Midnight At The Oasis chords by Maria Muldaur

Tuning: Standard EBGDAE

Difficulty: Intermediate

Midnight At The Oasis    - Maria Muldaur

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:
EbMaj7          Ab7 Db7  EbMaj7          Ab7 Db7
   Midnight at the o - a - sis.    Sing your camel to bed.
EbMaj7           Ab7 Db7 Gb7  B9 Gb/Ab     Bb7
   Shadows painting our fa - ces, tra - ces romance in our heads.

2nd VERSE:
EbMaj7         Ab7 Db7   EbMaj7 w/RIFF A:    Ab7 Db7
   Heaven holding a half moon.     Shining just for us.
EbMaj7          Ab7 Db7 Gb7 B9  Gb/Ab      Bb7
   Let's slip off to a sand dune real soon. Kick up a little dust.


BRIDGE:
E   F#6    A       B/Db  E   F#6      A    B/Db
Come out  the cactus is our friend. He'll point out the way.
E   F#6  A        B/Db  Gb/Ab      Ab/Bb
Come on  'till the evening ends, 'till the evening ends.


3rd VERSE:
EbMaj7         Ab7 Db7  EbMaj7          Ab7 Db7
   You don't have to an - swer.    There's no need to speak.
EbMaj7          Ab7 Db7  Gb7  B9   Gb/Ab     Bb7
   I'll be your belly dan - cer, pran - cer and you can be my
sheik.


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

4th VERSE:
EbMaj7           Ab7  Db7  EbMaj7         Ab7
Db7
   I know your daddy's a sul - tan.    A nomad known to all.
EbMaj7           Ab7 Db7     Gb7  B9
   With fifty girls to attend him they all send him.
      Gb/Ab        Bb7
   They jump at his beck an call.


5th VERSE:
EbMaj7           Ab7  Db7  EbMaj7         Ab7
Db7
   But you won't need no harem honey.   When I am by your side.
EbMaj7           Ab7 Db7 Gb7 B9    Gb/Ab     Bb7

   And you won't need no ca - mel No  no when I take you for a
ride.

PLAY BRIDGE:

PLAY 1st VERSE:

OUTRO:
 Ab  AbMajb5  Eb  Eb7
|4-----3---------|3-----3----------||
|4-----3---------|4-----2----------||
|5-----4---------|3-----3---------*||
|----------------|1-----1---------*||
|----------------|-----------------||
|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