It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet Chords

KeyAm Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays387

It's Midnight And I'm Not Famous Yet by Jimmy Buffett is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of Am with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords Am, E, C, G and D. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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Intro: (Am)  (E)  (Am)  (E)  (Am)  (E) 
 
(Am) Catch the elevator from the penthouse suite 
And take it (E) down to the casino 
The (Am) god-almighty sound of money movin' round 
Can be heard (E) all the way to Reno 
 
Well it's (C) midnight and (G) I'm not (Am) famous yet 
(C) Tryin' to win it (G) all with (Am) one more bet 
(C) Nothin' can (G) stop my (Am) thirty-two hop 
Or my (D) ten dollar - yo yo yo 
It's midnight, I'm just gettin' ready to (Am) roll  
 
(Am)  (G)  (E) Midnight  
 
Now (Am) Lester Polyester signs another marker 
Like the (E) high rollers do 
(Am) Seven come eleven 
His brand new baby needs some (E) Prada shoes 
 
Well it's (C) midnight and (G) she's not (Am) famous yet 
(C) Tryin' to win it (G) all with (Am) one more bet 
(C) Nothin' can (G) stop a (Am) thirty-two hop 
Or a (D) ten dollar - yo yo yo 
It's midnight, Skippie's gettin' ready to (Am) roll 
 
(Am)  (G)  (E) Midnight 
(Am)  (G)  (E) Midnight 
 
Solo:  (C)  (G)  (Am)  (C)  (G)  (Am)  (C)  (G)  (Am)  (D)  (D)  (D) 
 
(Am)  (G)  (E) Midnight 
(Am)  (G) it's (E) Midnight 
 
They're (Am) pagin' someone we know, Lester hits a keno 
He's (E) not leavin' yet 
(Am) Vacuum cleaners hummin' lounge act still is strummin' 
It's the (E) twenty-first set 
 
It's (C) midnight and (G) they're not (Am) famous yet 
(C) Tryin' to win it (G) all with (Am) one more bet 
(C) Nothin' can (G) stop their (Am) thirty-two hop 
Or my (D) ten dollar - yo - thirty-two hop 
It's midnight, the reefer's gettin' ready to (Am) roll 
 
(Am)  (G)  (E) Midnight 
Oh..(Am)  (G)  (E) Midnight 
(Am)  (G) it's (E) Midnight 
(Am)  (G)  (E) Midnight 
 
fade out... 
    	

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