Intro
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[Verse]
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I’m searching for phrases
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To sing your praises
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I need to tell someone
G# Fm7
It’s soon after midnight
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And my day has just begun
[Verse]
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G# gal named Honey
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Took my money
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She was passing by
G# Fm7
It’s soon after midnight
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And the moon is in my eye
[Middle 8]
C# G#
My heart is cheerful, it’s never fearful
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I been down on the killing floors
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I’m in no great hurry, I’m not afraid of your fury
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I've faced stronger walls than yours
[Verse]
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Charlotte’s a harlot
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Dresses in scarlet
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Mary dresses in green
G# Fm7
It’s soon after midnight
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And I’ve got a date with a fairy queen
[Solo]
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[Middle 8]
C# G#
They chirp and they chatter, what does it matter
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They’re lying there dying in their blood
C# G#
Two Timing Slim, who’s ever heard of him
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I’ll drag his corpse through the mud
[Verse]
G#
It’s now or never
C#
More than ever
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When I met you I didn’t think you would do
G# Fm7
It’s soon after midnight
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And I don’t want nobody but you
[Coda]
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