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Walkin' After Midnight chords by Patsy Cline (Official Version)

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C
F9
G9
C6
C9
F
F7

Intro 1

Verse 1
C 
C9 
I go out  (C major) walkin' after  (C9) midnight
F 
Out in the  (F major) moonlight
F9 
Just  (F9) like we used to do
C 
I'm always  (C major) walkin' after
F9 
G9 
C6 
G9 
 (F9) midnight  (G9) searchin' for  (C6) you  (G9) 

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Verse 2

I walk for miles along the highway

Well, that's just my way

Of sayin' I love you

I'm always walkin' after

midnight, searchin' for you

Chorus 1
F7 
I stop to  (F7) see a weepin' willow
Cryin' on his pillow
C 
C9 
 (C major) Maybe he's cryin' for  (C9) me
F7 
And  (F7) as  the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
C 
G9 
I'm  (C major) lonesome as I can  (G9) be

Verse 3
C 
C9 
I go out  (C major) walkin' after  (C9) midnight
F 
Out in the  (F major) starlight
F9 
Just  (F9) hopin' you may be
C 
Somewhere a-  (C major) walkin' after
F9 
G9 
C6 
 (F9) midnight,  (G9) searchin' for  (C6) me

Interlude 1

Chorus 2
F7 
I stop to  (F7) see a weepin' willow
Cryin' on his pillow
C 
C9 
 (C major) Maybe he's cryin' for  (C9) me
F7 
And  (F7) as  the skies turn gloomy
Night winds whisper to me
C 
G9 
I'm  (C major) lonesome as I can  (G9) be

Verse 4
C 
C9 
I go out  (C major) walkin' after  (C9) midnight
F 
Out in the  (F major) starlight
F9 
Just  (F9) hopin' you may be
C 
Somewhere a-  (C major) walkin' after
F9 
G9 
C 
F9 
G9 
 (F9) midnight,  (G9) searchin' for  (C major) me  (F9)  (G9) 
C6 
 (C6) 

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C
F9
G9
C6
C9
F
F7

Tuning: E A D G B EDifficulty: IntermediateKey: F majorBPM: 90

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Finger positions, low to high (E A D G B e). 0 is open, x is muted.

C: x-3-2-0-1-0
F9: 1-3-1-2-1-3
G9: 3-5-3-4-3-5
C6: x-3-2-2-1-x
C9: x-3-2-3-3-x
F: x-3-3-2-1-x
F7: 1-3-1-2-1-1

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This is the definitive original version of Walkin' After Midnight by Patsy Cline, transcribed exactly as it was recorded in the studio. Unlike our simplified arrangement, this chart preserves the precise chord voicings and progressions in the original key of F major. It is designed for guitarists ready to move past the basics and capture the true feel of Patsy Cline's performance.

Walkin' After Midnight

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