The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia Chords by Reba McEntire

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[Intro]

[Verse]
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■  He was on his way home from Candletop
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Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop
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At Web's and have him a drink 'fore he went home to her
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Andy WoLo said Hello
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He said Hi what's new
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And Wo said Sit down I got some bad news that's gonna hurt
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Said I'm your best friend and you know that's right
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But your young bride ain't home tonight
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Since you've been gone she's been seeing that Amos boy Seth
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Now he got mad and he saw red
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Andy said Boy don't you lose your head
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'cause to tell you the truth I've been with her myself


[Chorus]
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That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia ■ 
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That's the night that they hung an innocent man
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■  Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
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■  'cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands


[Verse]
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Andy got scared and left the bar
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Walking on home 'cause he didn't live far you see
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Andy didn't have many friends and he just lost him one
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Brother thought his wife must have left town
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So he went home and finally found
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The only thing Daddy had left him and that was a gun
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He went off to Andy's house
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Slipping through the backwoods quiet as a mouse
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Came upon some tracks too small for Andy to make
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He looked through the screen at the back porch door
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And he saw Andy lying on the floor
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In a puddle of blood and he started to shake


[Chorus]
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The Georgia patrol was making their rounds
      G                    Em           
So he fired a shot just to flag 'em down
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A bigbellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said
          G  Gm
Why'd you do it
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The judge said guilty on a makebelieve trial
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Slapped the sheriff on the back with a smile
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Said Supper's waiting at home and I got to get to it
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That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
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That's the night that they hung an innocent man
           Am7                   D                  G      Em
Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer ■ 
           Am7                     D                  G     Gm
'cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands ■ 


[Verse]
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Well they hung my brother before I could say
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The tracks he saw while on his way
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To Andy's house and back that night were mine
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And his cheating wife had never left town
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That's one body that'll never be found
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You see little sister don't miss when she aims her gun


[Chorus]
Am7                       D                  G       Em
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia ■ 
Am7                        D                G  
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
           Am7                   D                  G      Em
Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer ■ 
           Am7                     D                  G    
'cause the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands
Am7                       D                  G      
That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia
Am7                        D                G  
That's the night that they hung an innocent man
Em            Am7                   D                  G     
■  Well don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer
       Em     Am           Am7        D                  Gm   
'Cause ■  the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his hands


[Outro]

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