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Midnight Shift

Buddy Holly
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D-DU-UDU
 Well, if you see  old Annie, better give her a lift..
 Cause Annie's  been a-workin' on the midnight shift.
If  Annie puts her hair up on her head,
paints  them lips up bright, bright red,
wears  that dress that fits real tight,
 starts stayin'  out till the middle of the night..
Says  that a friend give her a lift..
 Well, Annie's  been a-workin' on the midnight shift.
 .
If  she acts a little funny, seems a little strange,
starts  spendin' your money for brand new things.
Tells  you that she wants to use the car,
 never  explains what she wants it for.
Brother,  there just ain't no 'ifs,'
 cause Annie's  been a-workin' on the midnight shift.
 Middle bit  / / / /  / /  / /  / /
 Well, early  in the morning when the sun comes up,
 you look  at old Annie and she looks kinda rough.
 You tell  her, honey, get out of that bed..
 She says, 'Leave  me alone, I'm just about dead.'
Brother,  there just ain't no 'ifs,'
 cause Annie's  been a-workin' on the midnight shift.
 
If  you got a good Mama that's stayin' at home,
you  better enjoy it, cause it won't last long.
 When  you think everything's all right,
 she starts  slippin' 'round in the middle of the night.
Brother,  there just ain't no 'ifs,'
 
 / /  / /  /  /  cause Annie's been a-workin' on the midnight shift.

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Readable chord sheet for Midnight Shift by Buddy Holly

[A]     [D]

Well, if you [E]see old Annie, better give her a lift..
Cause [A]Annie's been a-workin' on the midnight shift.

[A]If Annie puts her hair up on her head,
[A]paints them lips up bright, bright red,
[D]wears that dress that fits real tight,
starts s[A]tayin' out till the middle of the night..
[E]Says that a friend give her a lift..
Well, [A]Annie's been a-workin' on the midnight shift.

.
[A]If she acts a little funny, seems a little strange,
[A]starts spendin' your money for brand new things.
[D]Tells you that she wants to use the car,
n[A]ever explains what she wants it for.
[E]Brother, there just ain't no 'ifs,'
cause [A]Annie's been a-workin' on the midnight shift.

Middle bit   [A] / / / / [D] / /  [A] / /  [E] / /  [A]

Well, [A]early in the morning when the sun comes up,
you lo[A]ok at old Annie and she looks kinda rough.
You [D]tell her, honey, get out of that bed..
She says, '[A]Leave me alone, I'm just about dead.'
[E]Brother, there just ain't no 'ifs,'
cause [A]Annie's been a-workin' on the midnight shift.

          [A]         [D]      [A]      [E]      [A]

[A]If you got a good Mama that's stayin' at home,
[A]you better enjoy it, cause it won't last long.
W[D]hen you think everything's all right,
she s[A]tarts slippin' 'round in the middle of the night.
[E]Brother, there just ain't no 'ifs,'
                                                                                  [A]
[A] / / [D] / / [A] / [E] / [A]    cause Annie's been a-workin' on the midnight shift.

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