These are the chords for Midnight Special by Paul McCartney on Piano, Ukulele, Guitar, and Keyboard
[Intro] (spoken)
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(instrumental)
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Okay, this song is about a train
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A train that ran past the jailhouse,
and legend had it
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That if the light from
this train shone on you
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You would be released
from the jailhouse ...
[Verse 1]
D G
I wake up early in the mo-orning,
G D
I hear the ding-dong ding,
D A
Come walking to the ta-ble,
A D
I see the same damn thing
G
Knife and fork upon the ta-ble,
G D
piece of paper in m-y hand
D A
Nothing I can do about it,
A D
what is the trouble with the man
[Chorus]
G
Let the midnight spe-cial,
G D
shine a light on me
D A
Let the midnight spe-cial,
A A ½
shine it's ever loving
D
light on me Yeah
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[Verse 2]
D G
Well If you ever been to Nash-ville,
G D
you better act right
D A
You better not gam-ble,
A D
and a you better not fight
G
Sheriff will arrest you,
D
and he'll carry you down
D A
But if the jury vote you gui-lty,
D
you are a 'tentiary bound
[Chorus]
G
Let the midnight spe-cial,
G D
shine a light on me-e
D A
Let the midnight spe-cial,
A A ½
shine it's ever loving light
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on me-e-e Ohoooo
[Instrumental]
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(stop)
[Verse 3]
D G
I Wake up early in the mor-ning,
G D
I hear the ding-dong di-ing
D A
I go walking to the ta-ble,
A D
I see the same damn thing
G
Knife and fork upon the ta-ble,
G D
piece of paper in my ha-and
D A
There's nothing I can do about it,
A D
I get in trouble with the man
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[Chorus]
N.C. (a cappella)
Let the midnight spe-cial, shine a
light on me-e-eee
N.C. (a cappella)
Let the midnight spe-cial,
shine it's ever lover light on me
N.C. (a cappella)
Let the midnight spe-cial,
shine it's light on meee Oh Yeah
N.C. (a cappella)
Let the midnight spe-cial,
shine it's ever loving light on me
[Chorus]
G
Let the midnight spe-cial,
G D
shine it's light on meeee
D A
Let the midnight spe-cial,
A A ½ D
shine it's ever loving light on me
G
Oh Let the midnight spe-cial,
G D
shine a light on me
A
Oh Let the midnight spe-cial,
A A ½
shine is til a loving light
D D D
on me-e Ohoo