Twenty Five To Midnight Chords by Sting
Tempo:
124 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] Go be slow, [A] if [D] your bear so can go, [A] fifteen [D]
miles [A] down [D] the track, [A] tell them [D] I'm [A] [D] coming back.
[A] Counting paws, [E] counting [A] sheep, [E] go be [A] slow, [E] I won't [A] weep, [E] there's [D] four wheels on the line,
[A] would [D] you put me on time?
[E] Just [D] a year to [A] the [D] day since I went upon my way, seek my fortune and fame, be a star, change my name.
And [A] that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight express, I [F#m] know I can't be late, [B] cause [F#m] she
said [C#m] she [F#m] won't wait, [E] she'll [A] just go to [E] my [A] recheck, [E] so there's [A] no [E] turning back, and [A] it's
twenty-five to midnight, fifteen miles [D] of track.
Band had [A] got [D] a break, just one chance we [F#m] had [D] to take, I told [A] [D] my girl I'd be back, left
her with my friend Jack.
[A] New York City, [E] where I [A] spent, [E] things [A] then turned out [E] so [A] wet, [C#m] [D] every dime that [A] [D] we paid,
[F#m] we [D] were lucky we got paid.
[A] [D] Mr.
Train [A] Driver, [D] please, if [A] you're [D] speed, you increase, [A] every [D] stamp [A] I [D] have now, [A] will
[D] be yours, this I vow.
[A] And that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight express, I [F#m] know I can't be late, cause she
said she won't wait, [B] she'll [D] just go to [E] my [D] recheck, [E] so there's [A] no [E] turning back, and [A] it's
twenty-five [D] to midnight, [A] fifteen miles of [D] track.
[Bm] We called ourselves the Latino [Am] lovers, [C#m] Hawaiian shirts and top [G] 40 covers, I didn't think I
would sink this [C#m] low, and drugs and booze, they all I've done.
[B] This isn't how I was meant to be, there's no such thing as a meal that's free, [E]
if I was
ever to get out of here, I have to get [A] some more time, [D] train driver,
[A] [D] be slow, [A] if [D] your
[A] can [Bm] blow, [A] [D] fifteen miles [A] down the [Bm] track, [A] tell [D] them I'm [A] coming [D]
back.
[A] And that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight express, [C#] I [F#m] know I can't be late, cause she
said she won't wait, she'll just go to [E] my recheck, so [A] there's no [E] turning back, and [D] it's
twenty [A]-five to midnight, fifteen miles [D] of track.
Twenty [A]-five to [D]
midnight, [A] fifteen miles of track.
[Em] [D]
[Em]
[D] [A] [Bm]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D]
[A] [D] [A] [D] [A]
[D] Go be slow, [A] if [D] your bear so can go, [A] fifteen [D]
miles [A] down [D] the track, [A] tell them [D] I'm [A] [D] coming back.
[A] Counting paws, [E] counting [A] sheep, [E] go be [A] slow, [E] I won't [A] weep, [E] there's [D] four wheels on the line,
[A] would [D] you put me on time?
[E] Just [D] a year to [A] the [D] day since I went upon my way, seek my fortune and fame, be a star, change my name.
And [A] that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight express, I [F#m] know I can't be late, [B] cause [F#m] she
said [C#m] she [F#m] won't wait, [E] she'll [A] just go to [E] my [A] recheck, [E] so there's [A] no [E] turning back, and [A] it's
twenty-five to midnight, fifteen miles [D] of track.
Band had [A] got [D] a break, just one chance we [F#m] had [D] to take, I told [A] [D] my girl I'd be back, left
her with my friend Jack.
[A] New York City, [E] where I [A] spent, [E] things [A] then turned out [E] so [A] wet, [C#m] [D] every dime that [A] [D] we paid,
[F#m] we [D] were lucky we got paid.
[A] [D] Mr.
Train [A] Driver, [D] please, if [A] you're [D] speed, you increase, [A] every [D] stamp [A] I [D] have now, [A] will
[D] be yours, this I vow.
[A] And that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight express, I [F#m] know I can't be late, cause she
said she won't wait, [B] she'll [D] just go to [E] my [D] recheck, [E] so there's [A] no [E] turning back, and [A] it's
twenty-five [D] to midnight, [A] fifteen miles of [D] track.
[Bm] We called ourselves the Latino [Am] lovers, [C#m] Hawaiian shirts and top [G] 40 covers, I didn't think I
would sink this [C#m] low, and drugs and booze, they all I've done.
[B] This isn't how I was meant to be, there's no such thing as a meal that's free, [E]
if I was
ever to get out of here, I have to get [A] some more time, [D] train driver,
[A] [D] be slow, [A] if [D] your
[A] can [Bm] blow, [A] [D] fifteen miles [A] down the [Bm] track, [A] tell [D] them I'm [A] coming [D]
back.
[A] And that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight express, [C#] I [F#m] know I can't be late, cause she
said she won't wait, she'll just go to [E] my recheck, so [A] there's no [E] turning back, and [D] it's
twenty [A]-five to midnight, fifteen miles [D] of track.
Twenty [A]-five to [D]
midnight, [A] fifteen miles of track.
