Chords for Billy Bragg & Joe Henry – The Midnight Special

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Here he _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ How are you buddy?
Really great to see you.
Hi, Billy Bragg.
What was your first name?
Ben.
Ben, Billy, yeah.
And this is Paul.
Hi Paul.
Good to see you.
Thanks for coming down.
This is Joe Henry.
Nice to meet you.
We'd just like to record a couple of songs here before we get on the road.
Yeah, yeah, definitely.
Get on [G] the train and then we're [F] looking forward to sort of spreading the word.
What word are we spreading?
That actually there's another way to cross America.
Yeah.
That takes a little bit more time.
The railway goes to places that were important 100 years ago.
Some are still important, like St.
Louis.
Although time has moved on, the railroad's [C] still out there doing it.
And I just want to, I [Db] feel very strongly about this.
[B] We want the noise.
We want people to listen to this record and be with us on the journey.
[Fm] Yep, there's a few different spots.
There is, yeah.
That would be great if we could do that.
Maybe move [B] into the stairwell?
Or if you want to be up top [Eb] even.
The balcony might be nice.
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_ _ Wake [B] up [Bb] early in the morning, _ when the ding [F] dong rings.
_ _ _ You'll walk into [G] the table, _ [C] see the same [F] damn thing.
Knife and fork [Bb] upon the table. _ _
Ain't got nothing [F] in the pan, _ _ say anything [G] _ about it.
[C] _
Get on the train and then we're looking forward to spreading the word.
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We'll [Bb] shine a light on, _ _ [F] shine a light _ on.
Let the midnight [G] _ special [C] shine it's ever-looking light [F] on me. _ _ _ _
_ [Gm] Shine a [Bb] light on, it won't be long.
[F] Shine a light, _ _ oh let the midnight [G] _ _ special, [C] shine it's ever-looking light [F] on me.
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Yonder come [Bb] Miss _ Rosie, _ how in the [F] hell do you _ _ know?
Well I know [G] by her _ [C] headcrown and the dress [F] she wore, umbrella [Bb] on her shoulder, _ piece
of paper [F] in her hand.
_ _ She's come to [G] tell the governor, [C] _ turn loose [F] my [Bb] man.
_ [F] _ _ _ [Bb] Shine a light on, _ _ _ _ [F] shine a light on.
Let the midnight [G] _ _
special [C] shine it's ever-looking [F] light on me.
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] Shine a light, _ it won't be long.
[F] Shine a light on, _ oh let the [G] midnight _ special, [C] shine it's ever-looking light [F] on [Bb] me.
_ [F] _ If you ever [Bb] go to Houston, _ _ oh you better [F] walk right.
_ _ _ Oh you better [G] not _ _ [C] staggle, oh you better [F] not fight.
Oh the police they [Bb] will arrest you, and they will carry [F] you down. _ _ _
Then the next [G] thing you know [C] is, you're penitentiary [F] _ [Bb] bound.
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_ [Bb] Shine a light, _ _ _ _ _ [F] shine a light on.
Oh let the midnight [G] _ special [C] shine it's ever-looking light [F] on me. _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] Shine a light on, it won't be long.
[F] Shine a light on, oh let the midnight [G] _ special, [C] shine it's ever-looking light [F] on me.
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Oh, oh, [Bb] oh, light on. _
Oh, oh, [F] oh, light _ _ on.
Oh let the midnight [G] _ special [C] shine it's ever-looking light [F] on me. _ _ _
Oh, oh, [Bb] oh, light _ on.
It won't be long [F] without a light.
_ Oh let the midnight [G] _ _ special [F] shine [C] it's ever-looking _ light on _ _ [F] me.
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