Midnight Lullaby Chords & Lyrics by Tom Waits

Midnight Lullaby

guitar chords lyrics

Tom Waits

...MIDNIGHT LULLABY... by Tom Waits
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*from 'Closing Time' (1973)*


*CAPO 1st FRET*

(Original Key: G#)

Intro:

Gmaj7, Cmaj7 (x4)

Verse 1:

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye,
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Hush-a bye, my baby; no need to be crying.

Bridge 1:

Bm A7 Am7 D
You can burn the midnight oil with me, as long as you will.
Bm A7 Am7 D+ (Gmaj7)
Stare out at the moon upon the window-sill and dream...

Verse 2:

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Sing a song of sixpence, pocket full of rye,
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Hush-a bye, my baby; no need to be crying.

Bridge 2:

Bm A7 Am7 D
There's dew drops on the window-sill, gumdrops in your head.
Bm A7 Am7 D+ (Gmaj7)
Slipping into dream land; you're nodding your head, so dream...

Solo:

Gmaj7, Cmaj7 (x4)

Bm A7, Am7 D, Bm A7, Am7 D+

Gmaj7, Cmaj7 (x2)

Verse 3:

Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Dream of West Vir-ginia, or of the British Isles.
Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Gmaj7 Cmaj7
'Cos when you are dreaming, you see for miles and miles.

Bridge 3:

Bm A7 Am7 D
When you are much older, re-member when we sat.
Bm A7 Am7 D
At midnight on the window-sill and had this little chat...

Coda:

Gmaj7 Cmaj7
And dream...
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Come on and dream,
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Come on and dream.
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
And dream...
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
And dream...
Gmaj7 Cmaj7
Come on and dream.

Outro:

Gmaj7 Em7, C Am7 (x3), Gmaj7


CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Gmaj7 Cmaj7 Bm A7 Am7

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
3x443x x32000 x24432 x02223 x02013

D D+ Em7 C

EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx0232 xx4332 022030 x32010


Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2007
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