Key: C
Introduction:
C7M B7 B Em G7
Rain on the roof 'n time on my hands,it sure seemed quiet out there'n radio land
C Cm
They call me at the all-night station, make their special dedications
G D/F# Em G7/D
And I do my best to play their request, when it's a desperate situation
C D4 D
This was a desperate situation
G/B C D4 D
I'm Mr. Midnight alone and blue
G D/F# Em G7/D
The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do
C D D6/D# Em G7
Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew
C D4 D
I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you?
C7M B7 B
"Caller on the line, could you please hold on?"
Em G7
I recognized her voice the minute I picked up the phone
C Cm
Should I tell her that it's me or leave it at a memory
G D/F# Em G7/D
Haven't been myself since the day she left and I'm never gonna be,
C D4 D
I'm forever gonna be
G/B C D4 D
Mr. Midnight alone and blue
G D/F# Em G7/D
The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do
C D D6/D# Em G7
Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew
C D4 D
I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you?
C7M B7 B
Imagine my surprise when she spoke my name
Em G7
She said could you tell him that I love him and I wish things could be the same?
C Cm
Then a voice I never knew, said "Honey, who you talking to?" - Pause -
G/B C D4 D
Mr. Midnight alone and blue
G D/F# Em G7/D
The brokenhearted call me up when they don't know what else to do
C D D6/D# Em G7
Every song is a reminder, of the love that they once knew
C D4 D
I'm Mr. Midnight, can I play a song for you?
If you play this song on a guitar only, then you should better play a standard
G7instead G7/Dchºrd,
Even though this is a piano song, you can do a nice fingerpicking on the guitar
on it to make it sound like the original recording. This is what I figured out
Em
Play this two times during the Intro and repeat it through the Fills and the
Outro.
C7M B7 B
Rain on the roof Time on my hands
Continue this type of fingerpicking throughout the rest of the song.