Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds - Midnight Man: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Midnight Man" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

Em
Hold that chrysalis in your palm
          G         Em
see it split and change
it won't do you any harm
            G           Em
it's just trying to rearrange
it was born to live a day
         G                 C
now it flies up from your hand
(it's beautiful)
it's the one they call
                 Em
your ever-loving man

O your kids drip from their teeth
The nights are long and the day
Is bitter cold beyond belief
You spread yourself like a penitent
On the mad vibrating sand
And through your teeth
Arrange to meet
Your midnight man

Chorus:
A                            Em     G
Everybody's coming around to my place!
Everybody's coming around to my place!
Everybody's coming around!
O baby don't you see
Everybody wants to be
Your midnight man

Don't disturb me as I sleep
Treat me gentle when I wake
And don't disturb me as I sleep
Even though your body aches

Even though your body aches
To serve at his command
Between the walls
She still adores
Her ever-loving man

Close your eyes, sleep in him
Dream of your lost sons and daughters
Me, I'll raise up my dorsal fin
And glide up and down the waters

I'll glide up and down the waters
Then I'll walk upon the land
And I'll call 'em out
The ones who doubt
Your midnight man

Chorus:
Everybody's coming around to my place!
Everybody's coming around to my place!
Everybody's coming around!
Don't did you see
Everybody wanna be
Your midnight man

It's early in the morning
And I don't know what to do
It's early in the morning
And I can't believe it's true
As I lay in the moment
And it's happening again
Well, I called you once, I called you twice
Ain't I your midnight man

Chorus:
Everybody's coming around to my place!
Everybody's coming around to my place!
Everybody's coming around!
They want you, they love you, they need you
To be, your midnight man

Everybody's coming here
Everybody's coming here
Everybody's coming here
To be your midnight man
To be your midnight man

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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A

Guitar chord A

C

Guitar chord C

Em

Guitar chord Em

G

Guitar chord G

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Midnight Man" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Midnight Man" by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds.

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