midnight oil chords by Phillips, Craig & Dean

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G
Bm
F#m
Em
A
D
Asus4
Gm
Fsus4
Eb
Bbsus4
Bb
Ab
Fm
Cm
Bdim
Db

Intro 1

F#m

Verse 1
D 
Mama always got up early
G 
D 
And she never went to bed 'til late
Em 
A 
Yet, I never heard her complainin'
G 
A 
About her family of eight
Bm 
There were times she should
F#m 
have been sleepin'
G 
D 
But, late in the midnight hour
Em 
She'd get down on her knees
D 
And you could hear her say,
G 
"Lord fill them will your
power"
Asus4 
Gm 

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Verse 2
Bm 
[chorus]
F#m 
Mama like to burn the midnight oil
G 
Asus4 
D 
A 
Down on her knees in prayer
Bm 
G 
If you asked why she did it
Em 
She said she did it care she cared
A 
D 
F#m 
Now Mama always talked to Jesus
G 
D 
When she knelt by her rocking chair
Em 
D 
Oh, I'm glad my mama was willin'
G 
Asus4 
To burn the midnight oil in pray
Bm 
er
F#m 
Fsus4 
Eb 
Fsus4 

Verse 3
Bbsus4 
Bb 
Eb 
Now Mama's gone to be with Jesus
Ab 
Eb 
I've got a family of my own
Fm 
Bb 
Yet, whenever the clock strikes midnight
Cm 
Bb 
Bbsus4 
You will find me all alone
Bdim 
Cm 
Gm 
That's when I start to call upon Jesus
Ab 
Eb 
For His wisdom and His power
Fm 
Cause it seems that He loves
Gm 
Eb 
To hear a Daddy's prayer
Ab 
Bbsus4 
Bdim 
Cm 
Even in the
Gm 
Ab 
Bbsus4 
Eb 
Bb 
midnight hour

Verse 4

[chorus]

Verse 5
Ab 
Eb 
Fm 
Bb 
Eb 
Gm 
Ab 
Eb 
Fm 
Years
Eb 
Ab 
Bbsus4 
Eb 
Ab 
Bb 
from now,
Ab 
Bb 
when my grown little boy
Has a family of his own
Fm 
Will he kneel down and pray
Eb 
When the hour gets late
Ab 
And pass the legacy on

Interlude 1

Bbsus4

Verse 6
Bb 
[chorus] Cause
Eb 
Gm 
Ab 
Eb 
Fm 
Eb 
Ab 
Bbsus4 
Cm 
Eb 
Fm 
Gm 
now there's a Daddy who's willing
Eb 
Ab 
Bb 
Bbsus4 
To burn the midnight oil
Bb 
Cm 
in prayer