The Wayfaring Stranger chords by Jimmie Rodgers

SimplifiedD · G · A · Dm · C …

GuitarPianoUkulele

Verse 1
D 
Well, you wake up in the morning
G 
D 
and hear the ding dong ring
And you march down to breakfast
G 
D 
A 
D 
an d see the same darn thing
G 
Knife and fork on the table,
D 
bread and butter in the pan
Dm 
G 
And if you say a thing about it, Lord,
D 
G 
D 
you in trouble with the man
G 
I'll let the Midnight Special
D 
shine the light on me
I'll let the Midnight Special
G 
D 
shine the devil of a light on me
G 
I'll let the Midnight Special
D 
shine the light on me
A 
I'll let the Midnight Special
G 
D 
shine the devil of a light on me
G 
Now if you ever go to Houston,
D 
well you better walk straight
Dm 
And you better not stagger,
D 
you better not start a fight
G 
Cause the sheriff will come and get you,
D 
and he'll throw you in the camp
G 
G 
And if you say a thing about it, Lord,
Dm 
D 
you'll be trouble with the man
G 
I'll let the Midnight Special
D 
shine a light on me
A 
I'll let the Midnight Special
G 
D 
shine the ever -loving light on me
G 
I'll let the Midnight Special
D 
shine the light on me
Dm 
A 
I'll let the Midnight Spe cial
G 
D 
shine a terrible lovin' light on me
G 
Well yonder comes Missy Rosie,
D 
ask me how I know
Dm 
D 
Dm 
Well I can tell Missy Rosie,
D 
G 
D 
I can tell her by the dress she wore
G 
Gonna bring a little coffee,
D 
gonna bring a little tea
G 
D 
Dm 
Gonna bring a little
D 
hella thing
G 
but you'd never bring the
D 
jailhouse key
Dm 
D 
G 
Let the midnight special
D 
shine a light on me
Dm 
A 
Well, the midnight spe cial
C 
shine
D 
G 
D 
a terrible lovin' light on me
G 
Oh, let the midnight special
D 
shine a light on me
G 
Oh, let the midnight special
A 
D 
shine a terrible lovin' light on me
G 
Oh, let the midnight special
A 
B 
Em 
A 
D 
Shine its ever -loving light on me
G 
Oh, let the midnight special
G 
A 
Em 
A 
D 
Shine its ever -loving light on me
G 
Well, let the midnight special shine
D 
Em 
A 
D 
G 
D 
Its ever -loving light on me
Yes! Thank you.