Dm                  C
He weaves out words
Dm           C
over 7th & A
Dm                 C
he speaks Egyptian
                A
and calls your name


His blue face
is always the same
he reached behind you and tickles the game
anyway, there's no one left to blame


     G           Em
    And when he hits you
         G                   Em
    and you are down on the walk
Em D C              Em    D  C             Em
    you have your promise, your midnight promise
     G            Em
    and when you scream
        G           Em
    it comes out a squawk
Em D C              Em    D  C             Em     A
    you have your promise, your midnight promise


Oh, whisper you love me
slips out of the dawn
and into an alley where the curtains are drawn
into a room where somebody gets on you

The moaning through garages and loading docks
the walls of Soul City
and the aging clock
the camera eye is fixed and it locks on you


    He closes your eyes
    and he hands you a dream
    you have your promise, your midnight promise
    you got the works
    but you can't afford the treat
    you have your promise, your midnight promise


instrumental = 2x verse


    And if you make 20 dollars
    you really have a time
    you have your promise, your midnight promise
    and all your cabs
    and diamonds stand in line
    you have your promise, your midnight promise


Your breathe on the window
rings the note
you're always coughing from the smoke
and hatching children in your throat

Ghost hands slip
underneath the sheets
seems your rhythm has gone to sea
don't push that Red Hot, it just might scream


    You got a 127
    ways to die
    you have your promise, your midnight promise
    it's such a deal
    so go for the ride
    and get your promise, your midnight promise


the final chorus doesn’t end with the usual A chord, but goes on instrumentally with 2x chorus (G + Em) and then fading out