Gladys Knight & The Pips- Midnight Train to Georgia Chords

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176.55 bpm
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Gladys Knight & The Pips- Midnight Train to Georgia chords
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[Ab] [Gb]
[Db]
[Ab] [Gb]
I'm in [Db]
[Fm] LA.
[Gb]
[Ab] [Db] Rude, too [Fm] much for the man.
[Gb] Too much for [Ab] the man.
[Ebm] He [Db] couldn't take it.
[Ab] So he's leaving the [Gb] life
[Eb] he's [Ebm] come to [Ab] know.
[Db] Ooh.
He [Eb] said he's [Db] going.
He [Fm] said he's going back to [Gb] find.
[Ab] [Db] Going back to find.
[Fm] Ooh, what [Gb] left us were [Ab] the [Db]
[Fm] world he left behind.
[Gb]
[Bbm] Not so [Gb] long ago.
[Ab]
[Gb] [Ebm] [Db] He's leaving.
[Fm] Leaving.
[Gb]
On [Ab] that midnight [Db] train to Georgia.
Leaving [Fm] on the midnight [Gb] train.
[Ab] Yeah.
[C] [Db] Said he's going [Fm] back.
[Bbm] Going back.
[G] To a [Ab] simpler place and time.
Oh, yes, he is.
And he's going to [Ebm] be right by his side.
[Db] Now I'm with [Fm] him.
I know [Ebm] you will.
Oh, left midnight train [Bbm] to Georgia.
Leaving on a midnight train.
[Eb] Yeah.
[Gb] I'd rather live in his world.
[Db] Than live without him in mine.
[Fm] [Gb]
[Db]
[Fm] He kept dreaming.
[Ebm]
Dreaming.
[Ab] Ooh, [Db] that someday he'd be [Ab] a star.
[Bbm]
Superstar.
[Ab] But he didn't get far.
[Db] But he sure [Ab] found out the hard way [Gb] that
[Eb] dreams don't [Ebm] always come true.
[Ab] Oh, no.
[Db] Uh-uh.
Uh-uh.
Uh [Ebm]-uh.
[Db] So he burned [Fm] all his hopes.
[Gb]
[Ab] And he [Db] even sold [Ab] his [Gb] own car.
[Ab] [Db] But on one way ticket [Ab] back [Gb] [Eb] to the life [Gb] he once [Ebm] knew.
Oh, yes, [Db] he did.
He [Gb] said he would.
[Ebm] Oh, [Db] he's [Fm] leaving.
Leaving.
[Ebm] On [Ab] that midnight [Db] train to Georgia.
Leaving [Ab] on a midnight train.
[Ebm] [Ab] Yeah.
[C] [Db] Said he's going back [Fm] to mine.
[Bbm] Ooh.
[Eb]
A simpler [Ab] place in time.
Ooh.
Yeah.
[Db] And I'm gonna be with [Fm] him.
I know [Ebm] you will.
Oh, that midnight [Bbm] train to Georgia.
Uh-uh.
[Eb] Oh, [Gb] no.
I'd rather live in his world.
[Db] Than live without him in mine.
[Fm]
[Gb]
Oh, [Db] [Fm] he's leaving.
[Ebm] Leaving.
On that midnight train [Db] to Georgia.
Leaving on [Ab] a midnight [Gb] train.
Yeah.
Ooh, [Ab] yo.
[Db] Said he's going back [Ab] to mine.
[Bbm] Going back to mine. Ooh.
A simpler [Abm] place in time.
[Db] Ooh, yo.
And I'm gonna be with him.
I [Fm] know [Ebm] you will.
Oh, that [Bbm] midnight train to [Eb] Georgia.
Leaving on a midnight train.
[Gb]
Yeah.
I'd rather live in his world.
[Abm] Than live without him [Db]
in mine.
[Fm] [Gb] It's true.
[Db]
[Fm] For love.
For [Gb] love.
For my [Ebm] boy.
The [Db] midnight train to go.
For love.
[Fm] For love.
[Ebm]
[Ab] Midnight [Db] train to go.
For love.
For love.
For my boy.
For my boy.
The midnight train to go.
For my world.
[Ab] His [Gb] world.
Our world.
[Db] His love.
For love. For [Ab] love.
His [Ebm] love.
His [Db] love.
I've got to [Fm] go.
I've got [Ebm] to go.
[Gb] I've got to go.
[Db] I've got to [Fm] go.
I've [Ebm] got to [Ab]
[Db] go.
For my world.
[Fm]
[Gb] For my man.
[Db]
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To jam and learn Gladys Knight, The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: Ebm, Db, Fm, Gb, Db, Ab, Db, Fm and Ebm. Begin your practice at a relaxed 88 BPM, then work your way up to the song's BPM of 177. Configure the capo to your vocal range and chord preference, remembering the key of Db Major.

