The Midnight Bus Chords

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The Midnight Bus by Jesse Winchester is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of D. It uses the chords D, G and A. 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 
This cold dark night 
       G 
Not a star's in sight 
        D                    G 
Oh the wind sure do raise a fuss 
              D             G 
And the only fools on the road tonight 
         D             A        D 
Are the fools on the midnight bus 

 
G 
Ride it, ride it 
D 
Far and wide it 
                            G 
you're young and you're curious 
G 
Ride it, ride it 
D          G 
Tempt and try it 
        D        A       D 
On the sad old midnight bus 


D                         G 
Well now and then you'll pull up in 
           D                          G 
A little town where the good people sleep 
        D                   G 
And to see their homes so safe and  warm 
             D        A      D 
Makes the midnight traveler weep 

Chorus:

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

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

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante