Midnight Train To Georgia chords by Gladys Knight And The Pips

Chords with lyrics

Midnight Train to Georgia - Gladys Knight and the Pips
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Tabbed by: Johnny Butt

This is probably the most thorough chord tab i've done to date. There's a couple
things to keep in mind:
1) Words not in parenthesis (/) are sung by Gladys
2) Words in parenthesis () are sung by the Pips
3) Words in brackets [] are sung by both'
4) There is a capo on the first fret
5) For those who want to know the actual chord names:
	C majorC = C#C# or DbDb
   E minor 7Em7 = Fm7Fm7
	FF = F#F# or GbGb
	G+G = G#G# or AbAb
	D MajorD = D#D# or Eb MajorEb
    A minorAm = A#mA#m or BbmBbm

Capo 1

C majorC E minor 7Em7 FF G+G x2

Verse 1
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C majorC   E minor 7Em7  FF  G+G
  L.A.       proved
C majorC         E minor 7Em7    FF         G+G
 too much for the man, (Too much for the man.  He couldn't
C majorC		  E minor 7Em7       FF  D MajorD    G+G       G7G7
make it)  So he's leavin' the life    he's come to know,   (He said he's
C majorC          E minor 7Em7        FF   G+G
goin') He Said he's goin back to find    (goin back to find)
C majorC     E minor 7Em7           FF     G+G
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh  what's left of his world,
C majorC        E minor 7Em7     FF  D MajorD      G+G   G7G7
  The world he left behind   Not so long ago.

Chorus 1
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   C majorC    E minor 7Em7   FF     G+G
He's leaving, (leavin)  On that midnight train to
C majorC            E minor 7Em7       FF  G+G
Georgia, (Leavin' on the midnight train)
C majorC          E minor 7Em7 FF          D MajorD        G+G
Said he's goin' back   (Goin back to find)   To a simpler place and time.
                      G7G7
(Whenever he takes that ride) Oh yes he is (Guess who's gonna be right by his side)
   C majorC     E minor 7Em7       FF       G+G
And I'll be with him (I know you will) On that midnight train to
A minorAm                     D MajorD
Georgia, (Leavin' on the midnight train to Georgia, Woo-woo)
FF               G+G
 I'd rather live in his world (Livin in his world) Than live without him in
C majorC      E minor 7Em7   FF  G+G
mine. (Their world is his, his and hers alone)

Verse 2
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C majorC    E minor 7Em7    FF     G+G
 He kept dreamin' (dreamin')  That someday
C majorC      E minor 7Em7   FF         G+G
 he'd be the star. (A augmentedA superstar, but he didn't get far)
C majorC           E minor 7Em7      FF     D MajorD      G+G
 But he sure found out the hard way That dreams don't always
                      G7G7
come true. (Dreams don't always come true. Uh-uh. No. Uh-uh) So he
C majorC       E minor 7Em7  FF   G+G
pawned all his hopes  (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) and he even
C majorC E minor 7Em7    FF    G+G
sold his old car (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) Bought a
C majorC        E minor 7Em7  FF       D MajorD  G+G
one way ticket back    To the life  he once knew,
       G7G7
Oh yes he did, He said he would. Although

Chorus 2
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C majorC       E minor 7Em7   FF     G+G
 he's leavin (leavin')  On that midnight train to
C majorC            E minor 7Em7       FF   G+G
Georgia, (Leavin' on the midnight train.)
C majorC             E minor 7Em7  FF         D MajorD      G+G
Said he's goin' back to find  (Goin back to find)  A augmentedA simpler place and time.
               G7G7
(Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side) And I'm
C majorC         E minor 7Em7         FF     G+G
 gonna be with him  (I know you will)  On that midnight train to
A minorAm                    D MajorD
Georgia, (Leavin on the midnight train to Georgia. Woo-woo!)
FF               G+G
 I'd rather live in his world (Live in his world) Than live without him in
C majorC      E minor 7Em7   FF  G+G
mine. (Their world is his, his and hers alone)

chorus 3
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 C majorC       E minor 7Em7 FF       G+G
Ooh, he's leavin  (leavin) On the midnight train to
C majorC           E minor 7Em7        FF       G+G
Georgia (Leavin on the midnight train) Yeah, ooh lord
C majorC            E minor 7Em7 FF         D MajorD         G+G
Said he's goin back to find (Goin back to find)  Oooh, a simpler place and time.
               G7G7
(Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side) I've
C majorC         E minor 7Em7        FF     G+G
got to be with him  (I know you will)  Ohhh, on that midnight
A minorAm                        D MajorD
train to Georgia (Leavin on the midnight train to Georgia. Woo-woo)
FF               G+G
 I'd rather live in his world (Livin in his world) That live without him
 C majorC       E minor 7Em7   FF  G+G
(Her) in mine (world is his, his and hers alone)

Outro
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C majorC   E minor 7Em7          FF             G+G
 (One love) One love (gonna board)gonna board, [On the midnight train to ride]
C majorC        E minor 7Em7           FF             G+G
 One love (One love) Wanna board (gonna board) Gotta board [On the midnight train to ride]
C majorC        E minor 7Em7           FF           G+G
 One love (One love) Wanna board (gonna board) Uh-huh [On the midnight train to ride]
C majorC        E minor 7Em7          FF          G+G
 My world (One love) His world (gonna board) Our world is mine and his alone
C majorC        E minor 7Em7          FF          G+G
 My world (One love) His world (gonna board) Our world is mine and his alone
C majorC         E minor 7Em7           FF             G+G
 I got to go (One love) I got to go (Gonna board) I got to go (On the midnight train) hey!

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