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L.
A.
proved
too much for the (Am)man,
so he’s (Am)leav in’ the life
he’s (Bb)come to know.
He said he’s (Am)go in’ back to (Gm)find
(F)ooh,
what’s left (Gm)of his world,
the world he (Am)left be hind
not so (Dm7)long
a go.
He’s (F)leav in’
on that (Bb)mid night train to (F)Geor gia,
and he’s (F)go in’ back
(Dm7)to a sim pler (Bb)place and time.
And I’ll be (Am)with him
on that (Bb)mid night train to (Dm7)Geor gia.
I’d rath er live in his world
than live with out him in (F)mine.
He kept (Am)dream in’
that some day he’d be a (Am)star,
but he (Am)sure found out the hard (Gm)way that (Dm7)dreams don’t (Bb)al ways come true.
So he (Am)pawned all his (Gm)hopes and he (Bb)e ven (F)sold
his old (Gm)car;
bought a one way tick et
to the (Dm7)life
he once knew.
Oh, yes he did!
He said he would
be (F)leav in’
on that (Bb)mid night train to (F)Geor gia,
and he’s (F)go in’ back
(Dm7)to a sim pler (Bb)place and time.
And I’ll be (Am)with him
on that (Bb)mid night train to (Dm7)Geor gia;
I’d rath er live in his world
than live with out him in (F)mine.
Ooh, he’s (F)leav in’
on that (Bb)mid night train to (F)Geor gia,
and he’s (F)go in’ back
(Dm7)to a sim pler (Bb)place and time.
And I’ll be (Am)with him
on that (Bb)mid night train to (Dm7)Geor gia;
I’d rath er live in his world
than live with out him in (F)mine.
Ooh, he’s
Got ta (F)go, gon na board, gon na board, gon na board the (Bb)mid night train.
Got ta (F)go, gon na board, gon na board, gon na board the (Bb)mid night train.
Got ta (F)go.
This page shows “Midnight Train To Georgia” by Gladys Knight & The Pips in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of Bb at 85 BPM, a comfortable easy-level arrangement perfect for first-time learners.