SOUTH CITY MIDNIGHT LADY
Doobie Brothers

TUNING: D G D G B D (Open G - Strings 6/E, 5/A, and 1/e lowered one whole step)

  (intro & verse)      (x1)                            (repeat)  (1st ending)
d|------------------------------|-------------------0-----------|--7---7- 7--|
B|---7s8---8---3---1------------|---7s8---8---3---1---1---------|--7---8-10--|
G|----------------------------0-|-----------------------------0-|--7---7--7--|
D|---7s9---9---4---2------0-2---|---7s9---9---4---2-------0-2---|--7---7--7--|
G|-0-----0---0---0------0-------|-0-----0---0---0-------0-------|--7---7--7--|
D|------------------------------|-------------------------------|--0---0--0--|

  (2nd ending)          (chorus)                    (x2)        (lick) 
d|--0---0--0--|----0--0--0---0---0---0----0---0--0--0---0--0--|--------------|
B|--0---1--0--|----1--3--5---3---3---1----5---3--1--0---1--0--|-1s3-1-0------|
G|--0---0--0--|----0--0--0---0---0---0----0---0--0--0---0--0--|-2s4-2-0------|
D|--0---2--0--|----2--4--5---4---3---2----5---4--2--0---2--0--|--------0h2-0-|
G|--0---0--0--|-0--2--4--5---4---3---2----5---4--2--0---0--0--|--------------|
D|------------|-----------------------------------------------|--------------|

  (bridge)              (outro)            (repeat)      (end on open chord)
d|--7---5---5-5-5---7--|--0---0---0---0---0----0----0------0-----------------|
B|--6---5---5-6-5---6--|--1---3---5---6---8---10---12------0-----------------|
G|--7---5---5-5-5---7--|--0---0---0---0---0----0----0-(OR)-0-- (thanks to ---|
D|--8---5---5-7-5---8--|--2---4---5---7---8---10---12------0--- tonedr ------|
G|--0---0---0-0-0---0--|--2---4---5---7---8---10---12------0--- on YouTube) -|
D|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1:
Up all night I could not sleep
The whiskey that I drank was cheap
With shakin' hands I went and I lit up my last cigarette
Well the sun came, night had fled
And sleepy eyed I reached my bed
I saw you sleepy dreamin' there all covered and warm

CHORUS:
South city midnight lady
I'm much obliged indeed
You sure have saved this man whose soul was in need
I thought there was no reason
For all these things I do
But the smile that I sent out returned with you

VERSE 2:
When day has left the night behind
And shadows roll across my mind
I sometimes find myself alone out walkin' the street
Yes, and when I'm feelin' down and blue
Then all I do is think of you
And all my foolish problems seem to fade away

CHORUS:
South city midnight lady
I'm much obliged indeed
You sure have saved this man whose soul was in need
I thought there was no reason
For all these things I do
But the smile that I sent out returned with you