 2]
Yonder come miss CRosie,
how in the hell'd you Gknow?
well i know her by her Aapron
Dand the dress she woGre
Umbrella on her Cshoulder,
piece of paper in her Ghand;
She's come to tell the gAov'nor,
  D'set loose my manG'C  G  
[Chorus]
Oh, shine a Clight on
shine a Glight on
let the midnight A7special
shine its Dever-loving light Gon me-ee
shine a Clight on and it would be long
shine a Glight on
Oh, let the midnight A7special
shine its Dever-loving light on GmeC  G  
[Verse 3]
if you ever go to HCouston,
Oh, you better walk Gright
you better not stagger, Athere,
Dyou better not fGight
or the police, the will arrest Cyou
and they will carry you Gdown
and the next thing you Aknow is
Dyou're penitentiary boGundC  G  
[Chorus]
Oh, shine a Clight on
shine a Glight on
let the midnight A7special
shine its Dever-loving light Gon me-ee
shine a Clight on and it would be long
shine a Glight on
Oh, let the midnight A7special
shine its Dever-loving light on GmeC  G  
[Outro]
oh-oh-oh, Clight on
oh-oh-oh, Glight on
oh, let the midnight A7special
shine its Dever-loving light on Gme-ee
oh-oh-oh, Clight on and it wouldn't be long
little Glight on
Oh, let the midnight A7special
shine its Dever-loving light on meG-eCeG  

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Midnight Special

by Billy Bragg

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Tuning D

[Verse 1]

oh, wake up early in the morning

when the ding-dong rings

go walkin to the table

D G

see the same damn thing

knife and fork upon the table

ain't but nothing in the pan

say anything about it

D G C G

get in trouble with the man

[Chorus]

Oh, shine a light on

shine a light on

let the midnight special

D G

shine its ever-loving light on me-ee

shine a light on and it would be long

shine a light on

Oh, let the midnight special

D G C G

shine its ever-loving light on me

[Verse 2]

Yonder come miss Rosie,

how in the hell'd you know?

well i know her by her apron

D G

and the dress she wore

Umbrella on her shoulder,

piece of paper in her hand;

She's come to tell the gov'nor,

D G C G

'set loose my man'

[Chorus]

Oh, shine a light on

shine a light on

let the midnight special

D G

shine its ever-loving light on me-ee

shine a light on and it would be long

shine a light on

Oh, let the midnight special

D G C G

shine its ever-loving light on me

[Verse 3]

if you ever go to Houston,

Oh, you better walk right

you better not stagger, there,

D G

you better not fight

or the police, the will arrest you

and they will carry you down

and the next thing you know is

D G C G

you're penitentiary bound

[Chorus]

Oh, shine a light on

shine a light on

let the midnight special

D G

shine its ever-loving light on me-ee

shine a light on and it would be long

shine a light on

Oh, let the midnight special

D G C G

shine its ever-loving light on me

[Outro]

oh-oh-oh, light on

oh, let the midnight special

D G

shine its ever-loving light on me-ee

oh-oh-oh, light on and it wouldn't be long

little light on

Oh, let the midnight special

D G C G

shine its ever-loving light on me-ee

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