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Midnight Special

Traditional; this follows the Creedence

Clearwater Revival version, 1969

YouTube video tutorial:

1st Note

7

1

INTRO:

[single, slow strums of each chord] D

VERSE 1:

G

Well, you wake up in the morning

D

You hear the work bell ring

A7

And they march you to the table

D

You see the same old thing

G

Ain't no food upon the table

D

And no fork up in the pan

A7

But you'd better not complain, boy

D

You'll get in trouble with the man

[1st half gentle chuck strumming: d-CHUCKuduCHUCKu;

2nd half lively]

CHORUS:

(D)

G

D

Let the midnight special - shine the light on me

A7

D

Let the midnight special - shine the light on me

G

D

Let the midnight special - shine the light on me

A7

Let the midnight special -

D

shine the ever-lovin light on me

[Lively tempo]

VERSE 2:

G

Yonder come Miss Rosie

D

How in the world did you know

A7

By the way she wears her apron

D

And the clothes she wore

G

Umbrella on her shoulder

D

Piece of paper in her hand

A7

She come to see the gov'nor

D

She wanna free her man

VERSE 3:

G

If you're ever in Houston

D

Ooh, you'd better do right

A7

You'd better not gamble

D

And you'd better not fight

G

Or the sheriff will grab ya

D

And the boys'll bring you down

A7

The next thing you know, boy

D

Ooh, you're prison-bound

REPEAT CHORUS

[Final chorus: 1st half gentle strumming; 2nd half lively

Break at "light on me" to final strum of D]

REPEAT CHORUS

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REPEAT CHORUS

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The Sky Is Crying

Elmore James, 1960

YouTube video tutorial:

1st Note

1

7

7

7(3)

7(2)

7

7

5

INTRO:

[All down strums: dD-dD-dD-dDdd] A7

| x x x x| x x x x|

VERSE 1:

A7

The sky is cryin

D7

A7

Can't you see the tears roll down the street

D7

The sky is cryin

A7

Can't you see the tears roll down the street

F73-E72

I've been looking for my baby

D7

A7 D7 A7[STOP] E7

And I wonder where can she be

VERSE 2:

A7

I saw my baby early one morning

D7

A7

She was walking on down the street

D7

I saw my baby early one morning

A7

She was walking on down the street

F73-E72

You know it hurt me, hurt me so bad

D7

A7 D7 A7[STOP] E7

Made my poor heart skip a beat

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2 INSTRUMENTAL VERSES:

A7 D7 A7 D7 A7 F7-E7 D7 A7 D7

A7[S] E7

A7 D7 F73-E72

D7 D7

A7 A7 A7 D7 A7[S] E7

VERSE 3:

A7

I've got a real real real real bad feelin

D7

A7

That my baby she don't love me no more

D7

I've got a real real bad feelin

A7

That my baby don't love me no more

F73-E72

You know the sky, the sky's been cryin

D7

A7 D7 A7-A#7-A7

Can't you see the tears roll down my nose

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Truckin' My Blues Away

Fulton Allen (Blind Boy Fuller), 1930s

YouTube video tutorial:

1st Note

7

m

7

7

7 OR 7(alt)

1

INTRO:

[Bouncy strum with emphasis on the 2nd & 4th: d-D-duDu]

C

A7

F GC

| x x x x| x x x x| x x x x| x x x x|

VERSE 1:

(C)

A7

F

GC

I got a gal - here in this town, she's the best lookin gal around

C

A7

Dm

G7

I got a gal - in this town - best lookin gal around

C[hang]

C7[hang]

She's a-strictly tailor-made, she ain't no hand-me-down

F[hang]

D7[hang]

Catch you truckin with her, I'm gonna shoot you down

CHORUS:

C

A7 F

GC

Keep on truckin mama, truckin my blues away

F

GC

Truckin my blues away

VERSE 2:

C

A7

F

GC

Keep on truckin mama - truckin my blues away

C

A7

Dm

G7

Keep on truckin mama - girl you truck my blues away

C[hang]

C7[hang]

I got a gal she's little and neat

F[hang]

D7[hang]

When she starts to truckin, man it's so sweet

REPEAT CHORUS

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VERSE 3:

C

A7

F

GC

Keep on truckin baby - truckin my blues away, yeah

C

A7 Dm

G7

Keep on truckin baby - truckin my blues away

C[hang]

C7[hang]

I know a gal, she's long and tall

F[hang]

D7[hang]

When she starts to truckin make a little man squall

C

A7

F

GC

Keep on truckin mama - truckin my blues away

F

GC

I mean, truckin my blues away, yeah

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE:

C A7 F-G C C A7 Dm G7 C C7 F D7 C A7 F-G C F-G C

VERSE 4:

C

A7

F

GC

Keep on truckin baby - truckin my blues away

C

A7

Dm

G7

Keep on truckin mama - truckin my blues away

C[hang]

C7[hang]

She has a dance she call biddle-um-bum

F[hang]

D7[hang]

Sure missin something if you don't truck some

REPEAT CHORUS

VERSE 5:

C

A7

F

GC

Keep on truckin mama - truckin my blues away, yeah

C

A7 Dm

G7

Keep on truckin baby - truckin my blues away

C[hang]

C7[hang]

Make a lame man run, make a blind man see

F[hang]

D7[hang]

Sure gets good when she truckin with me

REPEAT

CHORUS

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Done Somebody Wrong

Clarence Lewis / Bobby Robinson / Elmore James, 1960

YouTube video tutorial:

1st Note

1

7 OR

7(alt)

7

7

[Bouncy percussive strum: D-dU-udu]

INSTRUMENTAL VERSE:

D7

| x x x x| x x x x|

G7

D7

| x x x x| x x x x|

A7 G7 D7

| x x x x| x x x x|

VERSE 1:

(D7)

The bell has tolled, my baby caught that train `n gone

G7

D7

The barrel-house told me, my baby caught that train `n gone

A7

G7

D7

It was all my fault, I musta did somebody wrong

REPEAT INSTRUMENTAL VERSE

VERSE 3:

(D7)

Ah, my mama she told me, these days will surely come

I wouldn't listen to her, had to have my fun

G7

D7

The barrel-house told me, my baby caught that train `n gone

A7

G7

D7

But it's all my fault, I musta done somebody wrong

VERSE 4:

(D7)

The barrel-house told me, my baby caught that train `n gone

G7

D7

The barrel-house told me, my baby caught that train `n gone

A7

G7

D7

It was all my fault, I musta did somebody wrong

[spoken] Oh, play the blues

REPEAT INSTRUMENTAL VERSE

VERSE 2:

(D7)

Everything that happens, you know I am to blame

G7

D7

Everything that happens, you know I am to blame

A7

G7

D7

I'm gonna find me a doctor, maybe my luck will change

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