Midnight of the World

Written by John Stewart

‘Midnight of the World’ is on “Punch the Big Guy”, The Ship on Cypress, 1987, CD on Line Records, 1990, and on the double compilation CD “Gold”, Wrasse Records, 2000.

Those among you who have the songbook – a few small errors there. We think this is closer. Let´s turn on the TV and pretend that nothing´s wrong? Not me. John, neither. A couple of possible layers of meaning…

(G) (D) (C) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

Is it (G)true that (G/F#)we are (Em)living

In the (C)last days (G/B)of the (D)world?

And (G)often (G/F#)I have (Em)wondered,

Will you (C)always (G/B)be my (D)girl?

Will you be my (Em)girl? (G7/B)

And we'll (C)dance the (G/B)night a(D)way,

And (G)we'll re(G/F#)member (Em)Elvis,

And we'll (C)dream of (G/B)better (D)days.

Dream of better (Em)days, (G7/B)

As we (C)listen (G/B)to the (D)sound,

We (G)chew u(G/F#)pon the (Em)lesson,

We won't (C)always (G/B)be a(D)round.

And you hear the (Em)sound, (G7/B)

It's "Will you (C)always (G/B)be my (D)girl,

And (G)we can (G/F#)dance to(Em)gether

In the (C)midnight (A7)of the (D)world?"

Of the (Em)world, (D)yeah,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world,

Of the (Em)world, (D)yeah,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world.

(D) (C) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

(G) (D) (C) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

(G) (C) (G) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

How (G)long have (G/F#)we been (Em)talking

About the (C)poison (G/B)in the (D)rain?

And the (G)faceless (G/F#)corpo(Em)rations

Who (C)really (G/B)are to (D)blame?

Are they to (Em)blame (G7/B)

Ah, that (C)we don't (G/B)get a(D)long?

So (G)let's turn (G/F#)on the (Em)TV

And pre(C)tend that (G/B)nothing´s (D)wrong.

It's like the (Em)song (G7/B)

That you must (C)always (G/B)be my (D)girl,

And (G)we can (G/F#)dance to(Em)gether

In the (C)midnight (A7)of the (D)world.

Of the (Em)world, (D)yeah,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world,

Of the (Em)world, (D)yeah,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world.

Of the (Em)world, take (D)care,

It's the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world.

(D) (C) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

(G) (D) (C) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

(G) (C) (G) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

This (G)white man (G/F#)got the (Em)message

From (C)every(G/B)one we've (D)screwed,

From the (G)women, (G/F#)blacks and (Em)Indians,

It was (C)on the (G/B)evening (D)news.

On the evening (Em)news, (G7/B)

And they had (C)pictures (G/B)at the (D)scene,

But I (G)wonder (G/F#)who a(Em)mong them

Could (C)say their (G/B)skirts are (D)clean?

But what I (Em)mean (G7/B) is,

"Will you (C)always (G/B)be my (D)girl,

So (G)we can (G/F#)dance to(Em)gether

In the (C)midnight (A7)of the (D)world?"

Of the (Em)world, (D)yeah,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world,

Of the (Em)world, (D)yeah,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world,

Of the (Em)world, take (D)care,

It´s the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world,

Of the (Em)world, say (D)hey,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world.

(D) (D) (D) (D) (G) (C) (G) (D) (D)

(G) (D) (D) (D) (D) (G) (C) (G) (D) (D)

It's (G)time I (G/F#)should be (Em)thankful

For (C)all that (G/B)I have (D)got,

Instead of (G)bitching (G/F#)and com(Em)plaining

Of (C)all that (G/B)I have (D)not.

I just for(Em)got (G7/B)

That there are (C)people (G/B)with the (D)blues,

Who are (G)living (G/F#)on the (Em)sidewalk

And they´re (C)sleeping (G/B)in their (D)shoes.

They are the (Em)clues (G7/B)

That you must (C)always (G/B)be my (D)girl,

So (G)we can (G/F#)dance to(Em)gether

In the (C)midnight (A7)of the (D)world.

Of the (Em)world, (D)yeah,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world,

Of the (Em)world, (D)yeah,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world,

Of the (Em)world, take (D)care,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world,

Of the (Em)world, say (D)hey,

In the (C)midnight (D)of the (G)world.

(D) (C) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

(G) (D) (C) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

(G) (C) (G) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

(G) (D) (C) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(D)

(G) (D) (C) (D)(D) (G) (C) (G) (D)(G)(HOLD!)

janhauenstein@gmx.de, Charlie Woodward & Art Faller

July 2004