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Midnight Train To Georgia Chords

Music by: Gladys Knight & The Pips · 1973
Genre R&B Tone Db major BPM 92 Views 943
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[Intro 1]
[C][G][F][G]
[C][G][F][G]

[Verse 1]
[C]L.A. [Em]prove[F]d[G]
[C]too much for[Em] the man
(Too [F]much for the [G]man, he couldn't [C]make it)
So [Em]he's leavin' the [F]life[D]
he's [G]come to know, ooh

[Verse 2]
(He said he's [C]goin')
He said he's [Em]goin' back to [F]find
[G](Goin' back to find)
[C]Ooh ooh [Em]ooh, what's left [F]of his [G]world
[C]The world he lef[Em]t beh[F]ind
[D]Not so [G]long ago

[Chorus 1]
He's [C]leavin' [Em](leavin')
[Dm]On that midn[G]ight train to Geor[C]gia
(Leavin' on the [Em]midnight train)
[Dm]Yeah[G], said[C] he's goin' back[Em]
[Am](Goin' back to [D]find)
To a simpler [G]place in time
(Whenever he takes that ride)
(Guess who's gonna be right by his side)
And [C]I'll be with [Em]him (I know you w[Dm]ill)
On that [G]midnight train to [Am]Georgia
(Leavin' on the midnight train to [D]Georgia)
[F]I'd rather live in his world (li[G]ve in his world)
Than live without him [C]in mine
[G](...world is [F]his, [G]his and hers alone)

[Verse 3]
[C]He kept dre[Em]amin' (dr[F]eamin')
[G]Ooh, that some[C]day he'd be a [Em]star
(A [F]superstar, but he [G]didn't get far)
[C]But he sure found out[Em] the hard way
[F]That dreams
[D]don't alway[G]s come true oh no
(Uh uh) uh uh (no, uh uh)

[Verse 4]
So he [C]pawned all his [Em]hopes[F]
(ooh [G]ooh ooh)
And he e[C]ven [Em]sold his old [F]car
(woo [G]woo woo)
Bought a [C]one way ticket [Em]back
[F]To the lif[D]e he onc[G]e knew
Oh, yes, he did
He said he would

[Chorus 2]
Oh, oh, he's [C]leavin' [Em](leavin')
[Dm]On that midn[G]ight train to Geor[C]gia
(Leavin' on the [Em]midnight train)
[Dm]Yeah[G], said[C] he's goin' back to find[Em]
[Am](Goin' back to [D]find)
Ooh, a simpler [G]place in time
(Whenever he takes that ride)
(Guess who's gonna be right by his side)
And I'll [C]gonna be with him
[Em](I know you will[Dm])
On that [G]midnight train to [Am]Georgia
(Leavin' on the midnight train to [D]Georgia)
[F]I'd rather live in his world (li[G]ve in his world)
Than live without him [C]in mine
[G](...world is [F]his, [G]his and hers alone)
[C]Oh, he's leav[Em]in' ([Dm]leavin')
On that [G]midnight train to [C]Georgia
(Leavin' on the [Em]midnight train)
[Fade out]
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