| G | C | G |
| Well, you wake up in the m | ornin', you hear the work bell r | ing |
| D7 | G | |
| And they march you to the t | able, you see the same old th | ing |
| C | G | |
| Ain't no food upon the t | able, there's no pork up in the p | an |
| D7 | G | |
| But you better not compl | ain, boy, you get in trouble with the m | an |
| C | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a light on m | e |
| D7 | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a light on m | e |
| C | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a light on m | e |
| D7 | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a ever-lovin l | ight on me |
| C | G | |
| Yonder come miss R | osie, how in the world did you kn | ow? |
| D7 | G | |
| By the way she wears her | apron, and the clothes she w | ore |
| C | G | |
| Umbrella on her sh | oulder, piece of paper in her h | and |
| D7 | G | |
| She come to see the g | ov'nor, she want to free her m | an |
| C | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a light on m | e |
| D7 | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a light on m | e |
| C | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a light on m | e |
| D7 | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a ever-lovin l | ight on me |
| C | G | |
| If you're ever in H | ouston, well, you better do the r | ight |
| D7 | G | |
| You better not g | amble, there, you better not fight, at | all |
| C | G | |
| Or the sheriff will gr | ab ya and the boys will bring you d | own |
| D7 | G | |
| The next thing you kn | ow, boy, Oh! You're prison b | ound |
| C | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a light on m | e |
| D7 | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a light on m | e |
| C | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a light on m | e |
| D7 | G | |
| Let the Midnight Sp | ecial shine a ever-lovin l | ight on me |
