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by John Fogarty – Key of C
Ukulele Strum: first three, then all four – ” one, two, three, one, two, three, four PAUSE ”
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[D] When you wake up in the morning, [G] Hear the work bell ring. [D] You go marching to the table [A7] to see the same damn thing. [D] Ain’t no food on the table, [G] ain’t no pork in the pan. [D] But you better not complain, boy [A7] you get in trouble with the man. [D]
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[D] Yonder comes Miss [G] Rosie, tell me how do you [D] know? I know her by her [A7] apron, and the dress she [D] wore. Umbrella on her [G] shoulder, piece of paper in her [D] hand, She goes walkin’ to the [A7] captain, “I want to free my [D] man.”
– – – – – – – – – – – – – [CHORUS] Let the Midnight [G] Special shine her light on [D] me. Let the Midnight [A7] Special shine her light on [D] me. Let the Midnight [G] Special shine her light on [D] me. Let the Midnight [A7] Special shine her ever-lovin’ light on [D] me.
[D] Well, if you ever go to [G] Houston, you better walk [D] right. You better not [A7] gamble, and you better not [D] fight. Sheriff Benson will [G] arrest you, he’ll carry you [D] down. You can bet your bottom [A7] dollar, you’ll be Prison [D] bound.
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[D] Yonder comes the [G] Doctor, tell me how do you [D] know? He gave me a [A7] tablet, just the day [D] before. There never was a [G] doctor traveling cross the [D] land, That could cure the [A7] fever of a convict [D] man.
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