Intro
[C]
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Verse 1
[C] [D7]
I hate a moral coward, one who lacks a manly spark
[G] [G7] [C] [G]
I just detest a man afraid to go home in the dark
[C] [D7]
I always spend my evenings where there's women, wine, and song
[G] [G7]
but like a man, I always bring my little wife along
Chorus
[C]
I’m a member of the midnight crew
[C] [G]
I’m a night owl and a wise bird too
[G] [G7] [C] [A7]
Home with the milk in the morning
[G] [G7]
Singing the same old song
[C] [E7]
Rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun
[Am] [E7]
Early to bed and you miss all the fun
[F] [C] [F] [C]
Bring your wife and trouble, it will never trouble you
[C] [D7] [F] [G] [C]
Make her a member of the midnight crew
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Verse 2
[C] [D7]
The fun it doesn't stop 'til 12 on happy old Broadway
[G] [G7] [C] [G]
So what's the use of going home until the break of day?
[C] [D7]
Now, something confidential, whisper not above a breath,
[G] [G7]
I once went home at 2 AM, and scared my wife to death!
Chorus
[C]
I’m a member of the midnight crew
[C] [G]
I’m a night owl and a wise bird too
[G] [G7] [C] [A7]
Home with the milk in the morning
[G] [G7]
Singing the same old song
[C] [E7]
Rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun
[Am] [E7]
Early to bed and you miss all the fun
[F] [C] [F] [C]
Bring your wife and trouble, it will never trouble you
[C] [D7] [F] [G] [C]
Make her a member of the midnight crew
[C] [G]
[C] [G]
Verse 3
[C] [D7]
I never shall forget the night I made six robbers run
[G] [G7] [C] [G]
Although I didn't have a knife, a blackjack, or a gun
[C] [D7]
I proved myself a hero of a very high degree
[G] [G7]
I ran for home, and six of them were running after me!
Chorus
[C]
I’m a member of the midnight crew
[C] [G]
I’m a night owl and a wise bird too
[G] [G7] [C] [A7]
Home with the milk in the morning
[G] [G7]
Singing the same old song
[C] [E7]
Rise with the moon, go to bed with the sun
[Am] [E7]
Early to bed and you miss all the fun
[F] [C] [F] [C]
Bring your wife and trouble, it will never trouble you
[C] [D7] [F] [G] [C]
Make her a member of the midnight crew
[C] [D7] [F] [G] [C]
