The Midnight Special chords
Creedence Clearwater Revival  1969 (Willy and the Poor Boys - Leadbelly) **

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Midnight_Special_(song)

             
Well...., you 

              
wake up in the

             
 mornin, you h

              
ear the work b

    
ell ring,
              
And they march

             
 you to the ta

            
ble  to see th

           
e same old thi

ng.
              
Ain't no food 

             
upon the table

              
, and no pork 

          
up in the pan.
              
But you better

             
 not complain,

            
  boy, you get

             
 in trouble wi

       
th the man.

              
Let the midnig

            
ht special shi

              
ne a light on 


me,
              
Let the midnig

          
ht special  sh

              
ine a light on

 
 me,
              
Let the midnig

             
ht special shi

              
ne a light on 


me,
              
Let the midnig

           
ht special  sh

              
ine a everlovi

          
n light on me.

            
Yonder come Mi

             
ss Rosie, how 

              
in the world d

       
id you know?
              
By the way she

             
 wears her apr

            
on,  and the c

           
lothes she wor

e.
              
Umbrella on he

             
r shoulder, pi

              
ece of paper i

      
n her hand;
              
She come to se

            
e the govnor, 

             
 she wants to 

        
free her man.

              
Let the midnig

             
ht special shi

              
ne a light on 


me,
              
Let the midnig

           
ht special  sh

              
ine a light on

 
 me,
              
Let the midnig

             
ht special shi

              
ne a light on 


me,
              
Let the midnig

           
ht special  sh

              
ine a everlovi

          
n light on me.

             
If you're ever

             
 in Houston, w

              
ell, you bette

         
r do the right

;
              
You better not

           
 gamble,  ther

              
e, you better 

    
not fight, at 

all
              
Or the sheriff

             
 will grab ya 

              
and the boys w

              
ill bring you 


down.
              
The next thing

           
 you know,  bo

              
y, oh! You're 

      
prison bound.

              
Let the midnig

             
ht special shi

              
ne a light on 


me,
              
Let the midnig

           
ht special  sh

              
ine a light on

 
 me,
              
Let the midnig

             
ht special shi

              
ne a light on 


me,
              
Let the midnig

           
ht special  sh

              
ine a everlovi

        
n light on me.

 4x

*  add Dsus4 D and / or D7 and Gsus4 G and Asus4 A just to dress it up a bit, if you like

** Alternates:

Capo II

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Capo V

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Open (These chords are not in the original key)

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