Midnight Special chords

Tuning D

[VERSE 1]
oh, wake up early in the [C]morning
when the ding-dong [G]rings
go walkin to the [A]table
[D] see the same damn [G]thing
knife and fork upon the [C]table
ain't but nothing in the [G]pan
say anything [A]about it
[D] get in trouble with the [G]man [C] [G]

[CHORUS]
Oh, shine a [C]light on
shine a [G]light on
let the midnight [A7]special
shine its [D]ever-loving light [G]on me-ee
shine a [C]light on and it would be long
shine a [G]light on
Oh, let the midnight [A7]special
shine its [D]ever-loving light on [G]me [C] [G]

[VERSE 2]
Yonder come miss [C]Rosie,
how in the hell'd you [G]know?
well i know her by her [A]apron
[D]and the dress she wo[G]re
Umbrella on her [C]shoulder,
piece of paper in her [G]hand;
She's come to tell the g[A]ov'nor,
[D] 'set loose my man[G]' [C] [G]

[CHORUS]
Oh, shine a [C]light on
shine a [G]light on
let the midnight [A7]special
shine its [D]ever-loving light [G]on me-ee
shine a [C]light on and it would be long
shine a [G]light on
Oh, let the midnight [A7]special
shine its [D]ever-loving light on [G]me [C] [G]

[VERSE 3]
if you ever go to H[C]ouston,
Oh, you better walk [G]right
you better not stagger, [A]there,
[D]you better not f[G]ight
or the police, the will arrest [C]you
and they will carry you [G]down
and the next thing you [A]know is
[D]you're penitentiary bo[G]und[C] [G]

[CHORUS]
Oh, shine a [C]light on
shine a [G]light on
let the midnight [A7]special
shine its [D]ever-loving light [G]on me-ee
shine a [C]light on and it would be long
shine a [G]light on
Oh, let the midnight [A7]special
shine its [D]ever-loving light on [G]me [C] [G]

[OUTRO]
oh-oh-oh, [C]light on
oh-oh-oh, [G]light on
oh, let the midnight [A7]special
shine its [D]ever-loving light on [G]me-ee
oh-oh-oh, [C]light on and it wouldn't be long
little [G]light on
Oh, let the midnight [A7]special
shine its [D]ever-loving light on me[G] -e[C]e [G]