Verso 1: (com tremolo)
D5                                G5
 Well, you wake up in the mornin'
                            D5
 You hear the work bell ring
                                A5
 And they march you to the table
                          D5
You see the same old thing
                            G5
Ain't no food upon the table
                         D5
And no fork up in the pan
                                  A5
But you'd better not complain, boy
                               D5
You'll get in trouble with the man
 
REFR?O:
                 G5
Let the midnight special
                   D5
Shine the light on me
                 A5
Let the midnight special
                   D5
Shine the light on me
                 G5
Let the midnight special
                   D5
Shine the light on me
                 A5
Let the midnight special
                      D5
Shine the ever-lovin' light on me
 


 Verso 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
 

(refr?o)
 

Verso 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