Intro
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[Verse]
F# [ F#6 F# ]
I’m searching for phrases
B [ B6 B ]
To sing your praises
F# | B B6 B |
I need to tell someone
F# D#m7
It’s soon after midnight
B C# | F# F#6 F# | C# C#6 C# |
And my day has just begun
[Verse]
F# [ F#6 F# ]
F# gal named Honey
B [ B6 B ]
Took my money
F# | B B6 B |
She was passing by
F# D#m7
It’s soon after midnight
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And the moon is in my eye
[Middle 8]
B F#
My heart is cheerful, it’s never fearful
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I been down on the killing floors
B F#
I’m in no great hurry, I’m not afraid of your fury
B F# C#
I've faced stronger walls than yours
[Verse]
F# [ F#6 F# ]
Charlotte’s a harlot
B [ B6 B ]
Dresses in scarlet
F# | B A#m G#m |
Mary dresses in green
F# D#m7
It’s soon after midnight
B C# | F# A#m/F# G#m/F# | C# |
And I’ve got a date with a fairy queen
[Solo]
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| F# D#m7 | B C# |
| F# A#m/F# G#m/F# | F# F#7 |
[Middle 8]
B F#
They chirp and they chatter, what does it matter
B | F# A#m/F# G#m/F# |
They’re lying there dying in their blood
B F#
Two Timing Slim, who’s ever heard of him
B F# | C# C#6 C# |
I’ll drag his corpse through the mud
[Verse]
F#
It’s now or never
B
More than ever
F# B
When I met you I didn’t think you would do
F# D#m7
It’s soon after midnight
B C# [ F# ]
And I don’t want nobody but you
[Coda]
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