The Night The Lights Went Out In Georgia - Ver 2

CAPO at III Cm - Cm - Cm - Cm Cm A# He was on his way home from Candletop Cm F Been two weeks gone and he thought he stop Cm A# Cm at Web's and have him a drink 'for he went home to her Cm A# Andy Wo-Lo said hello Cm F he said 'Hi, what's a doing', Wo Cm A# Cm said sit down, I got some bad news that's gonna hurt. Cm A# Said I'm you best friend and you know that's right Cm F But your young bride ain't home tonight Cm A# Cm Since you've been gone she's been seeing that Amos boy, Seth Cm A# He got mad and he saw red Cm F Andy said, Boy, don't you lose your head Cm A# Cm Cause to tell you the truth, I've been with her myself ---------------------------------------------------------- C D G That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia C D G That's the night that they hung an innocent man C D G Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer C D Gm Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands ---------------------------------------------------------- Cm A# Andy got scared and he left the bar Cm F Walking on home cause he didn't live far Cm A# Cm You see, Andy didn't have many friends and he just lost him one Cm A# Brother thought his wife must've left town Cm F So he went home and finally found Cm A# Cm the only thing Daddy left him and that was a gun Cm A# He went off to Andy's house Cm F Slipping through the woods as quiet as a mouse Cm A# Cm Come upon some tracks too small for Andy to make Cm A# He looked through the screen at the back porch door Cm F He saw Andy lying on the floor Cm Gm Cm In a puddle of blood, and he started to shake. C D The Georgia Patrol was making their rounds G G so he fired a shot just to flag them down C D A big bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and said, Gm Why'd you do it? Cm A# The judge said guilty in a make believe trial Cm F Slapped the sherrif on the back with a smile Cm A# Cm And said suppers waiting at home and I got to get to it C D G That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia C D G That's the night that they hung an innocent man C D G Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer C D Gm Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands. Cm A# They hung my brother before I could say Cm F the tracks he saw while on this way Cm A# Cm to Andy's house and back that night were mine Cm A# And his cheatin' wife had never left town Cm F That's one body that'll never be found Cm A# Cm You see, little sister don't miss when she aims her gun 2x C D G That's the night that the lights went out in Georgia C D G That's the night that they hung an innocent man C D G Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern lawyer C D Gm Cause the judge in the town's got blood stains on his hands.