Chords for Folk Alley Sessions: Birds of Chicago - "Real Midnight"
Tempo:
78.5 bpm
Chords used:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Ebm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Bb] [Ebm]
[Bb] [Ebm]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Bb]
Real midnight's gonna come, real midnight's gonna come.
[Eb] Real wounds at your door, with blood on the tongue.
[Bb] Now what you gonna do, with your days left in the sun,
[Eb] how'd I lie?
[Cm] [Bb] Are you cool with the one who loves you,
[Eb] because you're tired or you're scared,
it's easily [Bb] done.
But who's standing there,
[Gm] when the anger comes [Eb] and darkens your eyes?
[F] Give me those [Bb] tender kisses,
[Eb] kiss my shoulder, [F] kiss my eyes.
[Eb] Don't make me feel bad, why would you do that?
[F] Why?
[Bb] Lift me up, lift me up, lift me up, [F] lift [Eb] me up.
Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, don't cut.
[Bb] I know you love me, why would you cut me?
[Eb] Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, [Gm] don't cut me down.
[Bb] Hey, yeah, yeah.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Give me those tender kisses, [Eb] kiss my shoulder, [F] kiss my eyes.
[Eb] Don't make me feel bad, why [Cm] would you do that?
[Bb] [F] [Eb] Why?
[F]
[Bb] Lift me up, lift me up, lift me [F] up, lift [Eb] me up.
Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, don't cut.
I know [Bb] you love me, why would you cut me?
[Eb] Don't cut, [Gm] don't cut, [Eb] don't cut, [Gm] don't cut me down.
[C]
[Gm] [Bb] Hey, yeah, yeah.
Real midnight's gonna come.
But yeah, that's alright.
We will be [Eb] as the [Bb] stars and [Eb] footholds in the [Bb] night.
In ten thousand years, they'll see our love shine.
When I lie [Eb] on the bed, looking up through the [Bb] pines.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] Don't cut, [Eb] don't cut, [Bb] don't cut [Eb] me [Gm]
[Eb] down.
[Bb] [N]
[Bb] [Ebm]
[Bb] [Gm]
[Bb]
Real midnight's gonna come, real midnight's gonna come.
[Eb] Real wounds at your door, with blood on the tongue.
[Bb] Now what you gonna do, with your days left in the sun,
[Eb] how'd I lie?
[Cm] [Bb] Are you cool with the one who loves you,
[Eb] because you're tired or you're scared,
it's easily [Bb] done.
But who's standing there,
[Gm] when the anger comes [Eb] and darkens your eyes?
[F] Give me those [Bb] tender kisses,
[Eb] kiss my shoulder, [F] kiss my eyes.
[Eb] Don't make me feel bad, why would you do that?
[F] Why?
[Bb] Lift me up, lift me up, lift me up, [F] lift [Eb] me up.
Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, don't cut.
[Bb] I know you love me, why would you cut me?
[Eb] Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, [Gm] don't cut me down.
[Bb] Hey, yeah, yeah.
[Eb]
[Bb]
[Eb] [Bb] [Eb]
[Bb] Give me those tender kisses, [Eb] kiss my shoulder, [F] kiss my eyes.
[Eb] Don't make me feel bad, why [Cm] would you do that?
[Bb] [F] [Eb] Why?
[F]
[Bb] Lift me up, lift me up, lift me [F] up, lift [Eb] me up.
Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, don't cut.
I know [Bb] you love me, why would you cut me?
[Eb] Don't cut, [Gm] don't cut, [Eb] don't cut, [Gm] don't cut me down.
[C]
[Gm] [Bb] Hey, yeah, yeah.
Real midnight's gonna come.
But yeah, that's alright.
We will be [Eb] as the [Bb] stars and [Eb] footholds in the [Bb] night.
In ten thousand years, they'll see our love shine.
When I lie [Eb] on the bed, looking up through the [Bb] pines.
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb] [Bb]
[Eb]
[Bb] Don't cut, [Eb] don't cut, [Bb] don't cut [Eb] me [Gm]
[Eb] down.
