Chords for Midnight Train to Georgia by Gladys Knight & The Pips (Lyrics)
Tempo:
91 bpm
Chords used:
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Fm
Ab
Ebm
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Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Ab] [Bbm]
[Gb] [Db] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Db] [Fm] LA, [Bbm]
[Bb] through [Db] too much [Fm] for the man, [Gb]
he [Db] couldn't make it.
[Fm] So he's leaving [Bbm] life, [Eb] he's come to [Ab] know.
[Ebm] [Bb] He said he's [Db] going, he said [Fm] he's going back to [Gb] find,
[Db] [Fm] what's [Gb] left of [Ab] the [Db] world [Fm] he left behind [Bbm] not [Eb] so [Ab] long ago.
[Gb] [Db] He's leaving, [Fm] leaving, [Ebm] [Ab] on that big black [Db] train, Georgia,
leaving [Fm] on the midnight [Ebm] train.
[Db] Said he's going [Fm] back,
[Bbm] going [Eb] back to find,
to a simpler [Ab] place and time,
oh yes he [Ab] is,
now [Db] with [Fm] him,
[Ebm] on that big black train, [Bbm] Georgia,
leaving on that midnight train.
[Eb] [Gb] I'd rather live in his world,
[Abm] than live without him [Db] in mine.
[Cm] That world is [Gb] his, [Ab] his and hers and [Db] all.
He kept [Fm] dreaming, [Bbm] dreaming,
[Ab] knew that [Db] someday he'd be [Fm] a star.
[Bbm] But he didn't get far.
[Db] But he sure found out the hard way,
[Gb] that [Eb] dreams don't [Gb] always come [Ab] true.
Oh no, uh uh, uh uh, uh uh.
[Db] So he burned [Fm] all his hopes,
[Gb] [Ab] and he [Db] even sold [Fm] his [Bbm] old car.
[Ab] [Db] Bought a one way [Fm] ticket back,
[Gb] to [Eb] the life [Ebm] he once knew.
Oh yes [Ab] he did, he said he would.
[Db] Oh he's [Fm] leaving, leaving,
[Ebm] [Bb] on that night [Db] train, Georgia,
[Fm] leaving on the midnight [Ebm] train.
Yeah, [Db] said he's going [Fm] back to find,
[Bbm] oh [Eb] a [Ab] simpler place and time,
oh yes he's going to keep that pocket [Db] time,
I [Fm] [Ebm] told you will,
on that [Bbm] night train to Georgia,
[Eb] on that midnight train to Georgia.
Oh, [Gb]
I'd rather live in [Ab] his world,
than live without [Db] him in [Cm] mine.
That world [Gb] is his, [Bb] his and [Db]
[Fm] hers and [Ebm] all.
Oh he's leaving, [Ab] leaving,
on that night [Db] train, Georgia,
leaving [Fm] on the midnight [Ebm] train.
Yeah, [Ab] oh yeah, [Db] said he's going [Fm] back to find,
[Bbm] going [Eb] back to find,
oh [Ab] a simpler place and time,
oh yes he's going to keep that pocket time,
[Db] I [Fm] [Ebm] told you will,
on [Bbm] that night train to Georgia,
on that midnight [Eb] train to Georgia.
Yeah, [Gb] I'd rather live in his [Ab] world,
than [Eb] live without [Db] him in [Fm] mine.
That world [Gb] is his, [Ab] his [Db] and hers [Cm] and all.
Gonna, [Gb] gonna, [Bb] gonna go on the midnight [Db] train ride,
gonna, [Fm] gonna, [Ebm] gonna go on,
gotta [Bb] go on the night [Db] train to go,
gonna, [Fm] [Ebm] [Bb] go on the midnight [Db] train to go,
my [Ab] world, his [Bbm] world, our [Ab] world,
[Db]
[Cm] [Bbm] [Bb] his [Db] world, I've got [Fm] to go,
I've got [Ebm] to go, I've got to [Db] go,
I've got [Fm] to go, I've [Ebm] [Bb] got to go,
I've got to [Db] go, I've [Fm] [Ebm] [Bb] [Db]
[Fm] [Ebm] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] got to go,
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[Gb] [Db] [Ab] [Bbm]
[Ab] [Db] [Fm] LA, [Bbm]
[Bb] through [Db] too much [Fm] for the man, [Gb]
he [Db] couldn't make it.
