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

GuitarUkulelePiano

C
F9
G9
C6
C9
F
F7

Intro 1

C

F9

G9

C

C6

G9

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

Verse 2
C 
C9 
I walk for miles along the highway
F 
Well, that's just my way
F9 
Of sayin' I love you
C 
I'm always walkin' after
F9 
G9 
C6 
C9 
midnight, searchin' for you

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

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

Interlude 1

C

F9

G9

C

C9

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

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

Accurately transcribed by the GuitarTuna team.

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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

Patsy Cline

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