Verse
C Well you wake up in the mornin’ F you hear the work bell ring C
And they march you to the table G
to see the same old thing C
Ain’t no food upon the table F and no pork up in the pan C
But you better not complain boy G you get in trouble with the man C
Chorus
Let the midnight F special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight G special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight F special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight G special shine a everlovin’ light on C me
Verse
C Yonder come Miss F Rosie how in the world did you C know?
By the way she wears her G apron and the clothes she C wore
Umbrella on her F shoulder piece of paper in her C hand
She come to see the G govnor she wants to free her C man
Chorus
Let the midnight F special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight G special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight F special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight G special shine a everlovin’ light on C me
Verse
If you’re ever in F Houston well you better do the C right
You better not G gamble there you better not C fight at all
Or the sheriff will F grab ya and the boys will bring you C down
The next thing you G know boy oh! You’re prison C bound
Chorus
Let the midnight F special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight G special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight F special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight G special shine a everlovin’ light on C me
Let the midnight F special shine a light on C me
Let the midnight G special shine a everlovin’ G7 light on me C
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