[Fm] So he's leaving [Bbm] life, [Eb] he's come to [Ab] know.
[Ebm] [Bb] He said he's [Db] going, he said [Fm] he's going back to [Gb] find,
[Db] [Fm] what's [Gb] left of [Ab] the [Db] world [Fm] he left behind [Bbm] not [Eb] so [Ab] long ago.
[Gb] [Db] He's leaving, [Fm] leaving, [Ebm] [Ab] on that big black [Db] train, Georgia,
leaving [Fm] on the midnight [Ebm] train.
[Db] Said he's going [Fm] back,
[Bbm] going [Eb] back to find,
to a simpler [Ab] place and time,
oh yes he [Ab] is,
now [Db] with [Fm] him,
[Ebm] on that big black train, [Bbm] Georgia,
leaving on that midnight train.
[Eb] [Gb] I'd rather live in his world,
[Abm] than live without him [Db] in mine.
[Cm] That world is [Gb] his, [Ab] his and hers and [Db] all.
He kept [Fm] dreaming, [Bbm] dreaming,
[Ab] knew that [Db] someday he'd be [Fm] a star.
[Bbm] But he didn't get far.
[Db] But he sure found out the hard way,
[Gb] that [Eb] dreams don't [Gb] always come [Ab] true.
Oh no, uh uh, uh uh, uh uh.
[Db] So he burned [Fm] all his hopes,
[Gb] [Ab] and he [Db] even sold [Fm] his [Bbm] old car.
[Ab] [Db] Bought a one way [Fm] ticket back,
[Gb] to [Eb] the life [Ebm] he once knew.
Oh yes [Ab] he did, he said he would.
[Db] Oh he's [Fm] leaving, leaving,
[Ebm] [Bb] on that night [Db] train, Georgia,
[Fm] leaving on the midnight [Ebm] train.
Yeah, [Db] said he's going [Fm] back to find,
[Bbm] oh [Eb] a [Ab] simpler place and time,
oh yes he's going to keep that pocket [Db] time,
I [Fm] [Ebm] told you will,
on that [Bbm] night train to Georgia,
[Eb] on that midnight train to Georgia.
Oh, [Gb]
I'd rather live in [Ab] his world,
than live without [Db] him in [Cm] mine.
That world [Gb] is his, [Bb] his and [Db]
[Fm] hers and [Ebm] all.
Oh he's leaving, [Ab] leaving,
on that night [Db] train, Georgia,
leaving [Fm] on the midnight [Ebm] train.
Yeah, [Ab] oh yeah, [Db] said he's going [Fm] back to find,
[Bbm] going [Eb] back to find,
oh [Ab] a simpler place and time,
oh yes he's going to keep that pocket time,
[Db] I [Fm] [Ebm] told you will,
on [Bbm] that night train to Georgia,
on that midnight [Eb] train to Georgia.
Yeah, [Gb] I'd rather live in his [Ab] world,
than [Eb] live without [Db] him in [Fm] mine.
That world [Gb] is his, [Ab] his [Db] and hers [Cm] and all.
Gonna, [Gb] gonna, [Bb] gonna go on the midnight [Db] train ride,
gonna, [Fm] gonna, [Ebm] gonna go on,
gotta [Bb] go on the night [Db] train to go,
gonna, [Fm] [Ebm] [Bb] go on the midnight [Db] train to go,
my [Ab] world, his [Bbm] world, our [Ab] world,
[Db]
[Cm] [Bbm] [Bb] his [Db] world, I've got [Fm] to go,
I've got [Ebm] to go, I've got to [Db] go,
I've got [Fm] to go, I've [Ebm] [Bb] got to go,
I've got to [Db] go, I've [Fm] [Ebm] [Bb] [Db]
[Fm] [Ebm] [Db]
[Fm] [Eb] got to go,
[N]
Key:
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Fm
Ab
Ebm
Bbm
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Fm
Ab
_ _ _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Fm] LA, _ [Bbm] _ _
[Bb] _ through [Db] too much [Fm] for the man, [Gb] _
_ he [Db] couldn't make it.
