Taking The Midnight Train by Tony Joe White - Uncovered (20 Chords
Tempo:
60.6 bpm
Chords used:
Am
A
F
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[Am] [Em] [A] [Em]
[Am] [Em] [A] [B]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am]
Taking [Em] the midnight train, [F] taking [A] the midnight train
[Am]
Can't [Em] stand this pain, [F] just [A] can't stand this pain
[Am] [C] To have [F] somebody hurt me [C] for no reason
For [Gm]
no cause, [A] for no good
[Am]
[B] [Am] I left home [Em] very young, [F] left home [Am] very young
[Em] California sun, [F] [A] California sun
[Am] [A] [A] [Am] [C] That damn [F] woman took me [C] for her lover
She [Gm] was the one, she [Am] was the one
[A]
[Am] [F] Seemed we were [Am] made for each other
[Dm] [Am] And I [Dm] couldn't [Am] be more satisfied
[Dm] But [Am] [Dm] then one night [Am] she packed her bags
[Dm] And left without a [Am] word
I [Dm] guess I'll never [Am] know the reason why
[C] It ain't no [F] use saying I [C] never loved her
[Gm] Cause I did, God [A] knows I did
[Em] [F]
[A] [Am] [Em] [F]
[A] [Am] [C]
[G] [C] [Gm]
[A] Taking [E] the midnight train, [F] taking the [A] midnight train
[Am] [A]
Can't [Em] stand this pain, [F] I just can't [A] stand this pain
[D]
[C] [A] [C] To have [F] somebody hurt me for [G] no [C] reason
For [Gm] no cause, [A] for no good
[Am] [Em] [Dm] [F] [B] [Am] [Em]
[F] [Am] [E]
[Em] [F]
[N]
[Am] [Em] [A] [B]
[Am] [G] [Am] [G]
[Am]
Taking [Em] the midnight train, [F] taking [A] the midnight train
[Am]
Can't [Em] stand this pain, [F] just [A] can't stand this pain
[Am] [C] To have [F] somebody hurt me [C] for no reason
For [Gm]
no cause, [A] for no good
[Am]
[B] [Am] I left home [Em] very young, [F] left home [Am] very young
[Em] California sun, [F] [A] California sun
[Am] [A] [A] [Am] [C] That damn [F] woman took me [C] for her lover
She [Gm] was the one, she [Am] was the one
[A]
[Am] [F] Seemed we were [Am] made for each other
[Dm] [Am] And I [Dm] couldn't [Am] be more satisfied
[Dm] But [Am] [Dm] then one night [Am] she packed her bags
[Dm] And left without a [Am] word
I [Dm] guess I'll never [Am] know the reason why
[C] It ain't no [F] use saying I [C] never loved her
[Gm] Cause I did, God [A] knows I did
[Em] [F]
[A] [Am] [Em] [F]
[A] [Am] [C]
[G] [C] [Gm]
[A] Taking [E] the midnight train, [F] taking the [A] midnight train
[Am] [A]
Can't [Em] stand this pain, [F] I just can't [A] stand this pain
[D]
[C] [A] [C] To have [F] somebody hurt me for [G] no [C] reason
For [Gm] no cause, [A] for no good
[Am] [Em] [Dm] [F] [B] [Am] [Em]
[F] [Am] [E]
[Em] [F]
[N]
Key:
Am
A
F
Em
C
Am
A
F
[Am] _ _ _ [Em] _ [A] _ _ _ [Em] _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Taking [Em] the midnight train, [F] taking [A] the midnight train
[Am] _
_ Can't [Em] stand this pain, [F] just [A] can't stand this pain
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] To have [F] somebody hurt me [C] for no reason
For _ [Gm]
no cause, _ [A] for no good
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ I left home [Em] very young, [F] left home [Am] very young _
_ _ [Em] California sun, _ [F] _ [A] California sun
[Am] _ [A] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [C] That damn [F] woman took me [C] for her lover
She [Gm] was the one, she [Am] was the one
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [F] Seemed we were [Am] made for each other
[Dm] _ _ [Am] And I [Dm] couldn't [Am] be more satisfied
[Dm] But [Am] _ [Dm] then one night [Am] she packed her bags
[Dm] And left without a [Am] word
I [Dm] guess I'll never [Am] know the reason why
[C] It ain't no [F] use saying I [C] never loved her
_ [Gm] Cause I did, God [A] knows I did
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Taking [E] the midnight train, [F] taking the [A] midnight train
_ [Am] _ [A]
Can't [Em] stand this pain, [F] I just can't [A] stand this pain
[D] _
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] To have [F] somebody hurt me for [G] no [C] reason
For [Gm] no cause, [A] for no good
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _
[Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _
[Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [B] _
[Am] _ _ [G] _ [Am] _ _ _ _ [G] _
[Am] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Taking [Em] the midnight train, [F] taking [A] the midnight train
[Am] _
_ Can't [Em] stand this pain, [F] just [A] can't stand this pain
_ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] To have [F] somebody hurt me [C] for no reason
For _ [Gm]
no cause, _ [A] for no good
_ _ [Am] _
_ _ [B] _ _ [Am] _ _ I left home [Em] very young, [F] left home [Am] very young _
_ _ [Em] California sun, _ [F] _ [A] California sun
[Am] _ [A] _ [A] _ _ [Am] _ [C] That damn [F] woman took me [C] for her lover
She [Gm] was the one, she [Am] was the one
_ _ [A] _
_ _ _ [Am] _ [F] Seemed we were [Am] made for each other
[Dm] _ _ [Am] And I [Dm] couldn't [Am] be more satisfied
[Dm] But [Am] _ [Dm] then one night [Am] she packed her bags
[Dm] And left without a [Am] word
I [Dm] guess I'll never [Am] know the reason why
[C] It ain't no [F] use saying I [C] never loved her
_ [Gm] Cause I did, God [A] knows I did
_ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [A] _ _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _ _ [F] _
_ [A] _ _ _ [Am] _ _ [C] _ _
[G] _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ Taking [E] the midnight train, [F] taking the [A] midnight train
_ [Am] _ [A]
Can't [Em] stand this pain, [F] I just can't [A] stand this pain
[D] _
[C] _ [A] _ _ _ [C] To have [F] somebody hurt me for [G] no [C] reason
For [Gm] no cause, [A] for no good
[Am] _ _ _ _ [Em] _ _ [Dm] _ [F] _ _ _ [B] _ [Am] _ [Em] _
_ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _ [E] _
[Em] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _