C                   C7 
When it's  midnight on central avenue, 
    F                      Fm7 
the cats really jump like mad, 
C               Dm7  G6           C           Am7 Dm7 G6 
everybody knows just where to go, sweetheart. 


           C                   C7 
When it's  midnight on central avenue, 
    F                      Fm7 
no one notices the time, 
     C                      Dm7        G6        C        Am7 Dm7 G6 
just jive and get high, to ease their trouble in mind. 


        C                       F 
All the Nightclubs close at two a.m., 
    F                 C 
and then it's too bad jim, 
    C                        Am 
the breakfast clubs have the right away, 
    Dm                      G6 
they jump and jive till the break of day. 


            C                   C7      
When it's  midnight on central avenue, 
       F             Fm 
it really jumps like mad, 
           C          Dm     G6         C        Am Dm G6 
then all to bed, enough's been said, sweetheart. 



12-bar blues Chorus 

12-bar blues Chorus 



           C                    C7 
When it's midnight on central avenue, 
    F                      Fm 
the cats really jump like mad, 
    C              Dm      G6     C          Am Dm G6 
everybody knows just where to go, sweetheart. 


           C                  C7 
When it's midnight on central avenue, 
  F                 Fm 
no one notices the time, 
      C                 Dm        G6       C            Am     Dm G6 
just jump and jive and get real high,to change your trouble in mind. 


        C                        F 
All the Nightclubs close at two a.m., 
      F                C 
and then it's too bad jim, 
      C                          Am 
the breakfast clubs have the right away, 
     Dm                        G6 
they jump and swing till the break of day. 


              C                   C7      
When it's  midnight on central avenue, 
  F                   Fm 
it really jumps like mad, 
      C           Dm          G6        Cm      Am D7 G6 
then all to bed, enough's been said, sweetheart.