Midnight Rambler

Intro: 0:02
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Verse 1: 0:17
 G       A              G        D
Did you hear about the midnight rambler?
A          G      D
Everybody got to go.
         A              G        D
Did you hear about the midnight rambler,
    A                  G       D
The one that shut the kitchen door?
0:33
    G            D7        A
He don't give a hoot of a warning,
    G               D7        A
A-wrapped up in a black cat cloak.
    G               D7           A
He don't go in the light in the morning,
        G                D7        A ->
He's split the time the cock'rel crows.

Instrumental: 0:47
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Verse 2: 0:54
G     A                 G        D
   A-talking about the midnight gambler,
    A                 G      D
The one you've never seen before,
   A                 G        D
A-talking about the midnight gambler,
         A                G      D
Did you see him jump the garden wall?
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   G                D7      A
A-sighing down the wind so sadly
   G              D7       A
A-listen and you hear him moan.
            G                 D7       A
Well I'm a-talking 'bout the midnight gambler,
G          D7     A ->
Ev'rybody got to go.

Instrumental: 1:22
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Verse 3: 1:58
           G              D        A
A-did you hear about the midnight rambler?
      G              D            A
Well honey, it's no rock'n'roll show.
            G                 D        A
Well I'm a-talking about the midnight gambler,
    G                 D          A
The one you've never seen before.

Instrumental: 2:13
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           A
Don't you do that...

Verse 4: 4:26
          A               G      D
Well you heard about the Boston...
A       G             D
  It's not, one those...
           A                 G       D
Well, I'm talking about the midnight...
    A                   G           D
The one who closed the bedroom door.
4:50
                G            D          A
I'm called the hit and run, rape her in anger,
      G              D7       A
The knife-sharpened tippy-toe,
              G              D         A
Or just the shoot 'em dead brain-bell jangler,
              G              D          A
You know, the one you never seen before.

Verse 5: 5:14
          G              D        A
So if you ever meet the midnight rambler,
   G            D           A
A-padding down your marble hall.
            G               D          A
Well he's prowling like a proud black panther
         G    D             A
You can say I,  I told you so.
5:37
                G              D        A
Well won't you listen for the midnight rambler,
        G    D         A
Play it easy   as you go.
            G             D              A
I'm gonna smash down your   plate glass windows,
       G                  D          A ->
Put a fist through your steel plate door.

Instrumental: 6:00
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Verse 6: 6:17
         A              G        D
Did you hear about the midnight rambler?
                 A                 G         D
He'll leave his footprints up and down your hall.
           A              G        D
A-did you hear about the midnight gambler?
           A              G        D
A-did you see me make my midnight call?
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           G               D        A
And if you ever catch the midnight rambler,
                 G            D           A
I'll steal your mistress from under your nose.
         G               D       A
Well, go easy with your cold fandango
                G          D           A
I'll stick my knife right down your throat,
             A7!
Baby and it hurts