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Version 1 Version 2 Version 3[Verse 1] D G D Get your ticket at the station - hear the whistle blow A7 D Well I sure hate to leave you - but I gotta go [Chorus] G D Let the midnight special Shine the light on me A7 D Let the midnight special Shine the ever-lovin' light on me [Verse 2] D G D If you're ever in Houston Ooh, you'd better walk right A7 D You'd better not gamble And you'd better not fight G D Or the sheriff will arrest ya And he’ll carry you down A7 D And the jury find you guilty Ooh, you're penitentiary bound [Chorus] G D Let the midnight special Shine the light on me A7 D Let the midnight special Shine the ever-lovin' light on me [Verse 3] D G D Yonder come Miss Rosie How in the world did you know A7 D By the way she wears her apron And the clothes she wore G D Umbrella on her shoulder Piece of paper in her hand A7 D She come to see the gov'nor She wanna free her man [Chorus] G D Let the midnight special Shine the light on me A7 D Let the midnight special Shine the ever-lovin' light on me [Verse 4] D G D When, you wake up in the mornin' You hear the work bell ring A7 D And they take for your breakfast - there ain’t a doggone thing G D Ain't no food upon the table And no fork up in the pan A7 But you'd better not complain, boy D You'll get in trouble with the man [Chorus] G D Let the midnight special Shine the light on me A7 D Let the midnight special Shine the light on me G D Let the midnight special Shine the light on me A7 D Let the midnight special Shine the ever-lovin' light on me