Midnight Train To Georgia chords by Gladys Knight

{t:Midnight Train to Georgia}
{st:Gladys Knight and the Pips}
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CHORDS:
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{c:GTR: Capo  1}
INTRO: TWICE
[C]  [Em7]  [Dm]  [F]

Verse 1
[C]   L.A.[Em7]  [Dm]  [F]   proved
[C] too much for the [Em7]girl,
{soh}(Too [Dm]much for the girl, [F]  She couldn't [C]make it){eoh}
So she's [Em7]leavin' the life [Dm]     [F]    [G]she's come to know, [G7]
{soh}(She said she's [C]goin'){eoh}
She said she's [Em7]goin back to find  [Dm]
{soh}([F]goin back to find){eoh}
[C]Ooh, Ooh, [Em7]Ooh   what's left of her[Dm] world,   [F]
[C]The world she [Em7]left behind  [Dm]    [F]  [G]Not so long a[G7]go

Chorus
She's [C]leaving, [Em7]
{soh}(leavin){eoh} [Dm]
On that [F]midnight train to [C]Georgia,
{soh}(Leavin' on the [Em7]midnight train){eoh}  [Dm]     [F]
[C]Said she's goin' back [Em7]
{soh}([Dm]Goin back to find){eoh}  [F]
To a simpler [G]place and time, Oh yes she is

{soh}(Whenever she takes that ride){eoh}


{soh}(Guess who's gonna be right by her side){eoh}
And I'[C]ll be with [Em7]her
{soh}(I know you [Dm]will){eoh}
On that [F]midnight train to [E7sus2]Georgia,
{soh}(Leavin' on the midnight train to [E7]Georgia, Woo-woo){eoh}
[F] I'd rather live in her world
{soh}([G]Live in her world){eoh}
Than live without her in [C]mine.
{soh}(Their [Em7]world is [Dm]his, [F]his and hers alone){eoh}

Verse 2
[C] She kept [Em7]dreamin'
{soh}([Dm]dreamin'){eoh}
[F]  That someday
[C] she'd be the [Em7]star.
{soh}(A [Dm]superstar, but she [F]didn't get far){eoh}
[C] But she sure found out[Em7] the hard way
[Dm] That dream[F]s don't alwa[G]ys come true.
{soh}(Dreams don't always come true. [G7]Uh-uh. No. Uh-uh{eoh})
So she [C]pawned all her [Em7]hopes [Dm]
{soh}(Ooh [F]ooh ooh ooh){eoh}
And she even [C]so[Em7]ld her old [Dm]car
{soh}(Ooh [F]ooh ooh ooh){eoh}
Bought a [C]one way ticket ba[Em7]ck
[Dm]   To the life [F]  she [G]once knew,
Oh yes she did,[G7]  She said she would. So..

Chorus:
She's [C]leaving, [Em7]
{soh}(leavin){eoh} [Dm]
On that [F]midnight train to [C]Georgia,
{soh}(Leavin' on the [Em7]midnight train){eoh}  [Dm]     [F]
[C]Said she's goin' back [Em7]
{soh}([Dm]Goin back to find){eoh}  [F]
To a simpler [G]place and time, Oh yes she is

{soh}(Whenever she takes that ride){eoh}

{soh}(Guess who's gonna be right by her side){eoh}
And I'[C]ll be with [Em7]her
{soh}(I know you [Dm]will){eoh}
On that [F]midnight train to [E7sus2]Georgia,
{soh}(Leavin' on the midnight train to [E7]Georgia, Woo-woo){eoh}
[F] I'd rather live in her world
{soh}([G]Live in her world){eoh}
Than live without her in [C]mine.
{soh}(Their [Em7]world is [Dm]his, [F]his and hers alone){eoh}

Chorus:
She's [C]leaving, [Em7]
{soh}(leavin){eoh} [Dm]
On that [F]midnight train to [C]Georgia,
{soh}(Leavin' on the [Em7]midnight train){eoh}  [Dm]Yeah, ooh Lord   [F]
[C]Said she's goin' back [Em7]
{soh}([Dm]Goin back to find){eoh}  [F]
Oooh, a simpler [G]place and time.


{soh}(Whenever she takes that ride){eoh}

{soh}(Guess who's gonna be right by her side){eoh}
And I'[C]ve got to be with [Em7]her
{soh}(I know you [Dm]will){eoh}
On that [F]midnight train to [E7sus2]Georgia,
{soh}(Leavin' on the midnight train to [E7]Georgia, Woo-woo){eoh}
[G] I'd rather live in her world
{soh}([A]Live in her world){eoh}
Than live without her in [C]mine.
{soh}(Their [Em7]world is [F]his, [G]his and hers alone){eoh}

Outro
[C]  {soh}(One [Em7]love) {eoh}    One love
{soh}(gonna [Dm]board) Gonna board, On the [F]midnight train to ride
[C]  One love
{soh}(One [Em7]love){eoh}    Wanna board
{soh}(gonna [Dm]board) {eoh}   Gotta board, On the [F]midnight train to ride
[C]  One love
{soh}(One [Em7]love) {eoh}    Wanna board
{soh}(gonna [Dm]board){eoh}     Uh-huh On the [F]midnight train to ride
[C]  My world
{soh}(One [Em7]love) {eoh}    Her world
{soh}(gonna [Dm]board) {eoh}     Our world is [F]mine and hers alone
[C]  My world
{soh}(One [Em7]love) {eoh}     His world
{soh}(gonna [Dm]board){eoh}      Our world is [F]mine and hers alone
[C] I got to go
{soh}(One [Em7]love) {eoh}     I got to go
{soh}(Gonna [Dm]board) {eoh}    I got to go
{soh}(On the [F]midnight train) {eoh}
hey!
(repeat, fade)