E                                A
 Well, you wake up in the mornin'
                            E
 You hear the work bell ring
                                B7
 And they march you to the table
                          E
You see the same old thing
                            A
Ain't no food upon the table
                         E
And no fork up in the pan
                                  B7
But you'd better not complain, boy
                               E
You'll get in trouble with the man
 
CHORUS:
                 A
Let the midnight special
                   E
Shine the light on me
                 B7
Let the midnight special
                   E
Shine the light on me
                 A
Let the midnight special
                   E
Shine the light on me
                 B7
Let the midnight special
                      E
Shine the ever-lovin' light on me
 
Verse 2:        
                  A
Yonder come Miss Rosie
                           E
How in the world did you know
                         B7
By the way she wears her apron
                     E   
And the clothes she wore
                  A
Umbrella on her shoulder
                       E 
Piece of paper in her hand
                     B7
She come to see the gov'nor
                    E
She wanna free her man
 
CHORUS:
                 A
Let the midnight special
                   E
Shine the light on me
                 B7
Let the midnight special
                   E
Shine the light on me
                 A
Let the midnight special
                   E
Shine the light on me
                 B7
Let the midnight special
                      E
Shine the ever-lovin' light on me
 
Verse 3:
                   A
If you're ever in Houston
                      E
Ooh, you'd better do right
                  B7
You'd better not gamble
                      E
And you'd better not fight
                      A
Or the sheriff will grab ya
                           E
And the boys'll bring you down
                          B7
The next thing you know, boy
                    E
Ooh, you're prison-bound
 
CHORUS: 2 x 
                 A
Let the midnight special
                   E
Shine the light on me
                 B7
Let the midnight special
                   E
Shine the light on me
                 A
Let the midnight special
                   E
Shine the light on me
                 B7
Let the midnight special
                      E
Shine the ever-lovin' light on me