Midnight Blues Tabs & Lyrics by The Allman Brothers Band

Midnight Blues

guitar tabs lyrics

The Allman Brothers Band

Midnight Blues
Alman Brothers

a.k.a.Mama T'aint Long Fo' Day
Blind Willie McTell

Tabbed by Englishjohn

Intro and instrumentals (add your own variations!)
Tune guitar to open G

slide not slide
D | ------12---12--x-----12----12----------0--0--------12h-----|
B | 10/12----12----x--/12----12-----/12------1---1--0--12h-----|
G | ---------------x-----------------12------0---0--0--12h-----|
D | ---------------x-------------------------2---2--0--12h-----|
G | ---------------x--------------------------------0----------|
D | -----------------------------------------------------------|

slide not slide slide
D | ----5---5/7----5--5-0----------------0--0----------12---|
B | 3/5---5-----/5--5----------------------1---1----/12-----|
G | -------------------------/3\-0---------0---0------------|
D | ---------------------------------------2---2------------|
G | --------------------------------------------------------|
D | --------------------------------------------------------|


slide not slide slide
D | ----7---7/9----5--5-7--5--------------0--0--------12h--0-|
B | 5/7---7-----/5---5----------------------1---1-0---12h--0-|
G | ----------------------------------------0---0-0---12h--0-|
D | ----------------------------------------2---2-0---12h--0-|
G | ---------------------------------------------------------|
D | ---------------------------------------------------------|

Every now and then throw in one of these at the end of a line
the harmonic on 12 fret is also an arpeggio
not slide
D | ---0--0-------12h--0-|
B | ----1---1-0---12h--0-|
G | ----0---0-0---12h--0-|
D | ----2---2-0---12h--0-|
G | ---------------------|
D | ---------------------|

D | -5--0------------|
B | ------0----------|
G | --------/3-0-----|
D | -----------------|
G | -----------------|
D | -----------------|


Lord now,
wake up mama, don�t you sleep so hard

slide not slide slide
D | ------12------3--0------------------------3-0--------12--------12h-----|
B | 10/12----12---3--0------------------------3-0---10/12---/12--------12--|h
G | --------------3--0------------------------3-0---------------12---------|
D | --------------3--0------------------------3-0--------------------------|
G | --------------3--3------------------------3-0--------------------------|
D | -----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Wake up mama, don�t you sleep so hard
slide not slide
D | --3/5====-------5----5----5\0----------0--0-------12h-----|
B | --3/5-----------------------------------1---1--0--12h-----|
G | --3/5--------------------------/3--0----0---0--0--12h-----|
D | --3/5-----------------------------------2---2--0--12h-----|
G | ----------------------------------------------------------|
D | ----------------------------------------------------------|

Lord them blues out there walkin' walk on out on my yard
slide not slide
D | ------/7----------------------------5--55-0----------0--0-------12h---|
B | ------/7------------------------/5--------------------1---1--0--12h---|
G | ------/7-------------------------------------/3---0---0---0--0--12h---|
D | ------/7----------------------------------------------2---2--0--12h---|
G | ----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D | ----------------------------------------------------------------------|



Got the blues like midnight, honey won't be long 'fore day
Got the blues like midnight, honey won't be long 'fore day
Lord I wish that tornado would blow my blues away

Instrumental

Lord, I can tell my bulldog when I hear him bark
I can tell my bulldog when I hear him bark
Lord, I can tell my baby, when I hear her in the dark.

Outtro