Artist: The Nightwatchman Song: Midnight In The City Of Destruction Album: The Fabled City Riff: Abm e|-------------------------| B|-------------------------| G|-------------------------| D|-------------------------| A|-------------------------| E|--7--6--4--2--4----------| Intro: Abm Abm There's an old shed at the end of an overgrown driveway And years ago that shed collapsed and fell C#m Years before that there's a withered dog chained up there Abm I saved him maybe he saved me as well Eb5 C#5 Now he's gone and I think I've come undone Abm C#m Abm It's midnight in the city of destruction Chorus: Abm La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la C#m La la la la la la la la Abm C#m Abm La la la la la la la la Abm There's music in the air and suites abandoned They're singing 'cross farm in the evening breeze C#m But there's someone in the rows who's unwanted Abm And now they cut the faithful from the trees Eb5 C#5 And the bulldozers move in one by one Abm C#m Abm And it's midnight in the city of destruction Chorus Abm I lost my guitar my home my hope and my good fortune I lost my grandfather, two neighbors and my friend C#m I pray that God myself will come and drown the president C#m If the levees break again Eb5 C#5 Now we're standing at the crossroads waitin' for instruction Abm C#m Abm And it's midnight in the city of destruction Chorus Abm There's a secret prison somewhere south of 60 And in that secret prison there is a secret cell C#m And the prisoners bound and burned, blinded and beaten Abm Still that secret prisoner keeps his secret well Eb5 C#5 Turn out the lights cause for one night that's enough son Abm C#m Abm It's midnight in the city of destruction Chorus ===================== Tuned Half Step Down ===================== Riff: Am e|------------------------| B|------------------------| G|------------------------| D|------------------------| A|--3--2--0-----0---------| E|-----------3------------| Intro: Am Am There's an old shed at the end of an overgrown driveway And years ago that shed collapsed and fell Dm Years before that there's a withered dog chained up there Am I saved him maybe he saved me as well E5 D5 Now he's gone and I think I've come undone Am Dm Am It's midnight in the city of destruction Chorus: Am La la la la la la la la La la la la la la la la Dm La la la la la la la la Am Dm Am La la la la la la la la Am There's music in the air and suites abandoned They're singing 'cross farm in the evening breeze Dm But there's someone in the rows who's unwanted Am And now they cut the faithful from the trees E5 D5 And the bulldozers move in one by one Am Dm Am And it's midnight in the city of destruction Chorus Am I lost my guitar my home my hope and my good fortune I lost my grandfather, two neighbors and my friend Dm I pray that God myself will come and drown the president Dm If the levees break again E5 D5 Now we're standing at the crossroads waitin' for instruction Am Dm Am And it's midnight in the city of destruction Chorus Am There's a secret prison somewhere south of 60 And in that secret prison there is a secret cell Dm And the prisoners bound and burned, blinded and beaten Am Still that secret prisoner keeps his secret well E5 D5 Turn out the lights cause for one night that's enough son Am Dm Am It's midnight in the city of destruction Chorus
