• Song:

    Midnight Shifter

  • Artist:

    Hives

  • Album:

    Lex Hives

Info: This song is a fifties, riff driven, bass heavy song.  There aren't really 
'chords' per sae, but there is a base line that gives a chord structure.  There 
are only three chords for this song: Dm , Gm , and Am. Tune your guitar to drop D, 
though, and only play:

D5
e | ---
B | ---
G | ---
D | -0-
A | -0-
D | -0-

G5

e | ---
B | ---
G | ---
D | -5-
A | -5-
D | -5-

and A5

e | ---
B | ---
G | ---
D | -7-
A | -7-
D | -7-

And hurrrr' we go. 

Intro: D5 x 4
    D5
You do your time, tow the line
   
Wading through the water heading for the wine
           G5  
Throw your pearls for swine, break your spine

You'll never reach a hundred doing 99
          D5
You gotta lift your chin to see what comes up ahead
           G5                        D5
Before the casket slams shut and the fat lady's dead

         G5              A5   D5
But if I do do do all I can
                    G5
Tomorrow comes a chance
         G5                A5   D5
And if I do do do all I don't
        D5               G5  
There's no reason it won?t

I'm gonna sit right down, I'm gonna count to four
   G5 
So hand it over a couple million or more!


       D5
Said I know you gotta work hard, working hard every day

Midnight shifter
       D5
Said I know you gotta work hard, working hard every day

Midnight shifter

D5
Surprise surprise, I got wise

When you get up in the morning I just close my eyes
   G5
No dos or dies are worth the price

Cause once you hit the floor they cut you down to size
         D5
No don't get me wrong we could be one in the same

But there's a difference in the way that we're playin' the game
      G5
Never let no one be no boss over me
    D5
You work in chain, but my thinking is free

         G5              A5   D5
But if I do do do all I can
                    G5
Tomorrow comes a chance
         G5                A5   D5
And if I do do do all I don't
        D5               G5  
There's no reason it won?t

I'm gonna sit right down, I'm gonna count to four
   G5 
So hand it over a couple million or more!

          D5
OOOOOHHHH YEAAAAAH


       D5
Said I know you gotta work hard, working hard every day

Midnight shifter
       G5
Said I know you gotta work hard, working hard every day

Midnight shifter
         D5
Hey Hey Hey!



It's just Dm the rest of the song.  Free style solo, do whatever you want!
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