Chords for Maria Muldaur ~ Midnight at The Oasis (1974)
Tempo:
98.8 bpm
Chords used:
Ab
Eb
Gb
Db
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E] [Gbm] [B] [Gb] [Ab]
[Eb] Midnight [Ab] at the [F] oasis,
[Eb] send your [Ab] camel to [F] bed.
[Eb] Shadows [Ab] paintin' our [F] faces,
[Gb] [Gbm] traces [Ebm] of romance [Bb] in our [Eb] heads.
Heaven's [Ab] holdin' a [F] half moon, [Eb] runnin' [Ab] just for [Db] us.
[Eb] Let's slip [Ab] off to a [Db] sand dune, [Gb] real [Gbm] soon, [Ebm] kick up a [C] little [Bb] dust.
[E] Come [Gb] on, [Gbm] cactus [B] is our friend, [E] [Gb] you'll walk [Gbm] down with the wind.
[B]
[E] Come [Gb] on, [A] till the [B] evening [Db] ends, till the [Bb] evening [Eb] ends.
You [Ab] don't have to [Db] answer, [Eb] there's no [Ab] need to [Db] speak.
[Eb] I'll be [Ab] your belly [Db] dancer, [Gb] [B] prancer, [Gb] and you can [Ab] be my [Bb] sheep.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Abm] [Gm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Abm] [Gm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Abm] [Ebm] [B]
[Bbm] [E] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Gbm] [B] [E] [Gb]
[Gbm] [Abm] [E] [Gb]
[Gbm] [B] [Ab] [Bb] [Ebm]
[Eb] I know your [Ab] daddy's a [Db] sub [Eb]-tent, a nomad [Ab] known to [Db] all.
[Eb] With fifty [Ab] girls to attend [Db] him, [Gb] they all [Gbm] send him, [Gb] jump past [Bb] that cove.
[Eb] But you won't [Ab] need no [Bbm] parent, [Db] honey, [Eb] when [Ab] I'm by your [Db] [Eb] side.
And you won't [Ab] need no [Db] cat,
[Gb] no, [B] no, [Ebm] when I take you [Ab] for a [Bb] ride.
[E] Come [Gb] on, [Gbm] cactus [B] is our friend, [E] [Gb] you'll walk [Gbm] down [B]
[E] with the [Gb] wind.
Come [Gbm] on, till the [B] evening [Dbm] ends, [Gb] [Ab] till the evening [Eb] ends.
Midnight [Ab] at the [Db] oasis, [Eb] send [Ab] your camel to [Db] bed.
[Eb] Got shadows [Ab] paintin' our [Db] faces, [Gb] [B] traces [Ab] of romance [Gm] in [Bb] our heads.
[Ab]
[Eb] Oh, come on, [Ab]
[G] oh, [Eb] come on, [Ab]
[G] you [Eb] can do it, [Ab]
[G] yeah, [Eb] oh, yeah.
[Ab] [G] [Eb] [N]
[Eb] Midnight [Ab] at the [F] oasis,
[Eb] send your [Ab] camel to [F] bed.
[Eb] Shadows [Ab] paintin' our [F] faces,
[Gb] [Gbm] traces [Ebm] of romance [Bb] in our [Eb] heads.
Heaven's [Ab] holdin' a [F] half moon, [Eb] runnin' [Ab] just for [Db] us.
[Eb] Let's slip [Ab] off to a [Db] sand dune, [Gb] real [Gbm] soon, [Ebm] kick up a [C] little [Bb] dust.
[E] Come [Gb] on, [Gbm] cactus [B] is our friend, [E] [Gb] you'll walk [Gbm] down with the wind.
[B]
[E] Come [Gb] on, [A] till the [B] evening [Db] ends, till the [Bb] evening [Eb] ends.
You [Ab] don't have to [Db] answer, [Eb] there's no [Ab] need to [Db] speak.
[Eb] I'll be [Ab] your belly [Db] dancer, [Gb] [B] prancer, [Gb] and you can [Ab] be my [Bb] sheep.
[Eb]
[Ab] [Abm] [Gm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Abm] [Gm] [Eb]
[Ab] [Abm] [Ebm] [B]
[Bbm] [E] [Ebm] [Gb]
[Gbm] [B] [E] [Gb]
[Gbm] [Abm] [E] [Gb]
[Gbm] [B] [Ab] [Bb] [Ebm]
[Eb] I know your [Ab] daddy's a [Db] sub [Eb]-tent, a nomad [Ab] known to [Db] all.
[Eb] With fifty [Ab] girls to attend [Db] him, [Gb] they all [Gbm] send him, [Gb] jump past [Bb] that cove.
[Eb] But you won't [Ab] need no [Bbm] parent, [Db] honey, [Eb] when [Ab] I'm by your [Db] [Eb] side.
And you won't [Ab] need no [Db] cat,
[Gb] no, [B] no, [Ebm] when I take you [Ab] for a [Bb] ride.
[E] Come [Gb] on, [Gbm] cactus [B] is our friend, [E] [Gb] you'll walk [Gbm] down [B]
[E] with the [Gb] wind.
Come [Gbm] on, till the [B] evening [Dbm] ends, [Gb] [Ab] till the evening [Eb] ends.
Midnight [Ab] at the [Db] oasis, [Eb] send [Ab] your camel to [Db] bed.
[Eb] Got shadows [Ab] paintin' our [Db] faces, [Gb] [B] traces [Ab] of romance [Gm] in [Bb] our heads.
[Ab]
[Eb] Oh, come on, [Ab]
[G] oh, [Eb] come on, [Ab]
[G] you [Eb] can do it, [Ab]
[G] yeah, [Eb] oh, yeah.
