Midnight Train to Georgia Chords by Gladys Knight & The Pips

Tempo:
90.95 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

Fm

G#

D#m

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Midnight Train to Georgia chords
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[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#] [G#] [F#]
[C#] I'm in [Fm] L.A.
[F#]
[A#] [C#] Through too [Fm] much for the man.
[F#] Too much for [G#] the man.
He [C#] couldn't make it.
[Fm] So he's leaving [F#] the life.
[A#m] [F#] He's come to [G#] know.
[D#m] [A#m] He said [C#] he's going.
[Fm] He said he's going back to [F#] find.
[G#] Going [C#] back to find.
[Fm] What's [F#] left of the world.
[G#] [C#] The [Fm] world he left behind.
[F#] [A#m] Not so [F#] long ago.
[G#] [F#] [D#m] [C#] He's [Fm] leaving.
Leaving.
[F#] [G#] On that midnight [C#] train to Georgia.
[Fm] Leaving on that midnight [F#] train.
[G#] Yeah.
[D#m] [C#] Said he's going [Fm] back.
[A#m] Going back to [D#] find.
To a simpler [G#] place and time.
Oh yes he is.
He's going to be right back inside.
[C#] Now be with [Fm] him.
I know [D#m] you will.
Oh let midnight [A#m] train to Georgia.
Leaving on that midnight train.
[D#] Yeah.
[F#] I'd rather live in his [C#] world.
Than live without him in mine.
[Fm] World.
[F#] Is his.
In the [C#] door of the home.
He [Fm] kept dreaming.
[D#m] Dreaming.
[G#] Oh [C#] that someday he'd be [G#] a star.
[F#] A superstar.
[G#] But he didn't get far.
[C#] But he so [Fm] found out the hard [F#] way.
That [A#m] dreams don't [F#] always come [G#] true.
Oh no.
[F#] Uh uh.
Uh uh. [D#m] Uh uh.
[C#] So he burned [Fm] all his hopes.
[F#] [G#] Woo hoo.
[C#] And even [G#] sold [D#m] his old car.
[G#] Woo hoo.
[C#] For a one way [G#] ticket back.
[F#] [D#] To the life [D#m] he once knew.
Oh yes [C#] he did.
[F#] He said he would.
[C#] Oh he's [Fm] leaving.
Leaving.
[D#m] [G#] On that midnight [C#] train to Georgia.
[Fm] Leaving on that midnight [F#] train.
[G#] Yeah.
[C#] Said he's going [Fm] back to find.
[A#m] Going back to [D#] find.
A [F#] simpler place and [G#] time.
A simpler place and time.
I'm gonna [A#m] be back in [C#] time.
Not gonna be [Fm] with him.
I [D#m] told you Bill.
On that [A#m] midnight train to Georgia.
On that midnight train to Georgia.
Oh.
[F#]
I'd rather live in [C#] his world.
Than live without him in [Fm] mine.
World.
[F#] [C#] Oh.
He's leaving.
[F#] Leaving.
[D#m] On the [F#] midnight [C#] train to Georgia.
Leaving [Fm] on the midnight [D#m] train.
Yeah.
[G#] Oh yeah.
[C#] Said he's [Fm] going back to find.
[A#m] Going [D#] back to find.
[D#m] A simpler [G#m] place and time.
Whenever you get back, [C#] right.
This is gonna be right by his side.
Oh [Fm] [D#m] you will.
Oh.
[C#] [A#m] Midnight train Georgia.
Leaving on that midnight [D#] train.
[F#] I'd better live in his [C#] world than live without him in [Fm] mine.
[F#] [C#]
[Fm] [F#] I'm gonna [D#m] burn the [G#] midnight [C#] train and ride the full [Fm] hour.
[D#m] [A#m] [G#] The midnight [C#] train to go, I'm gonna [G#] [F#] burn [D#m] the [C#] midnight train to go.
My [G#] world, [F#] my [C#] world, mine and his alone.
My [Fm] world, [D#m] [C#] [F#] mine and his [C#] alone.
I've got [Fm] to go, I've got [D#m] to go, I've got [C#]
[Fm] to go.
[F#] [C#] [Fm] [D#m] [C#]
[Fm] [D#m] [C#] [Fm]
[D#m] [N]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
Fm
123111111
G#
134211114
D#m
13421116
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
Fm
123111111
