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South City Midnight Lady by Doobie Brothers
South City Midnight Lady
Tune your Low E down to D;
Tune your A down to G.
Intro:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1-------------7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1---------|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-----0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-| x2
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2-------7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2---|
G|-0-0/0--0-0---0--0--------------------0/0--0-0---0--0----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1-------------7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1---------|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-----0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2-------7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2---|
G|-0-0/0--0-0---0--0--------------------0/0--0-0---0--0----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1----------7------7-8-----8-10-----10-8--10--|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0--7--7-------7--------7------7---7--|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2----7----7-------7--------7----7---7--|
G|-0-0/0--0-0---0--0-----------------7--------------------------7---7--|
D|-----------------------------------0--------------------------0---0--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1-------------7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1---------|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-----0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2-------7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2---|
G|-0-0/0--0-0---0--0--------------------0/0--0-0---0--0----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------3-------3--------3--------3-------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1----------0-------0h1------1p0------0--1-3--|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0--0--0----0---0----0---0----0--0-0--|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2----0----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--2-4--|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0-----------------0-------0--------0--------0--2-4--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--------0---0-0--0-0--0-0--3---3---|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---1-1--1-1---3---3-3--3-3--1-1--0---1---|
G|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0---0---|
D|-5---5-5---4---4-4---0---0-0---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--4-4--0-0--0---0---|
G|-5---5-5---5---5-5---3---3-3---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--5-5--3-3--0---0---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------0---0---|
e|-3--------0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--------0---0-0--0-0--0-0-|
B|-0---1-3--3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---1-1--1-1---3---3-3--3-3--1-1-|
G|-0---0-0--0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0--0-0--0-0-|
D|-0---2-4--5---5-5---4---4-4---0---0-0---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--4-4--0-0-|
G|-0---2-4--5---5-5---5---5-5---3---3-3---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--5-5--3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----+7---+5-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----+7---+5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----+7---+5-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse 2:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1-------------7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1---------|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-----0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2-------7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2---|
G|-0-0/0--0-0---0--0--------------------0/0--0-0---0--0----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1----------7------7-8-----8-10-----10-8--10--|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0--7--7-------7--------7------7---7--|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2----7----7-------7--------7----7---7--|
G|-0-0/0--0-0---0--0-----------------7--------------------------7---7--|
D|-----------------------------------0--------------------------0---0--|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1-------------7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1---------|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-----0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2-------7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2---|
G|-0-0/0--0-0---0--0--------------------0/0--0-0---0--0----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------3-------3--------3--------3-------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1----------0-------0h1------1p0------0--1-3--|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0--0--0----0---0----0---0----0--0-0--|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2----0----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--2-4--|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0-----------------0-------0--------0--------0--2-4--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--------0---0-0--0-0--0-0--3---3---|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---1-1--1-1---3---3-3--3-3--1-1--0---1---|
G|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0---0---|
D|-5---5-5---4---4-4---0---0-0---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--4-4--0-0--0---0---|
G|-5---5-5---5---5-5---3---3-3---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--5-5--3-3--0---0---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------0---0---|
e|-3--------0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--------0---0-0--0-0--0-0-|
B|-0---1-3--3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---1-1--1-1---3---3-3--3-3--1-1-|
G|-0---0-0--0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0--0-0--0-0-|
D|-0---2-4--5---5-5---4---4-4---0---0-0---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--4-4--0-0-|
G|-0---2-4--5---5-5---5---5-5---3---3-3---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--5-5--3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-0-----+7---+5-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-----+7---+5-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-----+7---+5-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge:
e|-5-----5-5--5-----5---5--------------5-----5-8--8-8---5---5----------|
B|-6-----6-6--6-----6---6--5--5-5-6-8--6-----6-6--6-6---6---6--5-5-5-5-|
G|-0-----0-0--0-----0---0--5--5--------0-----0-0--0-0---0---0--5-5-5---|
D|-8-----8-8--8-----8---8--5--5--------8-----8-8--8-8---8---8--5-5-5---|
G|-0-----0-0--0-----0---0--5--5--------0-----0-0--0-0---0---0--5-5-5---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------5-----5---5---5---5-----5---------------5-----5-5-5-5----------|
B|-6-8--6-----6---6---6---6-----6--5---5-5-6-8--6-----6-6-6-6---7/8--8-|
G|------0-----0---0---0---0-----0--5---5--------0-----0-0-0-0---0/0--0-|
