Jimi Hendrix - Burning Of The Midnight Lamp

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F Dm
the morning is dead and the day is too
Bm E
there’s nothing left here to lead me , but the velvet moon
C G
all my loneliness i have felt today
D F F#
it’s a little more than enough to make a man throw himself away
G F F# G F F# G
and i continue to burn the midnight lamp , alone

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F
now the smiling portrait of you
Dm
is still hanging on my frowning wall
Bm E
it really doesn’t , it really doesn’t bother me too much at all
C G
it’s just the uh ever falling dust that makes it so hard for me to see
D
that forgotten earring laying on the floor
F F#
facing coldly towards the door
G F F# G F F# G
and i continue to burn the midnight lamp , all alone burn!

: F – – – – F# – G – – – – :

yeah , yeah lonely , lonely , lonely

G – – – –
loneliness is such a drag

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F Dm
so here i sit to face that same old fireplace
Bm
getting ready for the same old explosion
E
going through my mind
C
and soon enough the time will tell
G
about the circus in the wishing well
D
and someone who will buy and sell for me
F F#
someone who will toll my bell
G F F# G F F# G
and i continue to burn the same old lamp , alone

G – – – – – F F# G – – – – – – – F F# G – – – – – – –

yeah darling , can you hear me calling you?
so lonely
gotta blow my mind
yeah , yeah
lonely , lonely . . .