After Midnight — J.J. Cale
Chords and lyrics for After Midnight by J.J. Cale (key of Dm).
Verse 1
Album version from “Naturally” (1971) ; the song was first released as a
single in 1966.
Intro
[D] [G/D] [D]
Verse 1
[D]After midnight, [F]we're gonna let[G] it all hang [D][G/D]out[D][G/D][D]
[D]After midnight, [F]we're gonna [G]chug-a-lug and [D][G/D]shout[D][G/D][D]
Chorus
We're gonna [D]cause talk and suspicion;
[F] give an exhibition,
[G] find out what it is all [A]about...
[D] After midnight, [F]we're gonna [G]let it all hang [D][G/D]out[D][G/D][D]
Verse 2
[D]After midnight, [F]we're gonna [G]shake your [D][G/D]tambourine[D][G/D][D]
[D]After midnight, [F]it's gonna be [G]peaches and [D][G/D]cream[D][G/D][D]
Chorus
We're gonna [D]cause talk and suspicion;
[F] give an exhibition,
[G] find out what it is all [A]about...
[D] After midnight, [F]we're gonna [G]let it all hang [D][G/D]out[D][G/D][D]
Solo
[D] [F] [G] [D] [G/D] [D] [G/D] [D]
Outro
We're gonna [D]cause talk and suspicion;
[F] give an exhibition,
[G] find out what it is all [A]about...
[D] After midnight, [F]we're gonna [G]let it all hang [D][G/D]out[D][G/D][D]
[D]After midnight, [F]we're gonna let[G] it all hang [D][G/D]out[D][G/D][D]
(fade)
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