Midnight Overdrive

Key: A minor
Tempo: Driving 90–100 bpm
Style: Soulful yacht rock with a pulsing rhythm section and shimmering keys

[Intro]

Am | F | C | G
(steady rhythm with pulsing bass and soft electric guitar riffs)
Ooooh yeah… midnight overdrive…

[Verse 1]

Am
High beams cut through the silence
F
Dashboard glowin’ like a flame
C
Radio playin’ that heartbreak science
G
I’m in the fast lane, callin’ your name

Am
Rearview full of the past now
F
But I ain’t lookin’ to rewind
C
Engine hummin’ like a vow
G
Burnin’ through the heart of night

[Chorus]

F C
Midnight overdrive, got soul in my veins
G Am
Tearin’ through the dark, outrunnin’ the pain
F C
Your memory fades with every mile
G Am
But the way you loved me still drives me wild

F C
Can’t stop now, I feel alive
G Am
Ridin’ that sweet midnight overdrive

[Verse 2]

Am
Neon signs blur like a memory
F
Moonlight painting the dash
C
Every red light’s just a test for me
G
But I keep on flyin’ past

Am
You said love was a winding road
F
Well baby, I took the wheel
C
Now I’m shiftin’ past the overload
G
Chasin' what was real

[Chorus]

F C
Midnight overdrive, got soul in my veins
G Am
Tearin’ through the dark, outrunnin’ the pain
F C
Your memory fades with every mile
G Am
But the way you loved me still drives me wild

F C
Can’t stop now, I feel alive
G Am
Ridin’ that sweet midnight overdrive

[Bridge]

F C
Somewhere past the county line
G Am
I’ll let go of what we left behind
F C
But tonight the stars align
G E
With the echo of your hand in mine

[Final Chorus – breakdown into build]

F C
Midnight overdrive, got soul in my veins
G Am
I’m not lookin’ back, I’m breakin’ the chains
F C
Turnin’ the page on love’s old lie
G Am
But you’ll always haunt my midnight sky

F C
Can’t stop now, I feel alive
G Am
Ridin’ that sweet midnight overdrive

[Outro]
Am | F | C | G
(Repeat and fade, with layered vocal runs and guitar licks)
Midnight... overdrive… yeah, overdrive…

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Writer: Songsmith