#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 14:14:43 -0500 From: Doug@ll.net Subject: TAB:Wait 'Till the Midnight Hour by Wilson Pickett /Date: Thu, 14 Nov 1996 15:28:28 -0500 /From: Andrew Rogers /Subject: ./p/pickett_wilson/in_the_midnight_hour.crd OK, so Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper still disagree over who deserves the lion's share of the writing credit on this... but regardless of who is primarily responsible, they created an instant soul classic. --AWR Andrew Rogers did all the work on this, I just threw in the tabbed solo - Doug "In The Midnight Hour" (Wilson Pickett - Steve Cropper) Intro: [drum roll] D B A G / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E A E A / / / / / / / / Verse 1: (A) E A E A I'm gonna wait til the midnight hour E A E A That's when my love comes tumblin' down E A E I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour E A E A When there's no one else around B A I'm gonna take you girl and hold you B A And do all the things I told you E A In the midnight hour [to coda on repeat] (A) E A E A Yes I am, oh, yes, I am D B / / / / / / / / (One more thing I wanna say right here) Verse 2: I'm gonna wait 'til the stars come out And see that twinkle in your eyes I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour That's when my love begins to shine You're the only girl I know That really loves me so In the midnight hour Oh, yeah, in the midnight hour D B / / / / / / / / (Yeah! All right - play it for me one time now) Instrumental: E A E A E D B / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / E A E D E A B / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------| -0---------------0|---------------|------0-------------------------------------| ---2-2-1----2-2---|-2-1-2---------|-2-2-----2-2-1---2--------------------------| ------------------|--------4-2-4--|-------------------0-0-2--------------------| ------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------| ------------------|---------------|--------------------------------------------| [repeat verse 1] Coda: [repeat E-A chord progression as per verse] Just you and I... oh, baby, hah! Just you and I... nobody around, baby, just you and I All right... you know what? I'm gonna hold you in my arms... Just you and I, oh yeah In the midnight hour Oh, baby, in the midnight hour [fade] -- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers tabbed instumental ONLY from Doug Finch