Mr Midnight

Transcription by [email protected] Comments welcome Don't get scared when you look at the chords ... they're not as tough as the look :-) Intro : | - - - | Verse 1 : Rain on the roof 'n time on my hands,it sure seemed quiet out there'n radio land They call me at the all-night station, make their special dedications And I do my best to play their request, when it's a desperate situation This was a desperate situation Refrain : I'm Mr. Midnight alone and blue The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do Em G7 Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you? Fill : | - - - | Verse 2 : "Caller on the line, could you please hold on?" I recognized her voice the minute I picked up the phone Should I tell her that it's me or leave it at a memory Haven't been myself since the day she left and I'm never gonna be, I'm forever gonna be Refrain : Mr. Midnight alone and blue The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you? Fill : | - - - | Bridge : Imagine my surprise when she spoke my name She said could you tell him that I love him and I wish things could be the same? Then a voice I never knew, said "Honey, who you talking to?" - Pause - Refrain : Mr. Midnight alone and blue The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you? Outro : | -> Upstroke | Comments : If you play this song on a guitar only, then you should better play a standard chord, because it's easier to play and sounds better this way, even though in the original recording the bass is playing a at this part. Additional Tabulature : Even though this is a piano song, you can do a nice fingerpicking on the guitar on it to make it sound like the original recording. This is what I figured out to make it sound the best for me : The parts can be played like the following. The piano melody is built into this picking : e |-0-------0-3-0---5-------7-------|-0-------0-3-0---5-------3-------| b |-0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0-0-0---0---0---0---0---| g |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| D |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| A |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| E |-0---------------0---------------|-0---------------0---------------| Play this two times during the Intro and repeat it through the Fills and the Outro. The fingerpicking through the rest of the song could be something like this : e |-----------------0---------------|---------------------------------| b |-0-------0-------0-------0-------|-0-------0-------4-------4-------| g |-0-------0---------------0-------|-2-------2-------4-------4-------| D |-----2-------2---------------2---|-----1---------------4-----------| A |-3-------------------3-----------|-2-----------2---2-----------2---| E |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Rain on the roof Time on my hands Continue this type of fingerpicking throughout the rest of the song.