Chords for Creedence Clearwater Revival - The midnight special 1969 LYRICS

Tempo:
124.7 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

Am

Dm

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Creedence Clearwater Revival - The midnight special    1969   LYRICS chords
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[D]
You wake up in the [G] morning, you hear the [D] work bell ring.
And I [A] march you to the table, you see the same old [D]
thing.
Ain't no [G] food upon the table.
Ain't no [D] fork up in the pan.
But you better not complain, [A] boy, you're getting in trouble with the [Eb] man.
[D]
[G] Let the midnight special shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [Am] special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the [G] midnight [Am] special shine a hell of a loving light on [D] me.
Yonder come [G] Miss Rosie, found the world [D] she knew.
By the [Am] way she wears the apron and the clothes [D] she wore.
[G] Umbrella on her shoulder, piece of [Dm] paper in her hand.
[D] She [Dm] come to see the governor, [Em] [A] she want to [D] free her man.
Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [Dm] me.
[D] [G] Let the midnight [Am] special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the [Am] midnight special shine a hell [G] of a loving light on [D] me.
If you have [G] all your hues done, boy, you better do it [D] right.
You better [Am] not gamble, and you [Dm] better not fight.
[D] Oh, the [G] sheriff will grab you, and the boys will bring [D] you down.
The next thing you [Am] know, boy, you're prison [Dm]
bound.
[D] Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me.
[Dm] [D] [G] Let the midnight [Am] special shine a light on [D] me.
[Dm] Let the [G] midnight special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the [Gm] midnight [Am] special shine a hell of a loving light on [D] me.
Let the [G] midnight [C] special [G] shine a light [D] on me.
Let the midnight [A] special shine a light on [D] me.
Let the [G] midnight vessel shine a [D] light on me.
Let the [Am] midnight vessel shine a love light on me.
[D]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
Dm
2311
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
Am
2311
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Learn the basic chords of Creedence Clearwater Revival - The Midnight Special chords, with this master sequence: G, Am, D, G and D. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 62 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 125. Given the song's key of D Minor, adjust the capo to align with your vocal range and chord preference.

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[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ You wake up in the [G] morning, _ _ _ _ you hear the [D] work bell ring. _ _ _ _ _ _
And I [A] march you to the table, _ _ _ _ _ _ you see the same old [D]
thing. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Ain't no [G] food upon the table. _ _
_ _ _ _ Ain't no [D] fork up in the pan. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ But you better not complain, [A] boy, _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you're getting in trouble with the [Eb] man.
_ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ Let the midnight special _ _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [Am] _ special _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the [G] midnight [Am] special _ shine a hell of a loving light on [D] me.
_ Yonder come [G] Miss Rosie, _ _ _ found the world [D] she knew.
_ _ _ By the [Am] way she wears the apron _ _ and the clothes [D] she wore.
_ _ _ [G] Umbrella on her shoulder, _ _ _ piece of [Dm] paper in her hand.
_ [D] _ _ She [Dm] come to see the governor, [Em] _ _ [A] she want to [D] free her man.
_ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ shine a light on [Dm] me.
[D] _ _ _ [G] Let the midnight [Am] special _ _ _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the [Am] midnight special _ _ shine a hell [G] of a loving light on [D] me.
If you have [G] all your hues done, _ _ boy, you better do it [D] right.
_ _ _ _ You better [Am] not gamble, _ _ and you [Dm] better not fight.
[D] Oh, _ the [G] sheriff will grab you, _ _ and the boys will bring [D] you down.
_ _ _ The next thing you [Am] know, boy, _ _ you're prison [Dm]
bound.
_ [D] _ _ Let the [G] midnight special _ shine a light on [D] me.
[Dm] _ _ _ [D] [G] Let the midnight [Am] special _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ [Dm] _ Let the [G] midnight special _ _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the [Gm] midnight [Am] special _ shine a hell of a loving light on [D] me.
Let the [G] midnight [C] special [G] _ _ shine a light [D] on me.
_ _ _ Let the midnight [A] _ _ special _ shine a light on [D] me.
_ _ Let the [G] midnight vessel _ shine a [D] light on me.
_ _ Let the [Am] midnight vessel _ _ _ shine a love light _ _ _ _ on me.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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