Midnight Blues
Alman Brothers
a.k.a.Mama T'aint Long Fo' Day
Blind Willie McTell
Intro and instrumentals (add your own variations!)
Tune guitar to open G
slide not slide
| D | 12 12 x 12 12 0 0 12h |
| B | 10/12 12 x /12 12 /12 1 1 0 12h |
| G | x 12 0 0 0 12h |
| D | x 2 2 0 12h |
| G | x 0 |
| D | |
slide not slide slide
| D | 5 5/7 5 5 0 0 0 12 |
| B | 3/5 5 /5 5 1 1 /12 |
| G | /3\ 0 0 0 |
| D | 2 2 |
| G | |
| D | |
slide not slide slide
| D | 7 7/9 5 5 7 5 0 0 12h 0 |
| B | 5/7 7 /5 5 1 1 0 12h 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 12h 0 |
| D | 2 2 0 12h 0 |
| G | |
| D | |
Every now and then throw in one of these at the end of a line
the harmonic on 12 fret is also an arpeggio
not slide
| D | 0 0 12h 0 |
| B | 1 1 0 12h 0 |
| G | 0 0 0 12h 0 |
| D | 2 2 0 12h 0 |
| G | |
| D | |
Lord now,
wake up mama, don’t you sleep so hard
slide not slide slide
| D | 12 3 0 3 0 12 12h |
| B | 10/12 12 3 0 3 0 10/12 /12 12 | h |
| G | 3 0 3 0 12 |
| D | 3 0 3 0 |
| G | 3 3 3 0 |
| D | |
Wake up mama, don’t you sleep so hard
slide not slide
| D | 3/5 5 5 5\0 0 0 12h |
| B | 3/5 1 1 0 12h |
| G | 3/5 /3 0 0 0 0 12h |
| D | 3/5 2 2 0 12h |
| G | |
| D | |
Lord them blues out there walkin' walk on out on my yard
slide not slide
| D | /7 5 55 0 0 0 12h |
| B | /7 /5 1 1 0 12h |
| G | /7 /3 0 0 0 0 12h |
| D | /7 2 2 0 12h |
| G | |
| D | |
Got the blues like midnight, honey won't be long 'fore day
Got the blues like midnight, honey won't be long 'fore day
Lord I wish that tornado would blow my blues away
Instrumental
Lord, I can tell my bulldog when I hear him bark
I can tell my bulldog when I hear him bark
Lord, I can tell my baby, when I hear her in the dark.
Outtro