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Wait till the midnight hour Wilson Pickett
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 1998 14:14:43 -0500
OK, so Wilson Pickett and Steve Cropper still disagree over who deserves
the lion's share of the writing credit on this... but regardless of who
is primarily responsible, they created an instant soul classic. --AWR
Andrew Rogers did all the work on this, I just threw in the tabbed solo
- Doug
"In The Midnight Hour"
(Wilson Pickett - Steve Cropper)
Intro: [drum roll]
D B A G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E A E A
/ / / / / / / /
Verse 1:
(A) E A E A
I'm gonna wait til the midnight hour
E A E A
That's when my love comes tumblin' down
E A E
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
E A E A
When there's no one else around
B A
I'm gonna take you girl and hold you
B A
And do all the things I told you
E A
In the midnight hour
[to coda on repeat]
(A) E A E A
Yes I am, oh, yes, I am
D B
/ / / / / / / /
(One more thing I wanna say right here)
Verse 2:
I'm gonna wait 'til the stars come out
And see that twinkle in your eyes
I'm gonna wait 'til the midnight hour
That's when my love begins to shine
You're the only girl I know
That really loves me so
In the midnight hour
Oh, yeah, in the midnight hour
D B
/ / / / / / / /
(Yeah! All right - play it for me one time now)
Instrumental:
E A E A E D B
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
E A E D E A B
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
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-0---------------0|---------------|------0------------------------------------
---2-2-1----2-2---|-2-1-2---------|-2-2-----2-2-1---2-------------------------
------------------|--------4-2-4--|-------------------0-0-2-------------------
------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------
------------------|---------------|-------------------------------------------
[repeat verse 1]
Coda: [repeat E-A chord progression as per verse]
Just you and I... oh, baby, hah!
Just you and I... nobody around, baby, just you and I
All right... you know what?
I'm gonna hold you in my arms...
Just you and I, oh yeah
In the midnight hour
Oh, baby, in the midnight hour [fade]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
tabbed instumental ONLY from Doug Finch
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