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_ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ I'm in [Db] _ _ _
_ [Fm] LA.
_ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ _ [Db] Rude, too [Fm] much for the man.
[Gb] Too much for [Ab] the man.
[Ebm] He [Db] couldn't take it.
[Ab] So he's leaving the [Gb] life _ _
_ [Eb] _ _ he's [Ebm] _ come to [Ab] _ know.
_ _ [Db] Ooh.
_ _ He [Eb] said he's [Db] going.
He [Fm] said he's going back to [Gb] find. _
_ [Ab] _ [Db] Going back to find. _ _
_ [Fm] Ooh, what [Gb] left us were [Ab] the _ _ [Db] _ _ _
[Fm] world he left behind.
[Gb] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] Not so _ [Gb] _ long _ ago.
[Ab] _ _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Db] He's leaving.
[Fm] _ Leaving.
_ [Gb] _ _
On [Ab] that midnight _ [Db] train to Georgia.
Leaving [Fm] on the midnight _ [Gb] train. _ _
[Ab] Yeah.
_ [C] _ _ [Db] Said he's going [Fm] back.
_ _ _ [Bbm] Going back.
[G] To a [Ab] simpler place and time.
_ _ Oh, yes, he is.
And he's going to [Ebm] be right by his side.
[Db] Now I'm with [Fm] him.
I know [Ebm] you will.
Oh, left midnight train [Bbm] to Georgia.
Leaving on a midnight train.
[Eb] _ Yeah.
_ _ _ _ [Gb] _ I'd rather live in his _ world.
[Db] _ Than live without him in _ mine.
_ [Fm] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] He kept dreaming.
_ [Ebm] _ _
Dreaming.
[Ab] Ooh, [Db] that someday he'd be [Ab] a star.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _
Superstar.
[Ab] But he didn't get far.
[Db] But he sure [Ab] found out the hard way [Gb] that _
_ [Eb] dreams don't [Ebm] always come true.
[Ab] _ Oh, no.
[Db] Uh-uh.
Uh-uh.
Uh [Ebm]-uh.
[Db] So he burned [Fm] all his hopes.
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _
[Ab] And he _ [Db] even sold [Ab] _ _ his [Gb] own car. _
[Ab] _ _ _ [Db] But on one way ticket [Ab] back _ _ [Gb] _ _ [Eb] to the life _ _ [Gb] he once [Ebm] knew.
Oh, yes, [Db] he did.
He [Gb] said he would.
[Ebm] Oh, _ [Db] he's [Fm] leaving.
Leaving.
_ [Ebm] _ _ On [Ab] that midnight [Db] train to Georgia.
Leaving [Ab] on a midnight train.
[Ebm] _ _ _ [Ab] Yeah.
_ [C] _ [Db] Said he's going back [Fm] to mine.
_ [Bbm] _ _ Ooh.
[Eb] _
A simpler [Ab] place in time. _
_ Ooh.
_ _ Yeah. _
_ [Db] And I'm gonna be with [Fm] him.
I know [Ebm] you will.
Oh, that midnight _ [Bbm] train to Georgia. _
Uh-uh.
[Eb] _ _ _ Oh, [Gb] no.
_ _ I'd rather live in his world.
[Db] _ Than live without him in mine.
_ _ [Fm] _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ _ _
Oh, [Db] _ _ _ [Fm] he's leaving. _ _
_ [Ebm] _ Leaving.
On that midnight train [Db] to Georgia.
Leaving on [Ab] a midnight [Gb] train.
Yeah.
_ Ooh, [Ab] yo. _ _
_ [Db] Said he's going back [Ab] to mine. _
[Bbm] _ Going back to mine. Ooh. _
A simpler [Abm] place in time.
[Db] Ooh, yo.
And I'm gonna be with him. _ _
I _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ know [Ebm] you will.
Oh, _ _ _ that [Bbm] midnight train to [Eb] Georgia.
Leaving on a midnight train. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Gb]
Yeah.
I'd rather live in his world. _
[Abm] Than live without him [Db] _
in mine.
[Fm] _ _ _ [Gb] It's true.
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Fm] For love.
For _ [Gb] love.
For my [Ebm] boy.
The [Db] midnight train to go.
For love.
[Fm] For love.
_ _ [Ebm] _ _
_ [Ab] _ _ Midnight [Db] train to go.
For love.
For love.
For my boy. _
For my boy.
The midnight train to go.
For my world.
[Ab] His [Gb] world.
Our world.
[Db] _ His love.
For love. For [Ab] love.
His [Ebm] love. _ _
His _ _ _ [Db] love.
I've got to [Fm] go.
I've got [Ebm] to go.
[Gb] I've got to go.
_ _ [Db] _ I've got to [Fm] go.
I've [Ebm] got to _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Db] _ go.
For my world.
[Fm] _
_ _ _ [Gb] _ For my man. _
_ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

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This song is part of Masters Of The Last Century: Best of Gladys Knight album.

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