[Ab] [G] [Eb] [N]
Key:
Ab
Eb
Gb
Db
B
Ab
Eb
Gb
[E] _ _ [Gbm] _ [B] _ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Eb] _ _ Midnight [Ab] at the [F] oasis, _
[Eb] _ _ send your [Ab] camel to [F] bed. _
[Eb] _ _ Shadows [Ab] paintin' our [F] faces, _
[Gb] _ [Gbm] traces [Ebm] of romance [Bb] in our [Eb] heads.
_ Heaven's [Ab] holdin' a [F] half moon, [Eb] _ _ runnin' [Ab] just for [Db] us.
[Eb] _ _ Let's slip [Ab] off to a [Db] sand dune, [Gb] real [Gbm] soon, [Ebm] kick up a [C] little [Bb] dust.
[E] Come [Gb] on, [Gbm] cactus [B] is our friend, [E] _ [Gb] you'll walk [Gbm] down with the wind.
[B] _ _
[E] Come [Gb] on, [A] till the [B] evening [Db] ends, till the [Bb] evening _ [Eb] ends.
You [Ab] don't have to [Db] answer, _ [Eb] _ _ there's no [Ab] need to [Db] speak.
_ [Eb] _ _ I'll be [Ab] your belly [Db] dancer, _ [Gb] _ [B] prancer, [Gb] and you can [Ab] be my [Bb] sheep.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [B] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _
[Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _
[Eb] _ I know your [Ab] daddy's a [Db] sub [Eb]-tent, a nomad [Ab] known to [Db] all. _
[Eb] _ With fifty [Ab] girls to attend [Db] him, [Gb] they all [Gbm] send him, [Gb] jump past [Bb] that cove.
[Eb] _ But you won't [Ab] need no [Bbm] parent, [Db] honey, [Eb] _ _ when [Ab] I'm by your [Db] [Eb] side.
_ And you won't [Ab] need no [Db] cat, _
[Gb] no, [B] no, [Ebm] when I take you [Ab] for a [Bb] ride.
[E] Come [Gb] on, _ [Gbm] cactus [B] is our friend, [E] _ [Gb] you'll walk [Gbm] down _ _ [B] _
[E] with the [Gb] wind.
Come [Gbm] on, till the [B] evening [Dbm] ends, [Gb] [Ab] till the evening _ [Eb] _ ends.
Midnight [Ab] at the [Db] oasis, [Eb] send _ _ [Ab] your camel to [Db] bed.
_ [Eb] _ _ Got shadows [Ab] paintin' our [Db] faces, _ [Gb] _ [B] traces [Ab] of romance [Gm] in [Bb] our heads.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] Oh, come on, [Ab] _ _
[G] oh, [Eb] come on, [Ab] _ _
[G] you [Eb] can do it, [Ab] _
[G] yeah, [Eb] oh, yeah.
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Eb] _ _ Midnight [Ab] at the [F] oasis, _
[Eb] _ _ send your [Ab] camel to [F] bed. _
[Eb] _ _ Shadows [Ab] paintin' our [F] faces, _
[Gb] _ [Gbm] traces [Ebm] of romance [Bb] in our [Eb] heads.
_ Heaven's [Ab] holdin' a [F] half moon, [Eb] _ _ runnin' [Ab] just for [Db] us.
[Eb] _ _ Let's slip [Ab] off to a [Db] sand dune, [Gb] real [Gbm] soon, [Ebm] kick up a [C] little [Bb] dust.
[E] Come [Gb] on, [Gbm] cactus [B] is our friend, [E] _ [Gb] you'll walk [Gbm] down with the wind.
[B] _ _
[E] Come [Gb] on, [A] till the [B] evening [Db] ends, till the [Bb] evening _ [Eb] ends.
You [Ab] don't have to [Db] answer, _ [Eb] _ _ there's no [Ab] need to [Db] speak.
_ [Eb] _ _ I'll be [Ab] your belly [Db] dancer, _ [Gb] _ [B] prancer, [Gb] and you can [Ab] be my [Bb] sheep.
[Eb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ [Gm] _ [Eb] _ _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Abm] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ [B] _ _
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Gb] _
[Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ _ [Abm] _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _
[Gbm] _ _ [B] _ _ [Ab] _ [Bb] _ _ [Ebm] _
[Eb] _ I know your [Ab] daddy's a [Db] sub [Eb]-tent, a nomad [Ab] known to [Db] all. _
[Eb] _ With fifty [Ab] girls to attend [Db] him, [Gb] they all [Gbm] send him, [Gb] jump past [Bb] that cove.
[Eb] _ But you won't [Ab] need no [Bbm] parent, [Db] honey, [Eb] _ _ when [Ab] I'm by your [Db] [Eb] side.
_ And you won't [Ab] need no [Db] cat, _
[Gb] no, [B] no, [Ebm] when I take you [Ab] for a [Bb] ride.
[E] Come [Gb] on, _ [Gbm] cactus [B] is our friend, [E] _ [Gb] you'll walk [Gbm] down _ _ [B] _
[E] with the [Gb] wind.
Come [Gbm] on, till the [B] evening [Dbm] ends, [Gb] [Ab] till the evening _ [Eb] _ ends.
Midnight [Ab] at the [Db] oasis, [Eb] send _ _ [Ab] your camel to [Db] bed.
_ [Eb] _ _ Got shadows [Ab] paintin' our [Db] faces, _ [Gb] _ [B] traces [Ab] of romance [Gm] in [Bb] our heads.
_ [Ab] _ _
_ [Eb] Oh, come on, [Ab] _ _
[G] oh, [Eb] come on, [Ab] _ _
[G] you [Eb] can do it, [Ab] _
[G] yeah, [Eb] oh, yeah.
_ [Ab] _ _ [G] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
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