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(fade in)    Well-a-well-a-well  ...

[Verse 1]
                     G                           D
Wake up early in the morning, hear the ding-dong ring
                      A                          D
Comin' walking to the table, I see the same damn thing
                        G                           D
Knife and fork upon the table, piece of paper in my hand
                 A                                   D
Nothing I can do about it, I get in trouble with the man

[Chorus]
                 G                        D
Let the midnight special shine a light on me  2/4
                 A                           | A |      D
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me

[Verse 2]
                  G                      D
If you ever go to Houston you better act right
               A                         D
You better not gamble and you better not fight
                         G                             D
'Cause the sheriff will arrest you and he'll carry you down
                        A                          D
If they go and find you guilty you're penitentiary bound

[Chorus]
                 G                        D
Let the midnight special shine a light on me  2/4
                 A                           | A |      D
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me

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            (break)

[Verse 3] = repeat 1
                     G                           D
Wake up early in the morning, hear the ding-dong ring
                      A                          D
Comin' walking to the table, I see the same damn thing
                        G                           D
Knife and fork upon the table, piece of paper in my hand
                 A                                   D
Nothing I can do about it, I get in trouble with the man

[Chorus]
                 G                        D
Let the midnight special shine a light on me  2/4
                 A                           | A |      D
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me, let the midnight ...

[Solo]
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| A | % | D | D |

[Verse 4] = repeat 2
                         G                      D
Well, if you ever get to Houston you better act right
               A                         D
You better not gamble and you better not fight
                         G                             D
'Cause the sheriff will arrest you and he'll carry you down
                     A                                D
And if they find you guilty, well you'll be Sugarland bound

[Chorus]
                 G                          D
Let the midnight special shine its light on me  2/4
                 A                           | A |      D
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me

[Chorus]
                    G                           D
I said the Midnight Special, shine its light on me
                                                2/4          1 + 2 + 3
                 A                             | A |   | D | D   A   D
Let the midnight special shine its ever loving light on me