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To learn Gladys Knight & The Pips - (Expanded Edition) Midnight Train To Georgia chords, your first step should be understanding these chords - D#m, C#, Fm, F#, C#, G#, C#, Fm and D#m in sequence. Ease into the song by practicing at 45 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 91 BPM. With the song's key of C# Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [F#] _ _
_ _ [C#] _ _ _ [G#] _ [F#] _ _
_ [C#] I'm in _ [Fm] L.A.
[F#] _
_ [A#] [C#] Through too [Fm] much for the man.
[F#] Too much for [G#] the man.
He [C#] couldn't make it.
[Fm] So he's leaving [F#] the life.
_ [A#m] _ _ [F#] He's come to [G#] know. _
[D#m] _ [A#m] He said [C#] he's going.
[Fm] He said he's going back to [F#] find.
[G#] Going [C#] back to find.
_ [Fm] What's [F#] left of the world.
[G#] _ _ [C#] The [Fm] world he left behind.
[F#] _ [A#m] Not so [F#] long ago. _
[G#] _ [F#] _ _ [D#m] _ [C#] He's [Fm] leaving.
Leaving.
[F#] _ [G#] On that midnight [C#] train to Georgia.
[Fm] Leaving on that midnight [F#] train.
_ [G#] Yeah.
[D#m] [C#] Said he's going [Fm] back.
[A#m] Going back to [D#] find.
To a simpler [G#] place and time.
Oh yes he is.
He's going to be right back inside.
[C#] Now be with [Fm] him.
I know [D#m] you will.
Oh let midnight [A#m] train to Georgia.
Leaving on that midnight train.
[D#] _ Yeah.
_ [F#] I'd rather live in his [C#] world.
Than live without him in mine.
[Fm] World.
[F#] Is his.
In the [C#] door of the home.
He [Fm] kept dreaming.
[D#m] Dreaming.
[G#] Oh [C#] that someday he'd be [G#] a star.
[F#] A superstar.
[G#] But he didn't get far.
[C#] But he so [Fm] found out the hard [F#] way.
That [A#m] dreams don't [F#] always come [G#] true.
Oh no.
[F#] Uh uh.
Uh uh. [D#m] Uh uh.
[C#] So he burned [Fm] all his hopes.
[F#] _ [G#] Woo hoo.
[C#] And even [G#] sold [D#m] his old car.
[G#] Woo hoo.
[C#] For a one way [G#] ticket back.
[F#] _ [D#] To the life [D#m] he once knew.
Oh yes [C#] he did.
[F#] He said he would.
_ [C#] Oh he's [Fm] leaving.
Leaving.
[D#m] _ [G#] On that midnight [C#] train to Georgia.
[Fm] Leaving on that midnight [F#] train.
[G#] Yeah.
_ [C#] Said he's going [Fm] back to find.
[A#m] Going back to [D#] find.
A [F#] simpler place and [G#] time.
A simpler place and time.
I'm gonna [A#m] be back in [C#] time.
Not gonna be [Fm] with him.
I [D#m] told you Bill.
On that [A#m] midnight train to Georgia.
_ On that midnight train to Georgia.
Oh.
[F#] _
I'd rather live in [C#] his world.
Than live without him in [Fm] mine.
World.
[F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] Oh.
He's leaving.
_ [F#] Leaving.
[D#m] On the [F#] midnight [C#] train to Georgia.
Leaving [Fm] on the midnight [D#m] train.
Yeah.
[G#] Oh yeah.
_ [C#] Said he's [Fm] going back to find.
[A#m] Going [D#] back to find.
[D#m] A simpler [G#m] place and time.
Whenever you get back, [C#] right.
This is gonna be right by his side.
Oh [Fm] _ [D#m] you will.
Oh.
_ [C#] [A#m] Midnight train Georgia.
Leaving on that midnight [D#] train.
_ _ _ [F#] I'd better live in his [C#] world than live without him in [Fm] mine.
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _
[Fm] _ _ [F#] I'm gonna [D#m] burn the [G#] midnight [C#] train and ride the full [Fm] hour.
_ [D#m] _ _ [A#m] [G#] The midnight [C#] train to go, I'm gonna [G#] [F#] burn [D#m] the [C#] midnight train to go.
My [G#] world, _ [F#] my [C#] world, mine and his alone.
My [Fm] world, _ [D#m] _ _ [C#] [F#] mine and his [C#] alone.
I've got [Fm] to go, I've got [D#m] to go, I've got _ _ [C#] _
[Fm] to go.
_ [F#] _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _ [Fm] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[Fm] _ _ [D#m] _ _ _ [C#] _ _ [Fm] _
_ [D#m] _ _ _ _ _ [N] _ _

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