The Midnight Oil — Barbara Mandrell

Chords and lyrics for The Midnight Oil by Barbara Mandrell (key of F#).

Intro

[F]

Verse 1

That [F]call was from the office and I [Bb]guess I'll have to burn the midnight
[F]oil [Bb]again[F]
And [F]honey, you know how much the boss depends on me to lend a helping [C]hand
[C7]
I [F]watch him in the mirror as I [Bb]lie and tell him I don't know how [F]late I'll
[Bb]be[F]
While I'm [F]puttin' on my makeup,[C] I'm puttin' on the one that really [F]loves me
[F#]

Verse 2

The [F#]girls all got together, and they [B]called to see if I could have some [F#]fun
[B]tonight[F#]
But [F#]you know me, the only thing I do is go to work and watch [C#]TV[C#7]
And I [F#]watch him in the mirror as I [B]lie and tell him I don't know how [F#]late
I'll [B]be[F#]
While I'm [F#]puttin' on my makeup,[C#] I'm puttin' on the one that really [F#]loves
me[F#]

Bridge

And tonight I'll cheat [B]again and tomorrow I'll be [F#]sorry
And [F#]I'll feel kind of dirty 'cause I'll have the midnight oil all [C#]over me
[C#7]
God [F#]knows his dream would shatter if he [B]knew the devil had me and won't [F#]set
me [B]free[F#]
While I'm [F#]puttin' on my makeup,[C#] I'm puttin' on the one that really [F#]loves
me

Outro

While I'm [F#]puttin' on my makeup,[C#] I'm puttin' on the one that really [F#]loves
[Bb]me[F#]
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