In The Midnight Hour (chromatic)

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+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

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Tab

IN THE MIDNIGHT HOUR
By: Steve Cropper & Wilson Pickett
Key: Bb


-2   3 -3*  -5   5   -3*  5   -3*  -3* 
I'm gon-na wait till the mid-night hour 
  3    -3*  5   -5    -5   5   -3*   5 -3*
That's when my love comes tum-bling on down 
-2   3 -3*  -5   5   -3*  5   -3*  -3* 
I'm gon-na wait till the mid-night hour 
  3    -3*   -5 -5  5-3* 3  5-3*
When there's no one else a-round 
-5   5 -3*  5    5   -5   5  5 3  -3* 
I'm gon-na take you girl and hold you 
-2  5  -5   5    -6   7  5   -3*  
And do all the things I told you 
-3*-3*  5    3   3-3*
In the mid-night hour 
-5* -5   3   3  -3*  -3*    5
Oh yeah, in the mid-night hour

-2   3 -3*  -5   5   -3*   5   -3*  -3* 
I'm gon-na wait till the stars come out 
 3  -3*  5    -5   -5 5-3* 5   -3*
And see that twink-le  in your eye 
-2   3 -3*  -5   5   -3*  5   -3*  -3* 
I'm gon-na wait till the mid-night hour 
  3     -3*  -5  -5   -5  -3* 3  5   -3*
That's where my love will be-gin to shine 
-5   5 -3*  5    5   -5   5  5 3  -3* 
I'm gon-na take you girl and hold you 
-2  5  -5   5    -6   7  5   -3*  
And do all the things I told you 
-3*-3*  5    3   3-3*
In the mid-night hour 
-5* -5   3   3  -3*  -3*    5
Oh yeah, in the mid-night hour 

-5   5 -3*  5    5   -5   5  5 3  -3* 
I'm gon-na take you girl and hold you 
-2  5  -5   5    -6   7  5   -3*  
And do all the things I told you 
-3*-3*  5    3   3-3*
In the mid-night hour 
-5* -5   3   3  -3*  -3*    5
Oh yeah, in the mid-night hour

-5   5 -3*  5    5   -5   5  5 3  -3* 
I'm gon-na take you girl and hold you 
-2  5  -5   5    -6   7  5   -3*  
And do all the things I told you
3  -3* -5    -5 3 -3*
In the mid-night hour
-5* -5   3   3  -3*  -3*   -3*
Oh yeah, in the mid-night hour
-5* -5   -3*  -3* 3   -3* -3* -3*
Oh babe, you make me feel so good

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