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Midnight Special chords by
Pete Seeger
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Key: G major•
Verse 1
G
G

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D
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G

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Let the Midnight Special
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G

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shine a light on me
F#
F#
2

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G

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D
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Oh, let the Midnight Special
F#
F#
2

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D
D

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shine an ever -loving light on me
C
C

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If you ever go to Memphis,
G
G

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boy, you better walk right
D
D

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C#
C#
4

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Don't the police will arrest you,
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D

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he will carry you down
C
C

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Take you down to the station
G
G

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with a gun in his hand
F#
F#
2

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D
D

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And the judge will tell you,

you've been a naughty man
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G

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F#
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2

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B
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2

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Let the midnight special
C
C

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F#
F#
2

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shine a light on me
D
D

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let the midnight special
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F

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D

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F#
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2

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D

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shine a heaven -loving light on me
C
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Now you wake up in the morning

Are you kidding?
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You hear the ding -dong ring
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2

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You go marching to the table
C#
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4

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You see the same damn thing
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Knife and fork are on the table
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G

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And nothing in my pan
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C
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And if you say anything about it
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You're in trouble with the man
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Let the midnight special
B
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2

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F#
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2

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shine a light on me
Verse 2
F#
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2

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Let the midnight special
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D

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shine a ever -loving light on me
Verse 3
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D

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Yonder come Miss Mary,
B
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2

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2

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kind of early to know
F#
F#
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For I know her by
Verse 4
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D

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her apron
Verse 5

and the dress she wore
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D

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2

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Umbrella on her shoulder,
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G

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piece of paper in her hand
Verse 6
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I'm going to tell the sheriff,
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4

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give me back my man
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B
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2

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Let the midnight special
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shine her light on me

I don't care

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2

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shine her ever -loving light on me

Well, you know who I heard this

song first from?

Ledbetter

That's right
C
C

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Oh, he did Ledbetter
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He was a mighty fine man
D
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He'd have taught me this song
E#
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D
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an d to the whole wide land
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but now he's done with
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all his grieving.
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Whooping, hollering, not crying.
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E#
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Now he's done with all his studying
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about his great long time.
B
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2

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Let the midnight special
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shine a light on me.
C#
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4

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Let the midnight spe cial
C#
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4

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4

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2

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shine a loving light on me.

If you ever go to Houston,
B
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2

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F#
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2

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boy, you better walk right
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2

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C#
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4

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Man, you better not stagger,
D
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and you better not fight
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Sheriff Brinson, he will rescue you,
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he'll carry you down
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2

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D
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And if they find you guilty,
C#
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boy, your heart's filled bound
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Let the midnight special
B
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2

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shine a light on me
F#
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C#
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Let the Midnight Special
F#
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2

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shine an ever -lovin' light on me

Let the Midnight Special
B
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F#
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shine a light on me

Let the Midnight Special

shine an ever -lovin' light on me

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An acoustic guitar head with tuning pegs

Tuning:Standard Open Tuner
Chords

  • G

  • D

  • C

  • F#

    2

  • C#

    4

  • B

    2

  • F

  • E#

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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The original key of Midnight Special by Pete Seeger is G major.

The primary chords used in Midnight Special are G, D, C, F#, Db, Gb.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like G, D, C, F#, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Midnight Special is approximately 86 beats per minute.

You can easily change the key of Midnight Special using our Transpose button located in the toolbar. This will automatically update all chord diagrams on the page to match your new key.

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