The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia — Reba McEntire
Chords and lyrics for The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia by Reba McEntire (key of Am, capo 3).
Intro
[Am] [Am] [Am] [Am]
Verse 1
[Am]He was on his way home from Candletop
[Am]Been two weeks gone and he thought he'd stop
at [Am]Web's and have him a [Em]drink 'fore he went [Am]home to her
[Am]Andy Wo-Lo said [G]hello
[Am]He said "Hi, what's a doing", [D]Wo
said [Am]"Sit down, I got some [Em]bad news that's gonna [Am]hurt"
[Am]Said "I'm your best friend and you know that's right
[Am]But your young bride ain't [D]home tonight
[Am]Since you've been gone she's been seeing that [Em]Amos boy, [Am]Seth"
[Am]He got mad and he saw [G]red
[Am]Andy said, "Boy, don't you [D]lose your head
'Cause [Am]to tell you the truth, [Em]I've been with her [Am]myself"
Chorus
[F#m]That's the night that the lights went out in [B]Georgia
[F#m]That's the night that they hung an innocent [B]man
[F#m]Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern [B]lawyer
'Cause [F#m]the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his [B]hands
Verse 2
[Am]Andy got scared and he left the [G]bar
[Am]Walking on home 'cause he didn't live [D]far
[Am]You see, Andy didn't have many friends and he [Em]just lost him [Am]one
[Am]Brother thought his wife must've left [G]town
[Am]So he went home and finally [D]found
the [Am]only thing Daddy left him and that was a [Em]gun
[Am]He went off to Andy's [G]house
[Am]Slipping through the woods as quiet as a [D]mouse
[Am]Come upon some tracks too small for Andy to [Em]make
[Am]He looked through the screen at the back porch [G]door
[Am]He saw Andy lying on the [D]floor
In [Am]a puddle of blood, and he started to [Em]shake
Bridge
The [F#m]Georgia Patrol was making their [B]rounds
so [F#m]he fired a shot just to flag them [B]down
A [F#m]big-bellied sheriff grabbed his gun and [B]said,
"[Em]Why'd you do it?"
Verse 3
The [Am]judge said guilty in a make-believe [G]trial
[Am]Slapped the sheriff on the back with a [D]smile
And [Am]said supper's waiting at home and I [Em]got to get to [Am]it
Chorus
[F#m]That's the night that the lights went out in [B]Georgia
[F#m]That's the night that they hung an innocent [B]man
[F#m]Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern [B]lawyer
'Cause [F#m]the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his [B]hands
Verse 4
They [Am]hung my brother before I could [G]say
the [Am]tracks he saw while on his way [D]
to [Am]Andy's house and back that night were [Em]mine
And [Am]his cheatin' wife had never left [G]town
That's [Am]one body that'll never be [D]found
You [Am]see, little sister don't miss when she aims her [Em]gun
Chorus
[F#m]That's the night that the lights went out in [B]Georgia
[F#m]That's the night that they hung an innocent [B]man
[F#m]Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern [B]lawyer
'Cause [F#m]the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his [B]hands
Outro
[F#m]That's the night that the lights went out in [B]Georgia
[F#m]That's the night that they hung an innocent [B]man
[F#m]Don't trust your soul to no backwoods Southern [B]lawyer
'Cause [F#m]the judge in the town's got bloodstains on his [B]hands