Midnight Shift

midnight shift : buddy holly . recorded in 1956 . ( capo 1st fret . ) Intro : E well , if you see old annie , better give her a lift . . A cause annie’s been A - workin’ on the midnight shift . #1 . A if annie puts her hair up on her head , D paints them lips up bright , bright red , A wears that dress that fits real tight , D starts stayin’ out till the middle of the night . . E says that a friend give her a lift . . A well , annie’s been A - workin’ on the midnight shift . #2 . A if she acts a little funny , seems a little strange , D starts spendin’ your money for brand new things . A tells you that she wants to use the car , D never explains what she wants it for . E brother , there just ain’t no ’ifs , ’ A cause annie’s been A - workin’ on the midnight shift . Chorus : D well , early in the morning when the sun comes up , A you look at old annie and she looks kinda rough . D you tell her , honey , get out of that bed . . A she says , ’leave me alone , i’m just about dead . ’ E brother , there just ain’t no ’ifs , ’ A cause annie’s been A - workin’ on the midnight shift . #3 . A if you got a good mama that’s stayin’ at home , D you better enjoy it , cause it won’t last long . A when you think everything’s all right , D she starts slippin’ ’round in the middle of the night . E brother , there just ain’t no ’ifs , ’ A cause annie’s been A - workin’ on the midnight shift . a fifties smash from kraziekhat .