[Fm] So he's leaving [Bbm] life, _ _ [Eb] he's come to [Ab] know. _
[Ebm] _ [Bb] He said he's [Db] going, he said [Fm] he's going back to [Gb] find,
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Fm] what's [Gb] left of [Ab] the _ [Db] world [Fm] he left behind [Bbm] not [Eb] so [Ab] long ago.
_ _ [Gb] _ [Db] He's leaving, [Fm] leaving, [Ebm] _ [Ab] on that big black [Db] train, Georgia,
leaving [Fm] on the midnight [Ebm] train.
_ _ _ [Db] Said he's going [Fm] back, _
[Bbm] going [Eb] back to find,
to a simpler [Ab] place and time,
oh yes he [Ab] is,
now [Db] with [Fm] him,
_ [Ebm] on that big black train, [Bbm] Georgia,
leaving on that midnight train.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ I'd rather live in his world,
[Abm] than live without him [Db] in mine.
[Cm] That world is [Gb] his, [Ab] his and hers and [Db] all.
He kept [Fm] dreaming, [Bbm] dreaming,
[Ab] knew that [Db] someday he'd be [Fm] a star.
_ [Bbm] But he didn't get far.
[Db] But he sure found out the hard way,
[Gb] that [Eb] dreams don't [Gb] always come [Ab] true.
Oh no, uh uh, uh uh, uh uh.
[Db] So he burned [Fm] all his hopes,
_ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] and he [Db] even sold [Fm] his [Bbm] old car.
[Ab] _ [Db] Bought a one way [Fm] ticket back,
[Gb] to [Eb] the life [Ebm] he once knew.
Oh yes [Ab] he did, he said he would.
_ [Db] Oh he's [Fm] leaving, leaving,
[Ebm] _ [Bb] on that night [Db] train, Georgia,
[Fm] leaving on the midnight [Ebm] train.
Yeah, _ [Db] said he's going [Fm] back to find,
[Bbm] oh [Eb] a [Ab] simpler place and time,
oh yes he's going to keep that pocket [Db] time,
I [Fm] _ [Ebm] told you will,
on that [Bbm] night train to Georgia,
[Eb] on that midnight train to Georgia.
Oh, [Gb] _
I'd rather live in [Ab] his world,
than live without [Db] him in [Cm] mine.
That world [Gb] is his, [Bb] his and [Db] _ _
[Fm] hers and [Ebm] all.
Oh he's leaving, [Ab] leaving,
on that night [Db] train, Georgia,
leaving [Fm] on the midnight [Ebm] train.
Yeah, [Ab] oh yeah, _ [Db] said he's going [Fm] back to find,
[Bbm] going [Eb] back to find,
oh [Ab] a simpler place and time,
oh yes he's going to keep that pocket time,
[Db] I [Fm] _ [Ebm] told you will,
on [Bbm] that night train to Georgia,
on that midnight [Eb] train to Georgia.
Yeah, _ [Gb] I'd rather live in his [Ab] world,
than [Eb] live without [Db] him in [Fm] mine.
That world [Gb] is his, [Ab] his [Db] and hers [Cm] and all.
Gonna, [Gb] gonna, [Bb] gonna go on the midnight [Db] train ride,
gonna, [Fm] gonna, [Ebm] gonna go on,
gotta [Bb] go on the night [Db] train to go,
gonna, [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] go on the midnight [Db] train to go,
my [Ab] world, his [Bbm] world, our [Ab] world,
_ [Db] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] his [Db] world, I've got [Fm] to go,
I've got [Ebm] to go, I've got to [Db] go,
I've got [Fm] to go, I've [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] got to go,
I've got to [Db] go, I've [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ got to go,
[N] _ _
[Gb] _ _ [Db] _ _ [Ab] _ _ [Bbm] _ _
[Ab] _ _ [Db] _ [Fm] LA, _ [Bbm] _ _
[Bb] _ through [Db] too much [Fm] for the man, [Gb] _
_ he [Db] couldn't make it.
