Biography:
Jim Weatherly was born on March 17, 1943 in Pontotoc, Mississippi. In 1974, he had a top 11 hit with his ballad 'The Need To Be'. His biggest success came as a songwriter for Gladys Knight and the Pips who recorded Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye), The Best Thing That Ever Happened To Me, and re-worked 'Midnight Plane To Houston' into 'Midnight Train To Georgia.'
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Originally titled Midnight Plane to Houston,
Jim Weatherly composed Midnight Train to Georgia
CAPO 3
C G/B F/A G x2
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
L.A… proved too much for the girl
C G/B F/A D G G7
So she's leavin'… the life she's come to know
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
So she's goin' back to find… what's left of her world
C G/B F/A D G G7
The world she left behind… not so long ago
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
She's leavin'… on that midnight train to Georgia
C G/B F/A D G G7
Said she's goin' back… to a simpler place and time
C G/B F/A G Am D7
I'll be with her… on that midnight train to Georgia
F G C G/B F/A G
I'd rather live in her world… than live without her in mine
C G/B F/A G
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
She kept dreamin'… someday she'd be a star
C G/B F/A D G G7
But she found out the hard way… some dreams don't come true
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
So she's pawned all her hopes… and she sold her car
C G/B F/A D G G7
And bought a one-way ticket back… to the life she once knew
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
She's leavin'… on that midnight train to Georgia
C G/B F/A D G G7
Said she's goin' back… to a simpler place and time
C G/B F/A G Am D7
I'll be with her… on that midnight train to Georgia
F G C G/B F/A G
I'd rather live in her world… than live without her in mine
C G/B F/A G
[INSTRUMENTAL OVER VERSE CHORDS]
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
She's leavin'… on that midnight train to Georgia
C G/B F/A D G G7
Said she's goin' back… to a simpler place and time
C G/B F/A G Am D7
I'll be with her… on that midnight train to Georgia
F G C G/B F/A G
I'd rather live in her world… than live without her in mine
F G C G/B F/A G
I'd rather live in her world… than live without her in mine
C G/B F/A G C
Jim Weatherly composed Midnight Train to Georgia
CAPO 3
C G/B F/A G x2
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
L.A… proved too much for the girl
C G/B F/A D G G7
So she's leavin'… the life she's come to know
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
So she's goin' back to find… what's left of her world
C G/B F/A D G G7
The world she left behind… not so long ago
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
She's leavin'… on that midnight train to Georgia
C G/B F/A D G G7
Said she's goin' back… to a simpler place and time
C G/B F/A G Am D7
I'll be with her… on that midnight train to Georgia
F G C G/B F/A G
I'd rather live in her world… than live without her in mine
C G/B F/A G
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
She kept dreamin'… someday she'd be a star
C G/B F/A D G G7
But she found out the hard way… some dreams don't come true
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
So she's pawned all her hopes… and she sold her car
C G/B F/A D G G7
And bought a one-way ticket back… to the life she once knew
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
She's leavin'… on that midnight train to Georgia
C G/B F/A D G G7
Said she's goin' back… to a simpler place and time
C G/B F/A G Am D7
I'll be with her… on that midnight train to Georgia
F G C G/B F/A G
I'd rather live in her world… than live without her in mine
C G/B F/A G
[INSTRUMENTAL OVER VERSE CHORDS]
C G/B F/A G C G/B F/A G
She's leavin'… on that midnight train to Georgia
C G/B F/A D G G7
Said she's goin' back… to a simpler place and time
C G/B F/A G Am D7
I'll be with her… on that midnight train to Georgia
F G C G/B F/A G
I'd rather live in her world… than live without her in mine
F G C G/B F/A G
I'd rather live in her world… than live without her in mine
C G/B F/A G C
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