Текст песни Odetta — Midnight Special + аккорды для гитары
Вступление
This song is in the key of C,
Capo V to play along in G at:
[Verse]
C
Well, you wake up in the morning,
Am G
hear the dingdong ring
D
Ya go marchin' to the table,
G
ya see the same old things
C
All on one table,
G
knife, a fork and a pan
D
And if ya say a thing about it,
G
you're in trouble with the man
[Chorus]
C
Oh, let the Midnight Special
G
shine her light on me
D
Let the Midnight Special
G
shine her ever-lovin' light on me
[Verse]
C
If you ever go to Houston,
G
oh, man, ya better walk right
D
Ya better not stagger,
G
And you knows, you'd better not fight
C G
The Sheriff he'll arrest you, he'll carry ya down
D
And if the jury finds ya guilty,
G
you're penitentiary boun'
[Chorus]
C
Oh, let the Midnight Special
G
shine her light on me
D
Let the Midnight Special
G
shine her ever-lovin' light on me
[Verse]
C
"Hey onder comes Miss Rosie!"
G
"How in the world do ya know?"
D
"Well, I knowed her by her apron
G
and the dress she wore
C
Umbrella on her shoulder,
G
a piece of paper in her han'
D
She goes a-walkin' to the captain,
D
said, 'Turn loose a my man!'"
[Outro]
C
Oh, let the Midnight Special
G
shine her light on me
D
Let the Midnight Special
G D G
shine her ever-lovin' light on me