Midnight Rambler
by The Rolling Stones · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica
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Did you hear about the Midnight Rambler?
Every-body got to go. Did you hear about the
Midnight Rambler The one that shut the kitchen
door. He don`t give a hoot of a warning
A did you hear about the Midnight Rambler
Well honey it`s no rock and roll show
Well I`m a talking `bout the Midnight Rambler
Yeah the one you never seen before
HARP BREAK
Well you heard about the Boston~~~~~
It`s not one of those Well talking `bout the
Midnight~~~~~ the one who closed the bedroom door
I`m called the hit and run rape her in anger
The knife sharpened tippy toe
Or just the shoot`em dead brain-bell jangler
You know the one you never seen before
So if you ever see the Midnight Rambler
Paddling down your marble hall
well he`s prowling like a proud black panther
You can say I told you so. Well won`t you
Did you hear about the Midnight Rambler
He`ll leave his footprints up and down your hall
A-did you hear about the Midnight Gambler
A-did you see me make my midnight call
And if you ever catch the Midnight Rambler
I`ll steal your mistress from under your nose
Well go easy with your cold fandango
I`ll stick my knife right down your throat
Baby and it hurts
Did ya hear about the midnight rambler
Everybody got to go
Did you hear about the midnight rambler
The one that shut the kitchen door
Don`t give no hoot `bout warning
Wrapped up in a blackjack cloak
He don`t go in the light of morning
Worried that the cock`ll crow
Worried that the cock`ll crow
Talk about the midnight gambler
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You'll find both a high and a low version of Midnight Rambler below. Let us know which harmonica tab you think is best - or add your own - in the comments! 6 6 -7 -7-7 -7 6 6 -5 6 Did you hear about the Midnight Rambler? -7-7 -7-7 6 6 6 6 6 -7 -7-7 -7 Every-body got to go. Did you hear about the 6 6 -5 6 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 Midnight Rambler The one that shut the kitchen 6 6 b-7 b-7 6 b-7 6 6 -7 6 door. He don`t give a hoot of a warning 6 b-7 b-7 b-7 6 b-7 6 -7 A wrapped up in a black cat cloak 6 b-7 b-7 b-7 6 b-7 6 6 -7 6 He don`t go in the light of the morning 6 b-7 b-7 b-7 b-7 6 6 6 He`s split the time the cock`rel crows A talking `bout the Midnight Gambler The one you never seen before A talking `bout the Midnight Gambler Did you see him jump the garden wall A sighing down the wind so sadly A listen and you hear him moan Well I`m talking `bout the Midnight Gambler Ev`re-body got to go 6 6 6 -8 7-8 -7 7 7 -7 6 A did you hear about the Midnight Rambler 6 -8 7 -8 -8 7 -7 7 -7 Well honey it`s no rock and roll show 6 6 6 -8 7 -8 -7 7 7 -8 6 Well I`m a talking `bout the Midnight Rambler 6 6 -8 7 -8-7 7 -8 6 Yeah the one you never seen before HARP BREAK 6 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 Well you heard about the Boston~~~~~ -2 b-2 -2 b-2 -2 -5 -7 -7 -7 -7 It`s not one of those Well talking `bout the -7 6 6 7 7 -7 -7 b-7 6 3 Midnight~~~~~ the one who closed the bedroom door 5 6 6 -7 -6 -7 7 6 -4 -7-4 I`m called the hit and run rape her in anger -4 b-7 6 4 -7 6 4 The knife sharpened tippy toe -3 6 -3 -6 6 b-7 7 3 -7-3 Or just the shoot`em dead brain-bell jangler 6 3 -3 6 -5 6-5 7 4 4 You know the one you never seen before 6 -3 -4 -8 -7 7 -7 7 7 -8 6 So if you ever see the Midnight Rambler 7 7 7 7 -8 -7 Paddling down your marble hall 6 6 -8 7 7 -7 7 7 -7 6 well he`s prowling like a proud black panther -8 -7 7 7 7 7 -7 6 6 6 You can say I told you so. Well won`t you listen for the Midnight Rambler play it easy as you go I`m going to smash down all the plate glass windows Put a fist right through your steel plate door 6 6 -7 -7 -7 -7 6 6 -5 6 Did you hear about the Midnight Rambler -5 6 6 -7 -7 -7 6 b-7 6 b-7 He`ll leave his footprints up and down your hall -5 6 6 -8 7 -8 -7 7 7 -8 6 A-did you hear about the Midnight Gambler 6 -8 7 -8 7 -8 -8 -9 -8 -8 A-did you see me make my midnight call b-7 b-7b-7 -9-8 -9 -8 -9 -8 -9 -8 And if you ever catch the Midnight Rambler -8 -8 b-8 b-8 7 7 7 7 7 -7 I`ll steal your mistress from under your nose b-7 b-7 -9 7 -8 -7 7 7 -8 6 Well go easy with your cold fandango -7 -8 -8 -8 b-8 7 7 -8 I`ll stick my knife right down your throat 6 6 6 -5 6 Baby and it hurts -3 -(3 4) -2 -2 b-2 -2 -3 -(3 4) -2 -2 b-2 -2 b-2 -2 -(2 3) -(2 3) -(2 3) Did ya hear about the midnight rambler b-2 -(23)-(23) Everybody got to go b-2 -2 -(23) -(23) -(23) Did you hear about the midnight rambler b-2 -2 -2 -2 The one that shut the kitchen door b-2 -2 -(23) -(23) Don`t give no hoot `bout warning b-2 -2-(23)-(23)-(23) Wrapped up in a blackjack cloak b-2 -2-(23)-(23)-(23) He don`t go in the light of morning b-2-2-2-(23)-(23) Worried that the cock`ll crow b-2 -2 -2 -2 b-1 -1 -(12)-(12) b-1 -1 -(12) -(12) -(23) -(23) b-1 -1 -(23)-(23) b-1 -1 -(23) -(23) b-1 -1 -(23) Talk about the midnight gambler The rest of the song is pretty much the same pattern -(12)=draw on holes one and two -(23)=draw on holes two and three