Midnight Train To Georgia chords by Gladys Knight And The Pips

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 = C# or Db
   Em7 = Fm7
	F = F# or Gb
	G = G# or Ab
	D = D# or Eb
    Am = A#m or Bbm

Capo 1

C Em7 F G x2

Verse 1
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C   Em7  F  G
  L.A.       proved
C         Em7    F         G
 too much for the man, (Too much for the man.  He couldn't
C		  Em7       F  D    G       G7
make it)  So he's leavin' the life    he's come to know,   (He said he's
C          Em7        F   G
goin') He Said he's goin back to find    (goin back to find)
C     Em7           F     G
Ooh, Ooh, Ooh  what's left of his world,
C        Em7     F  D      G   G7
  The world he left behind   Not so long ago.

Chorus 1
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   C    Em7   F     G
He's leaving, (leavin)  On that midnight train to
C            Em7       F  G
Georgia, (Leavin' on the midnight train)
C          Em7 F          D        G
Said he's goin' back   (Goin back to find)   To a simpler place and time.
                      G7
(Whenever he takes that ride) Oh yes he is (Guess who's gonna be right by his side)
   C     Em7       F       G
And I'll be with him (I know you will) On that midnight train to
Am                     D
Georgia, (Leavin' on the midnight train to Georgia, Woo-woo)
F               G
 I'd rather live in his world (Livin in his world) Than live without him in
C      Em7   F  G
mine. (Their world is his, his and hers alone)

Verse 2
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C    Em7    F     G
 He kept dreamin' (dreamin')  That someday
C      Em7   F         G
 he'd be the star. (A superstar, but he didn't get far)
C           Em7      F     D      G
 But he sure found out the hard way That dreams don't always
                      G7
come true. (Dreams don't always come true. Uh-uh. No. Uh-uh) So he
C       Em7  F   G
pawned all his hopes  (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) and he even
C Em7    F    G
sold his old car (Ooh ooh ooh ooh) Bought a
C        Em7  F       D  G
one way ticket back    To the life  he once knew,
       G7
Oh yes he did, He said he would. Although

Chorus 2
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C       Em7   F     G
 he's leavin (leavin')  On that midnight train to
C            Em7       F   G
Georgia, (Leavin' on the midnight train.)
C             Em7  F         D      G
Said he's goin' back to find  (Goin back to find)  A simpler place and time.
               G7
(Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side) And I'm
C         Em7         F     G
 gonna be with him  (I know you will)  On that midnight train to
Am                    D
Georgia, (Leavin on the midnight train to Georgia. Woo-woo!)
F               G
 I'd rather live in his world (Live in his world) Than live without him in
C      Em7   F  G
mine. (Their world is his, his and hers alone)

chorus 3
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 C       Em7 F       G
Ooh, he's leavin  (leavin) On the midnight train to
C           Em7        F       G
Georgia (Leavin on the midnight train) Yeah, ooh lord
C            Em7 F         D         G
Said he's goin back to find (Goin back to find)  Oooh, a simpler place and time.
               G7
(Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side) I've
C         Em7        F     G
got to be with him  (I know you will)  Ohhh, on that midnight
Am                        D
train to Georgia (Leavin on the midnight train to Georgia. Woo-woo)
F               G
 I'd rather live in his world (Livin in his world) That live without him
 C       Em7   F  G
(Her) in mine (world is his, his and hers alone)

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