title: Midnight Specialkey: Bluesharp type: Chromaticgenre: Gskill: AnyLeadbellyKey: GG C-4 -3 -4 -3 -4 3 -3 2Well you wake up in the morn-ing,G-3 3 -3 3 2 -1hear the ding dong ring,D7-1 2-1 2 2 -1 -1 -4 -3You go march-ing to the ta-ble,G3 -3* -4 -4 -3 3You see the same damn thingC-3 -3* -43 -33 -3 3Well, it’s on one ta-ble,G-3 3 -3 3 2-1knife, and fork and pan,D7-1 2 -1 2 -1 2 -1 -4 -3and if you say a thing a-bout it,G-4 -3* -4 -4 -3 -3 3you’re in troub-le with the man C-4 -3* -4-3 3 -3 3Let the mid-night spe-cial,G-3 -4 -3 3 2-1shine it’s light on meD72 -1 2 -1 -4 -3Let the mid-night spe-cial,G3 -3 -4 -3 3 2 3 -3 3shine her ev-er-lov-ing light on meIf you ever go to Houston,you better walk right,you better not stagger,you better not fightSheriff Benson will arrest you,he’ll carry you downAnd if the jury finds you guilty,penitentiary boundYonder come little Rosie,how in the world do you knowI can tell her by her apron,and the dress she woreUmbrella on her shoulder,piece of paper in her handShe goes a-marching to the captain,says, “I want my man”“I don’ believe that Rosie loves me”,well tell me whyShe ain’t been to see me, since las’ JulyShe brought me little coffee,she brought me little teaBrought me damn near ever’thingbut the jailhouse keyYonder comes doctor Adams,“How in the world do you know?”Well he gave me a tablet, the day befo’There ain’t no doctor, in all the lan’Can cure the fever of a convict man