Midnight Sun Chords
by Bette Midler
Midnight Sun by Bette Midler is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of G. It uses the chords G7M, E7/9-, Am7, D7/9, G9, G, Bm7, A#dim, G6/9, Em5-/7, Gm7, C6, Gm6, C9, F9, F, F7M, F7M/9, Am, E7/13-, Fm7, A#, Eb9, Eb, Fdim, Adim, Cm7, Ebm7, Cdim, D7, C, D7/13-, Gm, Em7, G7/9, C/B, E7, A, A6, D7M, D, Am6, Em, D#9, D#, D#m7 and G6. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Intro: G7M E7/9- Am7 D7/9 G7M E7/9- Am7 D7/9
G9 G Bm7 A#dim G9
Your lips were like a red and ruby chalice
G6/9 Em5-/7 Gm7 C6 Gm6 C9
Warmer than the summer night
F9 F F7M F7M/9 F7M
The clouds were like an alabaster palace
Am E7/13- Fm7 A# Fm7 A#
Rising to a snowy height
Eb9 Eb Fdim Adim Eb
Each star it's own aurora borealis
Cm7 Ebm7 Cdim
Suddenly you held me tight
D7 Adim D7 G7M Bm7 C D7 D7/13- G7M
And I could see the Midnight Sun
D7 G9 G Bm7 A#dim G9
I can't explain the silver rain that found me
G6/9 Em5-/7 Gm7 C6 Gm6 C9
Or was that a moonlight veil
Gm E7/13- Fm7 A# Fm7 A#
The music of the universe around me
Gm E7/13- Fm7 A# Fm7 A#
Or was that a nightingale
Eb9 Eb Fdim Adim Eb
And then your arms miraculously found me
Cm7 Ebm7 Cdim
Suddenly the sky turned pale
Adim D7 G7M Bm7 C D7 D7/13- G7M
I could see the Midnight Sun.
Bridge
C Em7 G9 G7/9 C
Was there ever such a night
C/B Bm7 E7 Fdim A
It's a thrill I still don't quite believe
A6 D7M D A
But after you were gone
Am E7/13- Am7 Am6 D7
There was still the stardust on my sleeve
G9 G Bm7 A#dim G9
The flame of it may dwindle to an ember
G6/9 Em5-/7 Gm7 C6 Gm6 C9
And the stars forget to shine
F9 F F7M F7M/9 F7M
And we may see the meadow in December
Em E7/13- Fm7 A# Fm7 A#
Icy white and crystalline
D#9 D# Fdim Adim D#
But oh my darling always I'll remember
Bm7 D#m7 Cdim
When your lips were close to mine
D7 Am7 D7 D7/13- G7M Bm7 C D7/13- G6
And we saw the Midnight Sun