Intro
| D D6 D | A A6 A |
| D D6 D | A A6 A |
[Verse]
D [ D6 D ]
I’m searching for phrases
G [ G6 G ]
To sing your praises
D | G G6 G |
I need to tell someone
D Bm7
It’s soon after midnight
G A | D D6 D | A A6 A |
And my day has just begun
[Verse]
D [ D6 D ]
D gal named Honey
G [ G6 G ]
Took my money
D | G G6 G |
She was passing by
D Bm7
It’s soon after midnight
G A | D D6 D | D D7 |
And the moon is in my eye
[Middle 8]
G D
My heart is cheerful, it’s never fearful
G | D F#m/D Em/D |
I been down on the killing floors
G D
I’m in no great hurry, I’m not afraid of your fury
G D A
I've faced stronger walls than yours
[Verse]
D [ D6 D ]
Charlotte’s a harlot
G [ G6 G ]
Dresses in scarlet
D | G F#m Em |
Mary dresses in green
D Bm7
It’s soon after midnight
G A | D F#m/D Em/D | A |
And I’ve got a date with a fairy queen
[Solo]
| D | G | D | G A |
| D Bm7 | G A |
| D F#m/D Em/D | D D7 |
[Middle 8]
G D
They chirp and they chatter, what does it matter
G | D F#m/D Em/D |
They’re lying there dying in their blood
G D
Two Timing Slim, who’s ever heard of him
G D | A A6 A |
I’ll drag his corpse through the mud
[Verse]
D
It’s now or never
G
More than ever
D G
When I met you I didn’t think you would do
D Bm7
It’s soon after midnight
G A [ D ]
And I don’t want nobody but you
[Coda]
| D F#m/D Em/D | A