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Midnight Oil chords by Barbara Mandrell


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                   The Midnight Oil
                Sung by Barbara Mandrell    
               From the CD, Ultimate Collection---Barbara Mandrell
  
  I think this is one of the great cheating songs in country music. It was a hit
  single for Barbara Mandrell in 1973. As a bass player, I have indicated the walks to 
  the next chord. I use passing eighth notes before most of the chord changes. 
  They are E-F; A-Bb; B-C; F-F#; B-Bb; C-C#. Get the CD for feel and beat. 

  Intro: F                 Key: F then change to F#
 
      F                      
  That call was from the office 
        Bb                                   F
  And I guess I’ll have to burn the midnight oil again.
      F                                                               C (walk)    
  And hon’ you know how much the boss depends on me to lend a helping hand.
    F                             Bb                                F
  I watch him in the mirror, as I lie and tell him I don’t know how late I’ll be.
            F                    B C                                    F
  While I’m puttin’ on my makeup,   I’m puttin’ on the one that really loves me.
      F#                              B                                  F#
  The girls all got together and they called to see if I could have some fun tonight.
  F#                                                           C#  (Walk)
  But you know me, the only thing I do is go to work and watch tv.
    F#                            B                                 F#
  I watch him in the mirror, as I lie and tell him I don’t know how late I’ll be.
            F#                  C C#                                    F#  (walk)   
  While I’m puttin’ on my makeup,    I’m puttin’ on the one that really loves me.
                   Bb    B                           F#
  And tonight I’ll cheat again, and tomorrow I’ll be sorry.
      F#                                                                 C#  (walk)
  And I’ll feel kind of dirty ‘cause I’ll have the midnight oil all over me.
      F#                                  B                               F#
  God knows his dream would shatter if he knew the devil had me and won’t set me free.
            F#                  C C#                                   F#
  While I’m puttin’ on my makeup,   I’m puttin’ on the one that really loves me.
            F#                  C C#                                   F#      B F#
  While I’m puttin’ on my makeup,   I’m puttin’ on the one that really loves me.

  (on the "my makeup" lines, the B is an eighth note count in B-C. The C is an 
  eighth note count in C-C#.)

   The song is in the above keys on the CD. Here are the Nashville Numbers for other keys.
   Enjoy, Aloha!
   Intro: | 1 | 1 |      /1/4/1/1/
                         /1/1/5/5/
                        /1/4/1/1/
                        /1/b5 5/1/1/
                        /1/4/1/1/
                        /1/1/5/5/
                        /1/4/1/1/
                        /1/b5 5/1/1/
                        /1 3/4/4/1/1/
                        /1/1/5/5/
                        /1/4/1/1/
                        /1/b5 5/1/1/
                        /1/b5 5/1 4/1/

            



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