[Fm] So he's leaving [Bbm] life, _ _ [Eb] he's come to [Ab] know. _
[Ebm] _ [Bb] He said he's [Db] going, he said [Fm] he's going back to [Gb] find,
_ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Fm] what's [Gb] left of [Ab] the _ [Db] world [Fm] he left behind [Bbm] not [Eb] so [Ab] long ago.
_ _ [Gb] _ [Db] He's leaving, [Fm] leaving, [Ebm] _ [Ab] on that big black [Db] train, Georgia,
leaving [Fm] on the midnight [Ebm] train.
_ _ _ [Db] Said he's going [Fm] back, _
[Bbm] going [Eb] back to find,
to a simpler [Ab] place and time,
oh yes he [Ab] is,
now [Db] with [Fm] him,
_ [Ebm] on that big black train, [Bbm] Georgia,
leaving on that midnight train.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Gb] _ I'd rather live in his world,
[Abm] than live without him [Db] in mine.
[Cm] That world is [Gb] his, [Ab] his and hers and [Db] all.
He kept [Fm] dreaming, [Bbm] dreaming,
[Ab] knew that [Db] someday he'd be [Fm] a star.
_ [Bbm] But he didn't get far.
[Db] But he sure found out the hard way,
[Gb] that [Eb] dreams don't [Gb] always come [Ab] true.
Oh no, uh uh, uh uh, uh uh.
[Db] So he burned [Fm] all his hopes,
_ [Gb] _ _ [Ab] and he [Db] even sold [Fm] his [Bbm] old car.
[Ab] _ [Db] Bought a one way [Fm] ticket back,
[Gb] to [Eb] the life [Ebm] he once knew.
Oh yes [Ab] he did, he said he would.
_ [Db] Oh he's [Fm] leaving, leaving,
[Ebm] _ [Bb] on that night [Db] train, Georgia,
[Fm] leaving on the midnight [Ebm] train.
Yeah, _ [Db] said he's going [Fm] back to find,
[Bbm] oh [Eb] a [Ab] simpler place and time,
oh yes he's going to keep that pocket [Db] time,
I [Fm] _ [Ebm] told you will,
on that [Bbm] night train to Georgia,
[Eb] on that midnight train to Georgia.
Oh, [Gb] _
I'd rather live in [Ab] his world,
than live without [Db] him in [Cm] mine.
That world [Gb] is his, [Bb] his and [Db] _ _
[Fm] hers and [Ebm] all.
Oh he's leaving, [Ab] leaving,
on that night [Db] train, Georgia,
leaving [Fm] on the midnight [Ebm] train.
Yeah, [Ab] oh yeah, _ [Db] said he's going [Fm] back to find,
[Bbm] going [Eb] back to find,
oh [Ab] a simpler place and time,
oh yes he's going to keep that pocket time,
[Db] I [Fm] _ [Ebm] told you will,
on [Bbm] that night train to Georgia,
on that midnight [Eb] train to Georgia.
Yeah, _ [Gb] I'd rather live in his [Ab] world,
than [Eb] live without [Db] him in [Fm] mine.
That world [Gb] is his, [Ab] his [Db] and hers [Cm] and all.
Gonna, [Gb] gonna, [Bb] gonna go on the midnight [Db] train ride,
gonna, [Fm] gonna, [Ebm] gonna go on,
gotta [Bb] go on the night [Db] train to go,
gonna, [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ [Bb] go on the midnight [Db] train to go,
my [Ab] world, his [Bbm] world, our [Ab] world,
_ [Db] _ _
[Cm] _ _ [Bbm] _ _ [Bb] his [Db] world, I've got [Fm] to go,
I've got [Ebm] to go, I've got to [Db] go,
I've got [Fm] to go, I've [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] got to go,
I've got to [Db] go, I've [Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Db] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [Eb] _ got to go,
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