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Vic]]> Easy Songs Vic Lewis VL https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/midnight-special-ccr/#post-283765 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/midnight-special-ccr/#post-283597 Wed, 05 Mar 2008 00:56:01 +0000
Long time no postie !!

Is this the return ??

Having you post this reminded me that I have a demo of this song from eMedia guitar tutor on my other PC (its been on there since I started playing) terrific song for beginners. Their chord progression is G / C / G / D7, which is how I learnt it.
Just a different key thats all, but a good song no matter what.

Cheers for last Weds by the way, great night out ! Think I'm just about ready now :wink: . Well certainly if I drink as much as I did then :lol: :lol: :lol:]]> Easy Songs Rodders https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/midnight-special-ccr/#post-283597 https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/midnight-special-ccr/#post-30623 Tue, 04 Mar 2008 23:58:21 +0000
This is an old prison blues song which has a Legend in that: As the midnight special train goes past the prison if it's light shines on you through your cell bars you will soon be freed.

It has been performed by many including Leadbelly, the great Lonnie Donegan(Of British skiffle fame), and apparently it's one of those songs that the young John Lennon and Paul McCartney performed in their early skiffle Quarrymen days too. In fact everybody has had a go at this one so "Why not you! Why not us! Why not everybody on GN!

This is the CCR version but you can speed it up and have great fun with it

(initially, single, slow strums of each chord) VERSE 1: (D)Well, you wake up in the (G)mornin' You hear the work bell (D)ring And they march you to the (A7)table You see the same old (D)thing Ain't no food upon the (G)table And no fork up in the (D)pan But you'd better not complain, (A7)boy You'll get in trouble with the (D)man (now speed up tempo and strum continuously; all subsequent verses have same pattern as chorus) CHORUS: Let the midnight (G)special Shine the light on (D)me Let the midnight (A7)special Shine the light on (D)me Let the midnight (G)special Shine the light on (D)me Let the midnight (A7)special Shine the ever-lovin' (D)light on me VERSE 2: Yonder come Miss Rosie How in the world did you know By the way she wears her apron And the clothes she wore Umbrella on her shoulder Piece of paper in her hand She come to see the gov'nor She wanna free her man (CHORUS) VERSE 3: If you're ever in Houston Ooh, you'd better do right You'd better not gamble And you'd better not fight Or the sheriff will grab ya And the boys'll bring you down The next thing you know, boy Ooh, you're prison-bound (chorus twice; 2nd time, at last line, decelerate, with break at "light on me," to final strum of D)
Cheers everybody,

Chris


Here's a link to a vintage CCR performance and a Paul McCartney performance slightly faster:

CCR:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DksGi7B5BdM

Macca:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qo5Ek89Tqto]]> Easy Songs dogsbody https://guitarnoise.forum/easy-songs/midnight-special-ccr/#post-30623