New Midnight Special

New Midnight Special easy guitar chords by Rod Mckuen

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Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

Fret 2

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Capo

  • D

  • A

  • G

  • D

  • A

  • G

    • Verse 1
    D
    A

    Let the midnight spe
    G
    D
    A
    D
    G

    cial
    D
    A

    shine a light on me
    D
    G

    Well they woke me in the morning,
    D

    drug me out of bed
    A

    Said, get your clothes boy,

    do like the man said
    D
    G

    We gonna throw you in the jailhouse,
    D

    gonna make you pay
    A

    Give you ninety and nine,

    boy, for the key away
    D
    G

    Let the midnight special
    D

    shine a light on me
    A

    Let the midnight special

    shine a rebel of a light on me
    D

    Well, my momma comes to
    G
    D

    see me most every day
    A

    She says, how you doing, son?
    D

    They took your car away,
    G

    hope you're feeling fine, boy
    D

    Your house will burn down
    A

    I say, listen here, momma
    D

    Don't you bother coming round
    G

    Let the Midnight Special
    D

    shine a light on me
    A

    Let the Midnight Special

    shine a revolution light on me
    D
    G

    Well, there's roaches in the cell block,
    D

    mice in the wall
    A
    D

    Fleas in my bunk, boy, rats in the halls
    G

    They steal my tobacco,
    D

    they chew my socks
    A

    They eat my mattress while
    D

    I'm pounding rocks
    G

    Look, I'm midnight special,
    D

    shine a light on me
    A

    Look, I'm midnight special,
    D

    shine a rebel of light on me
    G

    I started a fight, boy,
    D

    and they threw me in the hole
    A

    Said give up countin' on
    D

    gettin' a parole
    G
    D

    Ain't seen no woman since 1909
    A

    And my jailhouse buddies
    D

    are lookin' better all the time
    G

    Let the midnight special
    D

    shine a light on me
    A

    Let the midnight special
    D

    shine a rebel lovin' light on me
    A
    D

    As you may have gathered,

    conditions in this particular

    penal institution
    D

    could stand some reformation.
    G

    Let the Midnight Special
    D

    shine a light on me.
    A

    Let the Midnight Special

    shine a rebel -lovin' light on me.
    D
    G

    Let the Midnight Special
    D

    shine a light on me.
    D

    Let the Midnight Special
    A
    A
    D

    shine a rebel -lovin' light on me.

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