D|------8-----8---8---8---8-----8--5---5--------8-----8-8-8-8---7/9--9-|
G|------0-----0---0---0---0-----0--5---5--------0-----0-0-0-0---0/0--0-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8---3--1---1---1--1---7/8--8-8---3--1---1---1--1---7/8--8-8---3--1--|
G|-0---0--0---0---0--0---0/0--0-0---0--0---0---0--0---0/0--0-0---0--0--|
D|-9---4--2---2---2--2---7/9--9-9---4--2---2---2--2---7/9--9-9---4--2--|
G|-0---0--0---0---0--0---0/0--0-0---0--0---0---0--0---0/0--0-0---0--0--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------8-------|
B|--1---1--1---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1----------7----8----10----7-------|
G|--0---0--0---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0--7----7-----7----7-------|
D|--2---2--2---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2----7----7-----7----7-------|
G|--0---0--0---0/0--0-0---0--0-----------------7----7-----7----7-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1-------------7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1---------|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-----0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0-|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2-------7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2---|
G|-0-0/0--0-0---0--0--------------------0/0--0-0---0--0----------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------3-------3--------3--------3-------|
B|---7/8--8-8---3--1----3p1----------0-------0h1------1p0------0--1-3--|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0--------0-----0--0--0----0---0----0---0----0--0-0--|
D|---7/9--9-9---4--2----------0h2----0----0--0-----0--0-----0--0--2-4--|
G|---0/0--0-0---0--0-----------------0-------0--------0--------0--2-4--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
e|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--------0---0-0--0-0--0-0--3---3---|
B|-3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---1-1--1-1---3---3-3--3-3--1-1--0---1---|
G|-0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0--0-0--0-0--0---0---|
D|-5---5-5---4---4-4---0---0-0---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--4-4--0-0--0---0---|
G|-5---5-5---5---5-5---3---3-3---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--5-5--3-3--0---0---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------0---0---|
e|-3--------0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--------0---0-0--0-0--0-0-|
B|-0---1-3--3---3-3---3---3-3---3---3-3---1-1--1-1---3---3-3--3-3--1-1-|
G|-0---0-0--0---0-0---0---0-0---0---0-0---0-0--0-0---0---0-0--0-0--0-0-|
D|-0---2-4--5---5-5---4---4-4---0---0-0---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--4-4--0-0-|
G|-0---2-4--5---5-5---5---5-5---3---3-3---2-2--2-2---5---5-5--5-5--3-3-|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Outro:
e|-3--------------------|-0---0-0--0---0-0---0--0-0--------------------|
B|-0--------------------|-1---1-1--3---3-3---5--5-5---6-6--6-6---8---8-|
G|-0--------2/4-2-0---0-|-0---0-0--0---0-0---0--0-0---0-0--0-0---0---0-|
D|-0--------0---0-0-2-0-|-2---2-2--4---4-4---5--5-5---7-7--7-7---8---8-|
G|-0--------0---0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0--0---0-0---5--5-5---0-0--0-0---0---0-|
D|-0--------------------|----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|
B|-8--10-10--10-10----8---8-8--8--|
G|-0---0--0---0--0----0---0-0--0--| x4
D|-8--10-10--10-10----9---9-9--9--|
G|-0---0--0---0--0----0---0-0--0--|
D|--------------------------------|
Verse 1:
Up all night I could not sleep,
The whiskey that I drank was cheap,
With shakin' hands I went and I lit up my last cigarette.
Well the sun came, the night had fled,
And sleepy eyed I reached my bed,
I saw you sleepy dreamin' there all covered and warm.
Chorus:
South city midnight lady,
I'm much obliged indeed,
You sure have saved this man whose soul was in need.
I thought there was no reason,
For all these things I do,
But the smile that I sent out returned with you.
Verse 2:
When day has left the night behind,
And shadows roll across my mind,
I sometimes find myself alone out walkin' the streets.
Yes and when I'm feelin' down and blue,
Then all I do is think of you,
And all my foolish problems seem to fade away.
| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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version 2
Legend
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h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
b = bend
r = bend release
/ = slide up/down
<5> = natural harmonic
[5] = artifical harmonic
~ = vibrato
tr = trill
This is the riff for all the verses you’ll have to listen to the song to figure
the timing
Verse riff
Repeat this riff 3 times then play D major with walking bass
E|-----------3-3--------------||---2---2---2-2-2-*|-
B|-2/3-3-3-3-3---3-----------*||---3---3---3-3-3-*|-
G|-3/4-4-4-2-0-----0-----0h2--||---2---2---2-2-2-*|-
D|-4/5-5-5-4-2---------2------||-0-----0---0-0-0-*|-
A|---------------------------*||-----------------*|-
E|-------------------3--------||-----0---2-------*|-
Up all night I could not sleep,
the whiskey that I drank was cheap,
with shakin' hands
I went and I lit up my last cigarette.
Well, the sun came, night had fled,
and sleepy-eyed I reached my bed,
I saw you sleepy dreamin'
there all covered and warm.
South city midnight lady, I'm much obliged indeed,
you sure have saved this man
whose soul was in need.
I thought there was no reason
for all these things I do,
but the smile that I sent out returned with you.
When day has left the night behind,
and shadows roll across my mind,
I sometimes find myself alone out walking the street.
Yes and when I'm feelin' down and blue,
then all I do is think of you,
and all my foolish problems seem to fade away
South city midnight lady, I'm much obliged indeed,
you sure have saved this man
whose soul was in need.
I thought there was no reason
for all these things I do,
but the smile that I sent out returned with you.
South city midnight lady, I'm much obliged indeed,
you sure have saved this man
whose soul was in need.
I thought there was no reason
for all these things I do,
hey, but the smile that I sent out
returned with you.
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version 3
G C
Up all night I could not sleep
G C
The whiskey that I drank was cheap
G C D
With shakin' hands I wait and I lit up my last cigarette
G C
Well the sun came the night had fled
G C
And sleepy-eyed I reached my bed
G C G C G
I saw you sleepy dreamin there all covered and warm
C Bm
CHORUS: South city midnight lady
Bb C
I'm much obliged to you
C Bm Am G C G
You sure have saved this man who's soul was in need
C Bm
I thought there was no reason
Bb C
For all these things I do
C Bm Am G
But the smile that I said I've returned I'm with you
G C
When day has left the night behind
G C
And shadows roll across my mind
G C D
I sometimes find myself alone and out walking the street
G C
Yes and when I'm feelin' down and blue
G C
Then all I do is think of you
G C G C G
And all my foolish problems seem to fade away
CHORUS
LEAD
CHORUS
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