Key:
A
D
E
F#m
Bm
A
D
E
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ Go be slow, [A] if [D] your bear so can go, [A] fifteen [D]
miles [A] down [D] the track, [A] tell them [D] I'm [A] [D] coming back.
_ [A] Counting paws, [E] counting [A] sheep, [E] go be [A] slow, [E] I won't [A] weep, [E] there's [D] four wheels on the line,
[A] would [D] you put me on time?
[E] Just [D] a year to [A] the [D] day since I went upon my way, seek my fortune and fame, be a star, change my name.
And [A] that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight _ express, I [F#m] know I can't be late, [B] cause [F#m] she
said [C#m] she [F#m] won't wait, [E] she'll [A] just go to [E] my [A] recheck, [E] so there's [A] no [E] turning back, and [A] it's
twenty-five to midnight, _ fifteen miles [D] of track.
Band had [A] got [D] a break, just one chance we [F#m] had [D] to take, I told [A] [D] my girl I'd be back, left
her with my friend Jack.
[A] New York City, [E] where I [A] spent, [E] things [A] then turned out [E] so [A] wet, [C#m] [D] every dime that [A] [D] we paid,
[F#m] we [D] were lucky we got paid.
[A] [D] Mr.
Train [A] Driver, [D] please, if [A] you're [D] speed, you increase, [A] every [D] stamp [A] I [D] have now, [A] will
[D] be yours, this I vow.
[A] And that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight express, I [F#m] know I can't be late, cause she
said she won't wait, [B] she'll [D] just go to [E] my [D] recheck, [E] so there's [A] no [E] _ turning back, and [A] it's
twenty-five [D] to midnight, [A] fifteen miles of [D] track.
_ _ [Bm] We called ourselves the Latino [Am] lovers, [C#m] _ Hawaiian shirts and top [G] 40 covers, I didn't think I
would sink this [C#m] low, and drugs and booze, they all I've done.
[B] This isn't how I was meant to be, there's no such thing as a meal that's free, [E] _
if I was
ever to get out of here, I have to get [A] some more time, [D] train driver, _
[A] [D] be slow, [A] if [D] your
[A] can [Bm] blow, _ [A] [D] fifteen miles [A] down the [Bm] track, [A] tell [D] them I'm [A] coming [D]
back.
[A] And that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this _ midnight express, [C#] I [F#m] know I can't be late, cause she
said she won't wait, she'll just go to [E] my recheck, so [A] there's no [E] turning back, and [D] it's
twenty [A]-five to midnight, _ fifteen miles [D] of track.
_ _ Twenty [A]-five to [D]
midnight, [A] _ fifteen miles of track. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [Bm] _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
_ [A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _
[A] _ [D] _ _ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [A] _
[D] _ Go be slow, [A] if [D] your bear so can go, [A] fifteen [D]
miles [A] down [D] the track, [A] tell them [D] I'm [A] [D] coming back.
_ [A] Counting paws, [E] counting [A] sheep, [E] go be [A] slow, [E] I won't [A] weep, [E] there's [D] four wheels on the line,
[A] would [D] you put me on time?
[E] Just [D] a year to [A] the [D] day since I went upon my way, seek my fortune and fame, be a star, change my name.
And [A] that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight _ express, I [F#m] know I can't be late, [B] cause [F#m] she
said [C#m] she [F#m] won't wait, [E] she'll [A] just go to [E] my [A] recheck, [E] so there's [A] no [E] turning back, and [A] it's
twenty-five to midnight, _ fifteen miles [D] of track.
Band had [A] got [D] a break, just one chance we [F#m] had [D] to take, I told [A] [D] my girl I'd be back, left
her with my friend Jack.
[A] New York City, [E] where I [A] spent, [E] things [A] then turned out [E] so [A] wet, [C#m] [D] every dime that [A] [D] we paid,
[F#m] we [D] were lucky we got paid.
[A] [D] Mr.
Train [A] Driver, [D] please, if [A] you're [D] speed, you increase, [A] every [D] stamp [A] I [D] have now, [A] will
[D] be yours, this I vow.
[A] And that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this midnight express, I [F#m] know I can't be late, cause she
said she won't wait, [B] she'll [D] just go to [E] my [D] recheck, [E] so there's [A] no [E] _ turning back, and [A] it's
twenty-five [D] to midnight, [A] fifteen miles of [D] track.
_ _ [Bm] We called ourselves the Latino [Am] lovers, [C#m] _ Hawaiian shirts and top [G] 40 covers, I didn't think I
would sink this [C#m] low, and drugs and booze, they all I've done.
[B] This isn't how I was meant to be, there's no such thing as a meal that's free, [E] _
if I was
ever to get out of here, I have to get [A] some more time, [D] train driver, _
[A] [D] be slow, [A] if [D] your
[A] can [Bm] blow, _ [A] [D] fifteen miles [A] down the [Bm] track, [A] tell [D] them I'm [A] coming [D]
back.
[A] And that's it [E] more [A] or less, [E] till [F] this _ midnight express, [C#] I [F#m] know I can't be late, cause she
said she won't wait, she'll just go to [E] my recheck, so [A] there's no [E] turning back, and [D] it's
twenty [A]-five to midnight, _ fifteen miles [D] of track.
_ _ Twenty [A]-five to [D]
midnight, [A] _ fifteen miles of track. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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