Intro
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| A# A#6 A# | F F6 F |
[Verse]
A# [ A#6 A# ]
I’m searching for phrases
D# [ D#6 D# ]
To sing your praises
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I need to tell someone
A# Gm7
It’s soon after midnight
D# F | A# A#6 A# | F F6 F |
And my day has just begun
[Verse]
A# [ A#6 A# ]
A# gal named Honey
D# [ D#6 D# ]
Took my money
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She was passing by
A# Gm7
It’s soon after midnight
D# F | A# A#6 A# | A# A#7 |
And the moon is in my eye
[Middle 8]
D# A#
My heart is cheerful, it’s never fearful
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I been down on the killing floors
D# A#
I’m in no great hurry, I’m not afraid of your fury
D# A# F
I've faced stronger walls than yours
[Verse]
A# [ A#6 A# ]
Charlotte’s a harlot
D# [ D#6 D# ]
Dresses in scarlet
A# | D# Dm Cm |
Mary dresses in green
A# Gm7
It’s soon after midnight
D# F | A# Dm/A# Cm/A# | F |
And I’ve got a date with a fairy queen
[Solo]
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| A# Gm7 | D# F |
| A# Dm/A# Cm/A# | A# A#7 |
[Middle 8]
D# A#
They chirp and they chatter, what does it matter
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They’re lying there dying in their blood
D# A#
Two Timing Slim, who’s ever heard of him
D# A# | F F6 F |
I’ll drag his corpse through the mud
[Verse]
A#
It’s now or never
D#
More than ever
A# D#
When I met you I didn’t think you would do
A# Gm7
It’s soon after midnight
D# F [ A# ]
And I don’t want nobody but you
[Coda]
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