| A A6 A | E E6 E |
| A A6 A | E E6 E |
[Verse]
A [ A6 A ]
I'm searching for phrases
D [ D6 D ]
To sing your praises
A | D D6 D |
I need to tell someone
A F#m7
It's soon after midnight
D E | A A6 A | E E6 E |
And my day has just begun
[Verse]
A [ A6 A ]
A gal named Honey
D [ D6 D ]
Took my money
A | D D6 D |
She was passing by
A F#m7
It's soon after midnight
D E | A A6 A | A A7 |
And the moon is in my eye
[Middle 8]
D A
My heart is cheerful, it's never fearful
D | A C#m/A Bm/A |
I been down on the killing floors
D A
I'm in no great hurry, I'm not afraid of your fury
D A E
I've faced stronger walls than yours
[Verse]
A [ A6 A ]
Charlotte's a harlot
D [ D6 D ]
Dresses in scarlet
A | D C#m Bm |
Mary dresses in green
A F#m7
It's soon after midnight
D E | A C#m/A Bm/A | E |
And I've got a date with a fairy queen
| A | D | A | D E |
| A F#m7 | D E |
| A C#m/A Bm/A | A A7 |
[Middle 8]
D A
They chirp and they chatter, what does it matter
D | A C#m/A Bm/A |
They're lying there dying in their blood
D A
Two Timing Slim, who's ever heard of him
D A | E E6 E |
I'll drag his corpse through the mud
[Verse]
A
It's now or never
D
More than ever
A D
When I met you I didn't think you would do
A F#m7
It's soon after midnight
D E [ A ]
And I don't want nobody but you
| A C#m/A Bm/A | A
