Intro : E D A D C
( D ) G
on top of old smokey
D
all covered with snow
A7 A
i lost my true lover
D A7
by courting so slow
G
for courting’s a pleasure
D
and parting is grief
A
and a false - hearted lover
D A7
is worse than a thief
G
on top of old smokey
D
all covered with snow
A7 A
i lost my true lover
D
by courting so slow
back to 4/4
turnaround : 4 bars n . F .
however you can play A C
verse 1 :
( C ) F
well , you wake up in the morning
C
hear the ding dong ring
G
you go marching to the table
C
see the same old thing
F
see the fork on the table
C
nothing in your pan
G
if you say a thing about it
C
you’re in trouble with the man
chorus :
G7 F
let the midnight special
C
shine a light on me
G
let the midnight special
C
shine its everlovin’ light on me
verse 2 :
G7 F
if you ever go to houston
C
well you’d better act right
G
and you’d better not gamble
C
and you’d better not fight
F
for the sheriff will arrest you
C
and he’ll take you down
G
and before you understand it
C
you are prison bound
chorus :
G7 F
let the midnight special
C
shine a light on me
G
let the midnight special
C
shine its everlovin’ light on me ( on me , on me )
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