Leadbelly - The Midnight Special Chords

Tempo:
102.05 bpm
Chords used:

A

E

Bm

D

F#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Leadbelly - The Midnight Special chords
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[A] [D]
John Peralta, [Bm] [A] I ain't never heard of you no
Well I know that [E] by the haven and the dress [A] she wore
[D] Amarillo on her shoulder, [Bm] [A] a piece of paper in her hand
[D] Well I'm [E] going to ask Captain, he's trying to lose to [A] my man
Let the midnight [F#m] pressure [Bm] [F#m] shine the [A] light on me
Let [E] the midnight pressure shine the heaven loving [A] light on me
When he [D] gets up in the [Bm] morning, and [A] that big bell rings
Rolls [E] a march to the table, he means the [A] same old thing
Not a [D] poker on the table, [Bm] ain't [A] nothing in my bag
[E] Never say a thing about it, have a [A] trouble with the man
Let the midnight [D] pressure shine the [A] light on me
Let the [Em] midnight [E] pressure shine the heaven loving light [A] on me
If you ever [F#m] go to [Bm] Houston, [A] boy you better walk right
And you [E] better not squabble, and [A] you better not fight
Bet [D] the proper will arrest [Bm] you, hit and [A] boom will take you down
[C] You can bet your [E] bottom dollar, that you're sugar [A] land down
Let the [F#m] midnight [Bm] pressure [A] shine the light on me
Let the [E] midnight pressure shine the heaven loving [A] light on me
Well it [D] comes with a little Judy, she was a [A] mighty fine girl
[E] Judy brought jumping, there's [A] a whole round world where she [D] brought it in the morning
There's a [A] wife one day, where she [B] brought many [E] Jews
And my [A] wife was dead, that [F#m] started me to grieving
[Bm] [A] Who's been a harling and a crime, [Em] then I began to worry
[A]
Let the midnight [F#m] [Bm] pressure [A] shine the light on me
Let the [E] midnight pressure shine the heaven [A] loving light on me
Key:  
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
D
1321
F#m
123111112
A
1231
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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To learn Lead Belly - Midnight Special chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: A, E, A, D, Bm, A, D and A. Start with a comfortable 51 BPM and as you become proficient, aim for the song's BPM of 102. Considering the song's key of A# Major, position your capo to suit your vocal and chord preferences.

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[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [D]
John Peralta, [Bm] _ [A] I ain't never heard of you no _
Well I know that [E] by the haven _ and the dress [A] she wore
[D] Amarillo on her shoulder, [Bm] _ [A] a piece of paper in her hand
_ [D] Well I'm [E] going to ask Captain, he's trying to lose to [A] my man
Let the midnight [F#m] pressure [Bm] _ [F#m] shine the [A] light on me
Let [E] the midnight pressure shine the heaven loving [A] light on me
When he [D] gets up in the [Bm] morning, and [A] that big bell rings
Rolls [E] a march to the table, he means the [A] same old thing
Not a [D] poker on the table, [Bm] ain't [A] nothing in my bag
[E] Never say a thing about it, have a [A] trouble with the man
Let the midnight [D] pressure shine the [A] light on me
Let the [Em] midnight [E] pressure _ shine the heaven loving light [A] on me
If you ever [F#m] go to [Bm] Houston, [A] boy you better walk right
And you [E] better not squabble, and [A] you better not fight
Bet [D] the proper will arrest [Bm] you, hit and [A] boom will take you down
[C] You can bet your [E] bottom dollar, that you're sugar [A] land down
Let the [F#m] midnight [Bm] pressure [A] shine the light on me
Let the [E] midnight pressure shine the heaven loving [A] light on me
Well it [D] comes with a little Judy, she was a [A] mighty fine girl
_ [E] Judy brought jumping, there's [A] a whole round world where she [D] brought it in the morning
There's a [A] wife one day, where she [B] brought many [E] Jews
And my [A] wife was dead, that [F#m] started me to grieving
[Bm] [A] Who's been a harling and a crime, [Em] then I began to worry
_ _ [A]
Let the midnight [F#m] [Bm] pressure [A] shine the light on me
Let the [E] midnight pressure shine the heaven [A] loving light on me _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was featured on the The Authorized Leadbelly Collection album.

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