Intro and verses: |
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A|-8s9--9-11--9--------7--7-7---7--7--7-7--7-| |
E|-6s7--7-7---7------------------------------| |
B A E |
Did you hear about the Midnight Rambler? |
B A E |
Everybody got to go |
B A E |
Did you heard about the Midnight Rambler, |
B A E |
The one that shut the kitchen door? |
A E B |
He don't give a hoot of warning |
A E B |
wrapped up in a black cat cloak |
A E B |
He don't go in the light of the morning |
A E B |
He's split, the time the cook'rel crows |
At the next Verse: |
B A E |
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G|----------------------9-7-| |
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B A E |
Talkin' 'bout the Midnight gambler, |
B A E |
The one you never seen before |
B A E |
Talkin' 'bout the midnight gambler |
B A E |
Did you see him jump the garden wall? |
A E B |
Sighin’ down the wind so sadly |
A E B |
Listen and you’ll hear him moan |
A E B |
Well I’m a talkin’ bout the midnight gambler |
A E B |
Everybody got to go |
Bridge: |
B A E x8 |
A E B |
Did you hear about the midnight gambler? |
A E B |
Well, honey, it's no rock'n'roll show |
A E B |
Well I'm talkin' 'bout the Midnight gambler, |
A E B |
The one you never seen before |
Bridge: |
B B B B |
B |
Oh, don't do that oh, don't do that x16 |
B A E B |
Well you heard about the Boston |
A E |
It's not one of those |
B A E |
Well, talkin' 'bout the midnight shhh |
B A E |
The one that closed the bedroom door |
E E B |
I'm called the hit-and-run raper in anger |
A E B |
The knife-sharpened tippie-toe |
A E B |
Or just the shoot 'em dead, brainbell jangler |
A E B |
You know, the one you never seen before |
A E B |
So if you ever meet the midnight rambler |
A E B |
Coming down your marble hall |
A E B |
Well he's pouncing like proud black panther |
A E B |
Well, you can say I, I told you so |
A E B |
Well, don't you listen for the midnight rambler |
A E B |
Play it easy, as you go |
A E B |
I'm gonna smash down all your plate glass windows |
A E B |
Put a fist, put a fist through your steel-plated door |
Bridge: |
B B B B |
Bridge: |
B B B B x2 |
B A E |
Did you hear about the midnight rambler |
B A E |
He'll leave his footprints up and down your hall |
B A E |
And did you hear about the midnight gambler |
B A E |
And did you see me make my midnight call |
A E B |
And if you ever catch the midnight rambler |
A E B |
I'll steal your mistress from under your nose |
A E B |
I'll go easy with your cold fanged anger |
A E B |
I'll stick my knife right down your throat, baby |
B |
And it hurts! |
Ending: |
B B B B x2 |