Biography:
Creedence Clearwater Revival (often referred to as Creedence or CCR) was an American rock band active in the late 1960s and early 1970s which consisted of lead vocalist, lead guitarist, and primary songwriter John Fogerty, his brother rhythm guitarist Tom Fogerty, bassist Stu Cook, and drummer Doug Clifford.
These members played together since 1959, first as The Blue Velvets, then as The Golliwogs. Their musical style encompassed the roots rock, swamp rock, and blues rock genres.
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Other songs:
- Bad Moon Rising
- Born On The Bayou
- Centerfold
- Down On The Corner
- Fortunate Son
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain
- Have You Ever Seen The Rain?
- I Heard It Though The Grapevine
- I Put A Spell On You
- Lodi
- Lookin Out My Back Door
- Midnight Special
- Proud Mary
- Proud Mary-simple
- Susie Q
- Sweet Hitch-hiker
- Tombstone Shadow
- Up Around The Bend
- Who'll Stop The Rain
- Cotton Fields
- Before You Accuse Me
- Bootleg
- Born To Move
- Call It Pretending
- Chameleon
- Cross
- Dont Look Now
- Door To Door
- Effigy
- Feelin Blue
- Good Golly Miss Molly
- Green River
- Hello Mary Lou
- Hey Tonight
- I Heard It Through The Grapevine
- It Came Out Of The Sky
- Its Just A Thought
- Jambalaya
- Long As I Can See The Light
- Lookin For A Reason
- Molina
- My Baby Left Me
- Need Someone To Hold
- Ninety
- Ooby Dooby
- Pagan Baby
- Penthouse Pauper
- Porterville
- Rockin All Over The World
- Sail Away
- Sailors Lament
- Sinister Purpose
- Someday Never Comes
- Suzie Q
- Sweet Hitch
- Take It Like A Friend
- Tearin Up The Country
- The Midnight Special
- The Night Time Is The Right Time
- The Working Man
- Travelin Band
- Walk On The Water
- What Are You Gonna Do
- Wholl Stop The Rain
- Wish I Could Hideaway
- Wrote A Song For Everyone
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The Midnight Special Creedence Version
Words and Music by Huddie Ledbetter - 193
Initially single slow strums of each chord
D G
Well you wake up in the mornin' you hear the work bell ring
A7 D
And they march you to the table to see the same old thing
D7 A7 D
Ain # 17 t no food upon the table and no pork up in the pan
A7 D
But you better not complain boy you get in trouble with the man
Now speed up tempo and strum continuously All subsequent verses have the same pattern as
the chorus.)
Chorus:
G D
Let the midnight special shine a light on me
A7 D D7
Let the midnight special shine a light on me
G D
Let the midnight special shine a light on me
A7 D
Let the midnight special shine a ever-lovin light on me
G D
Yonder come Miss Rosie how in the world did you know
A7 D D7
By the way she wears her apron and the clothes she wore
G D
Umbrella on her shoulder piece of paper in her hand
A7 D
She come to see the gov-nor she wants to free her man
Chorus
G D
If you # 17 re ever in Houston well you better do the right
A7 D
You better not gamble there you better not fight at all
D7 G D
Or the sheriff will grab ya and the boys will bring you down
A7 D
The next thing you know boy oh You # 17 re prison bound
Chorus times and end
