Walkin After Midnight chords

by Patsy Cline
  • Walkin' After Midnight was written by Alan Block and Donn Hecht in 1956.
  • Recorded: Nov 8, 1956
  • Recorded: Feb 11, 1957
  • Album: Patsy Cline - The Definitive Collection.
  • Music: Key of C Major in 4/4 time at 90 bpm (♩)
  • Chords: C, C7, F, F7, G, G7
Chord Chart Legend
C Major C7 F Major F Major F7 G Major G7
C Major C7 F Major F Major F7 G Major G7

Walkin' After Midnight

Song Key is highlighted - Transpose to any other key
 
                      C        F7     G7       C        F7     G7
 Intro: 4/4  ♪♪♪ ‖          |      -      |          |      -       ‖
                                                               (I go out)
            C               C7 
1. I go out walk-in' af-ter mid-night
              F7                               C
   Out in the moon-light, just like we used to do
               C               F7
   I'm al-ways walk-in' af-ter mid-night
   G7             C     C     G7
   Search-in' for you |    -     |

              C                C7
2. I walk for miles a-long the high-way
                     F7                       C
   Well, that's just my way of say-in' I love you
                C               F7
   I'm al-ways walk-in' af-ter mid-night
   G7             C     C    C7 
   Search-in' for you |    -    | 

                  F
Chorus: I stop to see a weep-in' wil-low

        Cry-in' on his pil-low
        C                       C7
        May-be he's cry-in' for me
            F 
        And as the skies turn gloom-y

        Night winds whis-per to me 
            C                    G      G7
        I'm lone-some as I can | be  -     |

            C               C7
3. I go out walk-in' af-ter mid-night
              F7                               C
   Out in the star-light, just hop-ing you may be 
                C               F7
   Some-where a-walk-in' af-ter mid-night
   G7             C      C     G7
   Search-in' for me  |     -      |
   
           C     F7     G7      C      C     C7 
Instr: |      |      -      |       |     -      |  

                  F
Chorus: I stop to see a weep-in' wil-low

        Cry-in' on his pil-low
        C                       C7
        May-be he's cry-in' for me
            F
        And as the skies turn gloom-y

        Night winds whis-per to me
            C                    G      G7
        I'm lone-some as I can | be  -     |

            C               C7
3. I go out walk-in' af-ter mid-night
              F7               C 
   Out in the star-light, just hop-ing you may be 
                C               F7
   Some-where a-walk-in' af-ter mid-night
   G7               C     F    C 
   Search-in' for | me -    |     |


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