...MIDNIGHT LULLABY... by Tom Waits ------------............. *from ’Closing Time’ (1973)* *CAPO 1st FRET* (Original Key: G#) Intro: (x4) Verse 1: Sing a song of sixpence pocket full of rye Hush-a bye my baby; no need to be crying. Bridge 1: You can burn the midnight oil with me as long as you will. Stare out at the moon upon the window-sill and dream... Verse 2: Sing a song of sixpence pocket full of rye Hush-a bye my baby; no need to be crying. Bridge 2: There’s dew drops on the window-sill gumdrops in your head. Slipping into dream land; you’re nodding your head so dream... Solo: (x4)            Daug (x2) Verse 3: Dream of West Vir-ginia or of the British Isles. ’Cos when you are dreaming you see for miles and miles. Bridge 3: When you are much older re-member when we sat. At midnight on the window-sill and had this little chat... Coda: And dream... Come on and dream Come on and dream. And dream... And dream... Come on and dream. Outro:       (x3) CHORD DIAGRAMS:                              ------------                                                                     Daug           EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  EADGBE  3x443x  x32000  x24432  x02223  x02013  xx0232  xx4332  022030  x32010

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À propos de la chanson

Cette chanson évoque un doux moment de réconfort et de tendresse, où l'on chante pour apaiser un enfant. Les paroles transmettent l'idée de se plonger dans un monde de rêves, loin des soucis, en observant la lune et en partageant de tendres souvenirs. L'image de la nuit, tout en intimité, est renforcée par l'évocation de doux rêves d'horizons lointains, comme la Virginie ou les Îles britanniques. À travers une mélodie apaisante, elle invite à la rêverie et à la sérénité, évoquant des instants paisibles passés ensemble, simplement en contemplant le ciel nocturne.