The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia tab by Reba Mcentire
Guitar Tab
- Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: Cm
There are three instrument parts combined into one guitar part:
- 1: lead guitar
- 2: rhythm guitar
- 3: select piano parts tabbed for guitar
Rhythm Guitar chord voicings:
Cm Bb/C F/C Gm7 Gm Am D7 G Em
e|--x-- --x-- --1-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x-- --x--|
B|--4-- --3-- --1-- --3-- --3-- --5-- --7-- --3-- --0--|
G|--5-- --3-- --2-- --3-- --3-- --5-- --5-- --0-- --0--|
D|--5-- --3-- --3-- --3-- --5-- --7-- --7-- --0-- --2--|
A|--3-- --3-- --3-- --5-- --5-- --7-- --5-- --x-- --2--|
E|--x-- --x-- --x-- --3-- --3-- --5-- --x-- --3-- --0--|
NOTE: The song modulates to G major during the chorus and bridge.
Intro:
Cm
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|-4----13-----15---11h13------------------|
G|------------------------------------3----|-5---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------3h5-------|-5----13-----15---12/13------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Cm
e|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|-4----16-----15---11h13------------------|-4----13-----15---11h13------------------|
G|-5---------------------------------------|-5---------------------------------------|
D|-5----17-----15---12/13-------------3h5--|-5----13-----15---12/13-------------5----|
A|-3---------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
He was
Cm
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-4----16-----15---11h13------------------|
G|-5---------------------------------------|
D|-5----17-----15---12/13------------------|
A|-3---------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse 1:
on his way home .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------4-----------4h-3----------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5-----------5-----------5-------|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5-----------5-----------5----|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Andy .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
He said
Cm Gm7 Cm
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|-4-----------------------13-13----13~-----------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-5----------------------------------------------|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|-5----------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
I'm your best friend .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm Now
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|-4-----------------------------16------15-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-5----------------------------------------------|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|-5-----------------------------17------15-------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------13h15------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
he got mad .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|-4----------------------------------------------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-5----------------------------------------------|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|-5----------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
That's the night .
Chorus:
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-------7---x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|-7--------7--x-----------5-------5---x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7----|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-------7---x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|----------7--x-----------5-------5---x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7-------7---x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|----------7--x-----------5-------5---x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 Gm Well
e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------6----------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-3---------------------------------------8-6----|
G|------------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7----------------------|-5----------------------------------------------|
A|-7-----------------------5----------------------|-5----------------------------------------------|
E|-5----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse 2:
Andy got scared .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm His
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|-4----------------------------------------------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-5----------------------------------------------|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|-5----------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
brother thought his wife .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm
e|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------11p10p8----------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|-4--------------------------------11p8----------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-5--------------------------------------10p8----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|-5-------------------------------------------10-|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
He went off to .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm He
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------3-------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------3h----4----------4------3-------------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------------------------------5-------|
D|----5--------------5--------3---------------3----|----5-------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
looked through the screen .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm The
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|-4-----------------4-----4-----4-----4\---------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-5-----------------5-----5-----5-----5\---------|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|-5-----------------5-----5-----5-----5\---------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------3-----3-----3-----3\---------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Bridge:
Georgia patrol .
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|-7--------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 Gm The
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|-5----------------------------------------------|
A|----------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5----------------------------------------------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse 3:
judge said "Guilty!" .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|-4----------------------------------------------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-5----------------------------------------------|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|-5----------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chorus:
That's the night .
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|-7--------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|----------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7--6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|----------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7--6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 Gm Well, they
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7----------------------|-5----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------5----------------------|-5----------------------------------------------|
E|-5----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Verse 4:
hung my brother .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm And
e|------------------------------------------------|-------------8-----8~---------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|-4--------------------------4p-3----------------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-5--------------------------------5p-3----------|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|-5--------------------------------------5p-3----|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
his cheatin' wife .
Cm Bb/C Cm F/C
e|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------1-------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|----------4-----------------------------1-------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-------5--------5--------------2-----------2----|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|----5--------------5--------3-------------------|
A|-3-----------------------3----------------------|-3-----------------------3----------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Cm Gm7 Cm
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|----------4-----------------------3-------------|-4----------------------------------------------|
G|-------5--------5--------------3--------3-------|-5----------------------------------------------|
D|----5--------------5--------3--------------3----|-5----------------------------------------------|
A|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------3----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Chorus: That's the night .
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|-7--------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|----------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|----------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------12---------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------12----12~--------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|-------------------------------------12~--------|
A|----------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--------5----------------------------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--------3----------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|-7--------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|----------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7 G Em
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7--------7--x----------|----------------------------5-------------------|
A|----------7--x-----------5--------5--x----------|-5--------5--x-----7p-5h-7-----7-----7p-5-------|
E|-5--------5--x----------------------------------|-3--------3--x-----------------------------7p-6-|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Am D7
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------7----------------------|
A|-------------------------5----------------------|
E|-5----------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Outro:
Gm Gm
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----8--------10----6h-8----------------------|-3----11--------10----6h-8----------------------|
G|-3----------------------------------------------|-3--------------------------------------------3-|
D|-5-----8--------10----7/-8----------------------|-5----12--------10----7/-8-----------------3----|
A|-5----------------------------------------------|-5-----------------------------------3h-5-------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
Gm Gm
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-3-----8--------10----6h-8----------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
G|-3----------------------------------------------|-3-----3--------2-------------------------------|
D|-5-----8--------10----7/-8----------------------|-5--------------------3--5~---------------------|
A|-5----------------------------------------------|-5----------------------------------------------|
E|-3----------------------------------------------|-3----------------------------------------------|
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| x Palm mute
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