It's Midnight Chords

KeyD CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays522

It's Midnight by Elvis Presley is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G, A, Em and Bm. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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D
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Intro: D G	A
	 
D 
 Maybe it's too late. 
Em			A 
 Sometimes I even hate myself for loving you 
D 
 Trying to be strong 
Em			A 
 Then nighttime comes along and I start loving you Wanting you. 
Em							 
 Where is all my selfcontrol I'm burning way down in my soul 
A 
 And needing you, 
Em					A 
 And wishing I could be the man, I try to 
Em					A 
Hating me for wanting you to be with you 
Em				A 
 knowing you don't love me like you used to 
				D 
 But it's midnight, Ohh and I miss you 

D						G 
It's getting late and I know that's when I am weak 
A 
 Funny how things have a way of looking so much 
			D 
 brighter in the day light 
D 
 I ought to go to bed to try 
					G 
 And straighten out my head and just forget you 
Em	D	Bm	G	A	D 
 Oh but it's midnight yes and I miss you 

D					G 
It's getting late and I know that's when I am weak 
A			 
 Funny how things have a way of looking so much 
		D 
 brighter in the day light 
D 
 I ought to go to bed to try 
						G		Em 
 And straighten out my head and just forget you 
	D		Bm	G	A	D 
 Oh but it's midnight yes and I miss you 
    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante