Its Midnight And Im Not Famous Yet
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: CmCapotraste: Sem capotraste
IT'S MIDNIGHT AND I'M NOT FAMOUS YET
As recorded by Jimmy Buffett
(From the 1982 Album SOMEWHERE OVER CHINA)
[Intro]
Cm Gm Cm Gm
[Verse 1]
Cm
Catch the elevator from the penthouse suite
Gm
And take it down to the casino
Cm
The god-almighty sound of money movin' round
Gm
Can be heard all the way to Reno
[Chorus 1]
Eb Bb Cm
Well, it's midnight and I'm not famous yet
Eb Bb Gm Cm
Tryin' to win it all with one more bet
Eb Bb Gm F
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop or my ten dollar yo yo yo
Cm Bb Cm Gm
It's midnight, I'm just gettin' ready to roll
[Verse 2]
Cm
Now Lester Polyester signs another marker
Gm
Like the high rollers do
Cm
Seven come eleven
Gm
His brand new baby needs Gucci shoes
[Chorus 2]
Eb Bb Cm
Well, it's midnight and she's not famous yet
Eb Bb Gm Cm
Tryin' to break the bank with one more bet
Eb Bb Gm F
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop or my ten dollar yo yo yo
Cm
It's midnight, Lester's gettin' ready to roll
[Interlude]
Gm Cm Gm Eb Bb Cm
Eb Bb Gm Cm Eb Bb Gm F
Cm Gm
[Verse 3]
Cm
They're pagin' someone we know
Gm
Lester hits a keno, he's not leavin' yet
Cm
Vacuum cleaners, hummin' lounge act still is strummin'
Gm
It's their twenty-fourth set
[Chorus 3]
Eb Bb Cm
Well, it's midnight and they're not famous yet
Eb Bb Gm Cm
Tryin' to win it all with one more bet
Eb Bb Gm F
Nothin' can stop my thirty-two hop or my ten dollar yo yo yo
Bb Cm
It's midnight, got nowhere to go
[Outro-Guitar Solo]
Cm Gm Cm Gm
Eb Bb Cm Eb Bb Gm Cm
Eb Bb Gm F Bb Cm
Gm Cm Gm Cm
Gm Cm
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