New Midnight Special
New Midnight Special

New Midnight Special easy guitar chords by Rod Mckuen

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Fret 2

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    • Verse 1
    Let 
    the 
    midnight 
    spe

    cial 

    shine 
    a 
    light 
    on 
    me 

    Well 
    they 
    woke 
    me 
    in 
    the 
    morning, 

    drug 
    me 
    out 
    of 
    bed 

    Said, 
    get 
    your 
    clothes 
    boy, 

    do 
    like 
    the 
    man 
    said 

    We 
    gonna 
    throw 
    you 
    in 
    the 
    jailhouse, 

    gonna 
    make 
    you 
    pay 

    Give 
    you 
    ninety 
    and 
    nine, 

    boy, 
    for 
    the 
    key 
    away 

    Let 
    the 
    midnight 
    special 

    shine 
    a 
    light 
    on 
    me 

    Let 
    the 
    midnight 
    spe
    cial 

    shine 
    a 
    rebel 
    of 
    a 
    light 
    on 
    me 

    Well, 
    my 
    momma 
    comes 
    to 

    see 
    me 
    most 
    every 
    day 

    She 
    says, 
    how 
    you 
    do
    ing, 
    son? 

    They 
    took 
    your 
    car 
    away, 

    hope 
    you're 
    feeling 
    fine, 
    boy 

    Your 
    house 
    will 
    burn 
    down 

    I 
    say, 
    listen 
    here, 
    momma 

    Don't 
    you 
    bother 
    coming 
    round 

    Let 
    the 
    Midnight 
    Special 

    shine 
    a 
    light 
    on 
    me 

    Let 
    the 
    Midnight 
    Spe
    cial 

    shine 
    a 
    revolution 
    light 
    on 
    me 

    Well, 
    there's 
    roaches 
    in 
    the 
    cell 
    block, 

    mice 
    in 
    the 
    wall 

    Fleas 
    in 
    my 
    bunk, 
    boy, 
    rats 
    in 
    the 
    hall
    s 

    They 
    steal 
    my 
    tobacco, 

    they 
    chew 
    my 
    socks 

    They 
    eat 
    my 
    mattress 
    while 

    I'm 
    pounding 
    rock
    s 

    Look, 
    I'm 
    midnight 
    special, 

    shine 
    a 
    light 
    on 
    me 

    Look, 
    I'm 
    midnight 
    spe
    cial, 

    shine 
    a 
    rebel 
    of 
    light 
    on 
    me 

    I 
    started 
    a 
    fight, 
    boy, 

    and 
    they 
    threw 
    me 
    in 
    the 
    hole 

    Said 
    give 
    up 
    countin' 
    on 

    gettin' 
    a 
    pa
    role 

    Ain't 
    seen 
    no 
    woman 
    since 
    1909 

    And 
    my 
    jailhouse 
    buddies 

    are 
    lookin' 
    better 
    all 
    the 
    time 

    Let 
    the 
    midnight 
    spe
    cial 

    shine 
    a 
    light 
    on 
    me 

    Let 
    the 
    midnight 
    spe
    cial 

    shine 
    a 
    rebel 
    lovin' 
    light 
    on 
    me 

    As 
    you 
    may 
    have 
    gathered, 

    conditions 
    in 
    this particular 

    penal 
    institution 

    could 
    stand 
    some 
    reformation. 

    Let 
    the 
    Midnight 
    Spe
    cial 

    shine 
    a 
    light 
    on 
    me. 

    Let 
    the 
    Midnight 
    Spe
    cial 

    shine 
    a 
    rebel 
    -lovin' 
    light 
    on 
    me. 

    Let 
    the 
    Midnight 
    Spe
    cial 

    shine 
    a 
    light 
    on 
    me. 

    Let 
    the 
    Midnight 
    Spe
    cial 

    shine 
    a 
    rebel 
    -lovin' 
    light 
    on 
    me. 

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