[Bb] [N]
Key:
Bb
Eb
F
Gm
Ebm
Bb
Eb
F
[Bb] _ _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Real midnight's gonna come, real midnight's gonna come.
[Eb] Real wounds at your door, with blood on the tongue.
[Bb] Now what you gonna do, with your days left in the sun,
[Eb] how'd I lie? _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Are you cool with the one who loves you,
[Eb] because you're tired or you're scared,
it's easily [Bb] done.
But who's standing there,
[Gm] when the anger comes [Eb] and darkens your eyes? _
_ _ _ [F] Give me those [Bb] tender kisses,
[Eb] kiss my shoulder, _ [F] kiss my eyes.
[Eb] Don't make me feel bad, why would you do that?
[F] Why? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Lift me up, lift me up, lift me up, [F] lift [Eb] me up.
Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, don't cut.
[Bb] I know you love me, why would you cut me?
_ [Eb] Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, [Gm] don't cut me down. _ _
_ _ [Bb] Hey, yeah, yeah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Give me those _ tender kisses, _ [Eb] kiss my shoulder, _ [F] kiss my eyes.
_ [Eb] Don't make me feel bad, why [Cm] would you do that?
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] Why?
[F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Lift me up, lift me up, lift me [F] up, lift [Eb] me up.
Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, don't cut.
I know [Bb] you love me, why would you cut me?
_ [Eb] Don't cut, [Gm] don't cut, [Eb] don't cut, [Gm] don't cut me down.
_ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] Hey, yeah, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ Real midnight's gonna come.
But yeah, that's alright.
We will be [Eb] as the [Bb] stars and [Eb] footholds in the [Bb] night.
In ten thousand years, they'll see our love shine.
When I lie [Eb] on the bed, looking up through the [Bb] pines. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Don't _ _ _ _ cut, [Eb] don't _ _ _ _ _ cut, [Bb] don't _ _ _ _ cut [Eb] me _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ down.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ [Ebm] _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Real midnight's gonna come, real midnight's gonna come.
[Eb] Real wounds at your door, with blood on the tongue.
[Bb] Now what you gonna do, with your days left in the sun,
[Eb] how'd I lie? _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ [Bb] Are you cool with the one who loves you,
[Eb] because you're tired or you're scared,
it's easily [Bb] done.
But who's standing there,
[Gm] when the anger comes [Eb] and darkens your eyes? _
_ _ _ [F] Give me those [Bb] tender kisses,
[Eb] kiss my shoulder, _ [F] kiss my eyes.
[Eb] Don't make me feel bad, why would you do that?
[F] Why? _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Lift me up, lift me up, lift me up, [F] lift [Eb] me up.
Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, don't cut.
[Bb] I know you love me, why would you cut me?
_ [Eb] Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, [Gm] don't cut me down. _ _
_ _ [Bb] Hey, yeah, yeah. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Eb] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Give me those _ tender kisses, _ [Eb] kiss my shoulder, _ [F] kiss my eyes.
_ [Eb] Don't make me feel bad, why [Cm] would you do that?
[Bb] _ [F] _ _ [Eb] Why?
[F] _
_ _ _ [Bb] Lift me up, lift me up, lift me [F] up, lift [Eb] me up.
Don't cut, don't cut, don't cut, don't cut.
I know [Bb] you love me, why would you cut me?
_ [Eb] Don't cut, [Gm] don't cut, [Eb] don't cut, [Gm] don't cut me down.
_ [C] _
[Gm] _ _ [Bb] Hey, yeah, yeah. _ _ _
_ _ Real midnight's gonna come.
But yeah, that's alright.
We will be [Eb] as the [Bb] stars and [Eb] footholds in the [Bb] night.
In ten thousand years, they'll see our love shine.
When I lie [Eb] on the bed, looking up through the [Bb] pines. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
[Eb] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ Don't _ _ _ _ cut, [Eb] don't _ _ _ _ _ cut, [Bb] don't _ _ _ _ cut [Eb] me _ [Gm] _ _
[Eb] _ _ down.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _