Leadbelly - Midnight Special guitar tab

Midnight Special

by Heddie Leadbetter

[E]Yonder comes Miss [A]Rosie,

How in the world do you [E]know

I can tell her by her [B7]apron

& the dress that she [E]wore

Umbrella on her [A]shoulder

A piece of paper in her [E]hand

I heard her tell the [B7]captain

Turn loose my [E]man

Chorus:

Let the minight [A]special

Shine it's light [E]me

Oh let the midnight [B7]special

Shine it's everlasting light on [E]me

When you get up in the morning

When that big bell rings

You go marching to the table

You see the same old thing

Knife & fork are on the table

Ain't nothin in my pan

& you say a word about it

You get in trouble with the man

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If you ever go to Houston

Boy you'd better walk right

And you better not gamble

And you better not fight

Cuz Benson Crocker will arrest you

& Jimmy Boone will take you down

& you bet your bottom dollar

That your Sugarland bound

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Well, jumpin little Judy

She was a mighty fine gal

She brought jumpin

To the whole round world

Well, she brought it in the morning

Just awhile before day

Well, she brought me the news

That my wife was dead

That started me to grieven

Whoppin, hollerin & cryin

That started me to thinkin

Bout my great long time

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