Intro
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| B B6 B | F# F#6 F# |
[Verse]
B [ B6 B ]
I’m searching for phrases
E [ E6 E ]
To sing your praises
B | E E6 E |
I need to tell someone
B G#m7
It’s soon after midnight
E F# | B B6 B | F# F#6 F# |
And my day has just begun
[Verse]
B [ B6 B ]
B gal named Honey
E [ E6 E ]
Took my money
B | E E6 E |
She was passing by
B G#m7
It’s soon after midnight
E F# | B B6 B | B B7 |
And the moon is in my eye
[Middle 8]
E B
My heart is cheerful, it’s never fearful
E | B D#m/B C#m/B |
I been down on the killing floors
E B
I’m in no great hurry, I’m not afraid of your fury
E B F#
I've faced stronger walls than yours
[Verse]
B [ B6 B ]
Charlotte’s a harlot
E [ E6 E ]
Dresses in scarlet
B | E D#m C#m |
Mary dresses in green
B G#m7
It’s soon after midnight
E F# | B D#m/B C#m/B | F# |
And I’ve got a date with a fairy queen
[Solo]
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| B G#m7 | E F# |
| B D#m/B C#m/B | B B7 |
[Middle 8]
E B
They chirp and they chatter, what does it matter
E | B D#m/B C#m/B |
They’re lying there dying in their blood
E B
Two Timing Slim, who’s ever heard of him
E B | F# F#6 F# |
I’ll drag his corpse through the mud
[Verse]
B
It’s now or never
E
More than ever
B E
When I met you I didn’t think you would do
B G#m7
It’s soon after midnight
E F# [ B ]
And I don’t want nobody but you
[Coda]
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