Gladys Knight And The Pips - Midnight Train To Georgia

Intro -x2-: C#0 Fm71 F#2 G#3
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1Verse:
C#4      Fm75   F#6    G#7
2   l.a.              proved
C#8                 Fm79       F#10                 G#11
3 too much for the man, -Too much for the man.   He couldn't
C#		   Fm712              F#13   D#14       G#15             G#716
4make it-   So he's leavin' the life        he's come to know,      -He said he's
C#17                   Fm718                F#19     G#20
5goin'- He Said he's goin back to find       -goin back to find-
C#21         Fm722                     F#23         G#24
6Ooh, Ooh, Ooh   what's left of his world,
C#25                Fm726          F#27   D#28            G#29     G#730
7    The world he left behind      Not so long ago.
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9Chorus:
     C#31        Fm732      F#33          G#34
10He's leaving, -leavin-    On that midnight train to
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11Georgia, -Leavin' on the midnight train-
C#39                    Fm740  F#41                   D#42               G#43
12Said he's goin' back     -Goin back to find-     To a simpler place and time.
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13-Whenever he takes that ride- Oh yes he is -Guess who's gonna be right by his side-
      C#45          Fm746             F#47             G#48
14And I'll be with him -I know you will- On that midnight train to
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15Georgia, -Leavin' on the midnight train to Georgia, Woo-woo-
F#51                              G#52
16 I'd rather live in his world -Livin in his world- Than live without him in
C#53            Fm754      F#55    G#56
17mine. -Their world is his, his and hers alone-
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19Verse:
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20 He kept dreamin' -dreamin'-   That someday
C#61            Fm762      F#63                 G#64
21 he'd be the star. -a superstar, but he didn't get far-
C#65                     Fm766           F#67          D#68           G#69
22 But he sure found out the hard way  That dreams don't always
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23come true. -Dreams don't always come true. Uh-uh. No. Uh-uh- So he
C#71              Fm772   F#73      G#74
24pawned all his hopes   -Ooh ooh ooh ooh- and he even
C#75 Fm776        F#77        G#78
25sold his old car -Ooh ooh ooh ooh- Bought a
C#79                Fm780   F#81              D#82    G#83
26one way ticket back       To the life   he once knew,
              G#784
27Oh yes he did,  He said he would. Although
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29Chorus:
C#85             Fm786      F#87         G#88
30 he's leavin -leavin'-   On that midnight train to
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31Georgia, -Leavin' on the midnight train.-
C#93                         Fm794   F#95                  D#96            G#97
32Said he's goin' back to find   -Goin back to find-    a simpler place and time.
                              G#798
33-Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side- And I'm
C#99                  Fm7100                  F#101         G#102
34 gonna be with him    -I know you will-   On that midnight train to
A#m103                                        D#104
35Georgia, -Leavin on the midnight train to Georgia. Woo-woo!-
F#105                              G#106
36 I'd rather live in his world -Live in his world- Than live without him in
C#107            Fm7108      F#109    G#110
37mine. -Their world is his, his and hers alone-
38
39Chorus:
 C#111              Fm7112  F#113              G#114
40Ooh, he's leavin    -leavin- On the midnight train to
C#115                      Fm7116               F#117             G#118
41Georgia -Leavin on the midnight train- Yeah, ooh lord
C#119                       Fm7120  F#121                 D#122                  G#123
42Said he's goin back to find -Goin back to find-   Oooh, a simpler place and time.
                              G#7124
43-Whenever he takes that ride, guess who's gonna be right by his side-  I've
C#125                 Fm7126               F#127          G#128
44got to be with him    -I know you will-   Ohhh, on that midnight
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45train to Georgia -Leavin on the midnight train to Georgia. Woo-woo-
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46 I'd rather live in his world -Livin in his world- That live without him
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47-Her- in mine -world is his, his and hers alone-
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49Outro:
C#137      Fm7138                   F#139                          G#140
50  -One love- One love -gonna board-gonna board, -On the midnight train to ride-
C#141               Fm7142                      F#143                          G#144
51  One love -One love- Wanna board -gonna board- Gotta board -On the midnight train to ride-
C#145               Fm7146                      F#147                     G#148
52  One love -One love- Wanna board -gonna board- Uh-huh -On the midnight train to ride-
C#149               Fm7150                    F#151                   G#152
53  My world -One love- His world -gonna board- Our world is mine and his alone
C#153               Fm7154                    F#155                   G#156
54  My world -One love- His world -gonna board- Our world is mine and his alone
C#157                 Fm7158                      F#159                          G#160
55 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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