BURNING OF THE MIDNIGHT LAMP-RADIO ONE VERSION JIMI HENDRIX transcribed by MaxxDaddy@aol.com (wawa throughout) C# F# B ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------- -----4-3------------------3h4-3-------3---------3h4-3-- ---4-----4-6-4h6-4--2h4---------4-4h6---4-----2-------- -4----------------------2-----------------2h4---------- C# F# ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- ---------------3-3-4-3---3-------4-3----------------3h4-3-- -4-4h6-4h6-4-6---------6-------4-----4-6-4h6-4-2h4--------- ---------------------------2h4---------------------2------- B dive -2 with bar & wa wa vibrato ------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------0-\------/------ ---------------------------------------0--\----/------- -------3---------3h4-3---------------3-0---\--/-------- -4-4h6---4-----2-------4-4h6-4h6-4-6-4-0----\/--------- -----------2h4----------------------------------------- F# D#m The morning is dead, and the day is too C F there's nothing left here to greet me but the velvet moon C# G# all my loneliness I have felt today D# F# It's a little more than enough to make a man throw himself away G# And I continue to burn the midnight lamp alone -4~---------4~--6~-7~-8~-----------------8~------------8-8-8-8-7--6--/4-- -4~---------4~----------------------------------------------------------- -5~---------5~--6~-7~-8~-----------------8~------------8-8-8-8-7--6--/5-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (repeat intro) Now the smiling portrait of you is still hanging on my frowning wall It really doesn't bother me too much at all It's just the ever falling dust that makes it so hard for me to see that forgotten earring laying on the floor facing coldly towards the door And I continue to burn the midnight lamp alone Solo: B G# ----------------------------------------16---------- -14(16)-14(16)-14(16)-14-12-14p12--12---16-19------- ---------------------------------13---18-----18(20)- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- B -0------4-4-4----4------4---4-----4-4-4------------- -0-0-4--4-4--4-4-7(9)-4-7-4----4--7-4--------------- ---------------4-------------6(8)-------6-6p4--4h6p4 ---------------------------------------------6------ ---------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------- G# F# ------------------------7(9)7-4----4---2h4-------4----- ----------------------4---------4-7(9)---4-6(8)-4-7(9)- ---4~-----------------4-------------------------------- -6----4~-6----4h6-6~----------------------------------- ----------4h6------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------- F# F -4---4------4-------------------------------------------- ---7-4----4-4-7p4---------------------------------------- ------6(8)-------6(8)6p4h6p4--4h6-4h6p4---(4(6))~-4(6))~- ----------------------------6-----------6--trill--trill-- --------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------- G# dive & wa -------------------------------------------------- -7(9))~-9p7h9p7h9\---------0--0-\----/0------------ -trill-------------4(6))~--0-----\--/-------------- ----------------------------------\/--------------- --------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------- So here I sit to face that same old fireplace getting ready for the same old explosion going through my mind soon enough time will tell about the circus and the wishing well and someone who will buy and sell for me someone who will toll my bell And I continue to burn the midnight lamp alone