The Monkees – Midnight (Guitar)

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From 1987 album Pool It! [Intro] Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 [Verse 1]
Cm          Gm      Bb        F
Deep in the bayou en-route to L.A.

Ab         Eb      Ab       F  Bb Cm   Cm7  Cm  Cm7
The merchandise is changing si....des

Cm         Gm         Bb          F
People are hiding and waiting all day

   Ab               Cm
'Til midnight comes around

    Ab                  Cm
That's when it's coming down

       Bb
And the dreams of a boy

        F                Ab           Cm Ab  Cm  Cm7  Cm  Cm7  Cm
And his shortcut to easy street will die
[Verse 2]
Cm          Gm          Bb         F
Back in the city, she's biting her nails

Ab        Eb         Ab           F Bb Cm  Cm7  Cm  Cm7
Taking it hard, he's doing it for he....r

Cm         Gm      Bb           F
She didn't ask and all he would say

Ab                  Cm
It's what he had to do

   Ab                   Cm
To make her dreams come true

 Bb                              F
But a whisper went 'round on the dark side of town

   Ab             Cm
And anything that could go wrong

   Ab                Cm G
Is going wrong right now
[Chorus]
Cm    Ab         Bb        Gm
Midnight when it all comes down

Ab       Eb            Ab         Bb
Only the brave and the fools are around

Cm    Ab         Bb        Gm
Midnight when it all comes down

Ab          Eb        Ab            Fm   Bb  Cm
Poor little fool, his bravery won't help him now
[Bridge] Cm F Cm F F Gm Cm Cm7 Cm Cm7 [Verse 3]
Cm               Gm        Bb       F
Touchdown on the water and into the trees

Ab           Eb       Ab         Fm  Bb Cm   Cm7  Cm  Cm7
He's come so far and this is the ea..sy part

Cm         Gm         Bb            F
Just gotta follow the flashlight he sees

Ab                       Cm
And that's where he gets paid

Ab                  Cm
His fortune will be made

   Bb
But a house in the country

       F
And an acre of green

    Ab           Cm
Will always be a dream

    Ab                   Cm G
They never even knew his name
[Chorus]
Cm    Ab         Bb        Gm
Midnight when it all comes down

Ab       Eb            Ab        Fm Bb
Only the brave and the fools are around

Cm    Ab         Bb        Gm
Midnight when it all comes down

Ab          Eb        Ab            Fm   Bb  Cm  F  Gm  Bb
Poor little fool, his bravery won't help him now
[Chorus]
Cm    Ab         Bb        Gm
Midnight when it all comes down

Ab       Eb            Ab         Bb
Only the brave and the fools are around

Cm    Ab         Bb        Gm
Midnight when it all comes down

Ab          Eb        Ab            Fm   Bb
Poor little fool, his bravery won't help him
[Outro]
Cm   Ab   Bb  Gm  Ab  Eb  Ab  F  Bb
Midnight

Cm   Ab          Bb        Cm    Ab  Eb  Ab  Fm  Bb
Midnight when it all comes down

Cm   Ab          Bb        Gm
Midnight when it all comes down

Ab       Eb            Ab        Bb
Only the brave and the fools are around

Cm   Ab          Bb        Gm
Midnight when it all comes down

Ab          Eb
Poor little fool
[Fade] Ab Fm Bb Cm Ab Bb Gm Ab Eb Ab