Midnight Shift Chords by Buddy Holly
Tempo:
84.225 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
Am
Em
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[A]
[Am] Well [E] if you see old Annie [Am] better give her a lift
Cause Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight [G#] shift
[Am] If Annie puts a hair [F#m] up on [A] her head
[Em] Paints them lips [C#] a bright bright red
[Am] Where's that dress that fits real tight?
[A] Starts stayin' out till the middle of the night
[E] Says that her friend [D] give her a lift
[A] Well Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight shift
If she acts a little funny, seems a little strange
[Em] Start spendin' your [A] money for brand new [D] things
[Am] Tells you that she wants to use the [A] car
Never explains what she wants it [E] for
Brother, [Am] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause [G] Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight [A] shift
[D] [A]
[G] [E] [D]
[A] Well early in the morning when the sun comes up
You look at old Annie and she looks kinda [D] rough
You tell her, honey, get out of that bed
[C] She says, leave me alone, [A] I'm just about [E] dead
Brother, [D] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause [C] Annie's been a-workin' on a [A] midnight shift
[D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] If you got a good mama that's stayin' at home
You better enjoy it cause it won't last [Am] long
When you think everything's alright
She starts slippin' round [A] in the middle of the night
[E] Brother, that [D] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight shift
[D] [E]
[A] [Dm] [A]
[Am] Well [E] if you see old Annie [Am] better give her a lift
Cause Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight [G#] shift
[Am] If Annie puts a hair [F#m] up on [A] her head
[Em] Paints them lips [C#] a bright bright red
[Am] Where's that dress that fits real tight?
[A] Starts stayin' out till the middle of the night
[E] Says that her friend [D] give her a lift
[A] Well Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight shift
If she acts a little funny, seems a little strange
[Em] Start spendin' your [A] money for brand new [D] things
[Am] Tells you that she wants to use the [A] car
Never explains what she wants it [E] for
Brother, [Am] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause [G] Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight [A] shift
[D] [A]
[G] [E] [D]
[A] Well early in the morning when the sun comes up
You look at old Annie and she looks kinda [D] rough
You tell her, honey, get out of that bed
[C] She says, leave me alone, [A] I'm just about [E] dead
Brother, [D] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause [C] Annie's been a-workin' on a [A] midnight shift
[D]
[A] [E] [D]
[A] If you got a good mama that's stayin' at home
You better enjoy it cause it won't last [Am] long
When you think everything's alright
She starts slippin' round [A] in the middle of the night
[E] Brother, that [D] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight shift
[D] [E]
[A] [Dm] [A]
Key:
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Am
Em
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_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ Well [E] if you see old Annie [Am] better give her a lift
Cause Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight [G#] shift
[Am] If Annie puts a hair [F#m] up on [A] her head
[Em] Paints them lips [C#] a bright bright red
[Am] Where's that dress that fits real tight?
[A] Starts stayin' out till the middle of the night
[E] Says that her friend [D] give her a lift
[A] Well Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight shift
If she acts a little funny, seems a little strange
[Em] Start spendin' your [A] money for brand new [D] things
[Am] Tells you that she wants to use the [A] car
Never explains what she wants it [E] for
Brother, [Am] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause [G] Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight [A] shift _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ Well early in the morning when the sun comes up
You look at old Annie and she looks kinda [D] rough
You tell her, honey, get out of that bed
[C] She says, leave me alone, [A] I'm just about [E] dead
Brother, [D] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause [C] Annie's been a-workin' on a [A] midnight shift _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ If you got a good mama that's stayin' at home
You better enjoy it cause it won't last [Am] long
When you think everything's alright
She starts slippin' round [A] in the middle of the night
[E] Brother, that [D] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight shift _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Am] _ Well [E] if you see old Annie [Am] better give her a lift
Cause Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight [G#] shift
[Am] If Annie puts a hair [F#m] up on [A] her head
[Em] Paints them lips [C#] a bright bright red
[Am] Where's that dress that fits real tight?
[A] Starts stayin' out till the middle of the night
[E] Says that her friend [D] give her a lift
[A] Well Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight shift
If she acts a little funny, seems a little strange
[Em] Start spendin' your [A] money for brand new [D] things
[Am] Tells you that she wants to use the [A] car
Never explains what she wants it [E] for
Brother, [Am] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause [G] Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight [A] shift _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [A] _
_ _ _ _ _ [G] _ [E] _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ Well early in the morning when the sun comes up
You look at old Annie and she looks kinda [D] rough
You tell her, honey, get out of that bed
[C] She says, leave me alone, [A] I'm just about [E] dead
Brother, [D] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause [C] Annie's been a-workin' on a [A] midnight shift _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [D] _
_ [A] _ _ _ If you got a good mama that's stayin' at home
You better enjoy it cause it won't last [Am] long
When you think everything's alright
She starts slippin' round [A] in the middle of the night
[E] Brother, that [D] this ain't no [A] ifs
Cause Annie's been a-workin' on a midnight shift _ _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ [A] _ [Dm] _ [A] _ _ _ _ _