Midnight at the Oasis by Maria Muldaur Lyric and Guitar Chords

INTRO:
E/F A/B B/Db Gb/Ab Ab/Bb RIFF A:

|—————-|—————-| |————116|
|9—–5—7—–|2–2–4—–4—| |————116|
|9—–6—8—–|3–3–5—–5—| |—————-|
|9—–7—9—–|4–4–6—–6—| |—————-|
|9—–x—x—–|x–x–x—–x—| |—————-|
|——7—9—–|4–4–6—–6—| |—————-|

1st VERSE:
Midnight at the o - a – sis. Sing your camel to bed.
Shadows painting our fa – ces, tra – ces [Gb/Ab]romance in our heads.

2nd VERSE:
EbMaj7 Ab7 Db7 EbMaj7 w/RIFF A: Ab7 Db7
Heaven holding a half moon. Shining just for us.
Let’s slip off to a sand dune real soon. [Gb/Ab]Kick up a little dust.

BRIDGE:
Come out the cactus is our [B/Db]friend. He’ll point out the way.[B/Db]
Come on ‘till the evening [B/Db]ends, ‘[Gb/Ab]till the evening [Ab/Bb]ends.

3rd VERSE:
You don’t have to an – swer. There’s no need to speak.
I’ll be your belly dan - cer, pran – cer and [Gb/Ab]you can be my
sheik.

GUITAR SOLO: (Rhythm plays one VERSE & one CHORUS)

4th VERSE:

I know your daddy’s a sul – tan. A nomad known to all.
With fifty girls to attend him they all send him.
They [Gb/Ab]jump at his beck an call.

5th VERSE:

But you won’t need no harem honey. When I am by your side.
[Gb/Ab]
And you won’t need no ca – mel No no when I take you for a
ride.

PLAY BRIDGE:

PLAY 1st VERSE:

OUTRO:
[AbMajb5]

|4—–3———|3—–3———-||
|4—–3———|4—–2———-||
|5—–4———|3—–3———||
|—————-|1—–1———||
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|4—–4———|—————–||

play 6 times and end.

CHORD CHARTS:
EbMaj7 X68786 Ab7 464544 Db7 X46464 Gb7 242322 B9 X21222
Gb/Ab 4X432X E/F X9999X A/B 7X765X B/Db 9X987X Bb7 686766
Ab/Bb 6X654X E X7999X F#6 X 9 11 11 11 11 A X0765X