| AA6 A | EE6 E | 
| AA6 A | EE6 E |
 [Verse] 
A [ A6A ] I’m searching for phrases
D [ D6D ] To sing your praises
A | DD6 D | I need to tell someone
AF#m7 It’s soon after midnight
DE | AA6 A | EE6 E | And my day has just begun
 [Verse] 
A [ A6A ] A gal named Honey
D [ D6D ] Took my money
A | DD6 D | She was passing by
AF#m7 It’s soon after midnight
DE | AA6 A | A A7 | And the moon is in my eye
 [Middle 8] 
DA My heart is cheerful, it’s never fearful
D | AC#m/A Bm/A | I been down on the killing floors
DA I’m in no great hurry, I’m not afraid of your fury
DAE I've faced stronger walls than yours
 [Verse] 
A [ A6A ] Charlotte’s a harlot
D [ D6D ] Dresses in scarlet
A | DC#m Bm | Mary dresses in green
AF#m7 It’s soon after midnight
DE | AC#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 | 
| AC#m/A Bm/A | A A7 |
 [Middle 8] 
DA They chirp and they chatter, what does it matter
D | AC#m/A Bm/A | They’re lying there dying in their blood
DA Two Timing Slim, who’s ever heard of him
DA | EE6 E | I’ll drag his corpse through the mud
 [Verse] 
A It’s now or never
D More than ever
AD When I met you I didn’t think you would do
AF#m7 It’s soon after midnight
DE [ A ] And I don’t want nobody but you
 | AC#m/A Bm/A | A