Originally in Bbm, Reba McIntire in Cm, Tanya Tucker in Am, I play in Em, capo 1
Highest note that matters is the 3 of the chorus major key, which the 1 of the original minor key
Intro
Em |
Vox on the 1 of the minor key
Em | D | |
He was | on his way home from C | andletop |
Vox up to the 5
Em | A | |
Been t | wo weeks gone and he thou | ght he stop |
Em | Bm | Em | |
At W | ebb’s and have him a dri | nk ‘fore he went home to h | er |
Em | D |
Andy Wo-Lo s | aid hello |
Em | A | |
And h | e said hi, what’s a d | oin’ Wo |
Em | Bm | Em | |
Said s | it down, I got some b | ad news, it’s gonn | a hurt |
Em | D | |
Said | I’m you best friend and you | know that’s right |
Em | A | |
But y | our young bride ain’t ho | me tonight |
Em | Bm | Em | |
Si | nce you’ve been gone she’s been se | eing that Amos boy, S | eth |
Em | D | |
Well | he got mad and | he saw red |
Em | A | |
And A | ndy said, boy, don’t you lo | se your head |
Em | Bm | Em | |
Cause to t | ell you the truth, | I’ve been with her myse | lf |
Vox on the 6 of the chord on “night”
E6 | F#6 | B | G#m |
That’s the night that the li | ghts went out in G | eorgia |
E6 | F#6 | B | G#m |
That’s the night that they h | ung an innocent m | an |
E6 | F#6 | B | G#m | |
Well don’t t | rust your soul to no b | ackwoods Southern | lawyer |
E6 | F#6 | Bm | |
Cause the j | udge in the town’s got b | lood stains on his | hands |
Em | D | |
Well A | ndy got scared and | left the bar |
Em | A | |
W | alking on home cause he di | dn’t live far |
Em | Bm | Em | |
See, A | ndy didn’t have many fr | iends and he just lost him o | ne |
Em | D | |
B | rother thought his wife | must’ve left town |
Em | A | |
So h | e went home and fin | ally found |
Em | Bm | Em | |
The o | nly thing papa had le | ft him and that was a g | un |
Em | D | |
Then h | e went off to A | ndy’s house |
Em | A | |
S | lipping through the back woods qui | et as a mouse |
Em | Bm | Em | |
C | ame upon some tracks too s | mall for Andy to m | ake |
Em | D | |
He l | ooked through the screen at the | back porch door |
Em | A | |
And | he saw Andy ly | ing on the floor |
Em | Bm | Em | |
In a p | uddle of blood, | and he started to sh | ake |
E6 | F#6 | |
Well the G | eorgia Patrol was m | aking their rounds |
B | G#m | |
So he f | ired a shot just to f | lag them down |
E6 | F#6 | |
And a | big-bellied sheriff grabbed his g | un and said |
Bm | |
Why’d you | do it? |
Em | D | |
The | judge said guilty in a m | ake-believe trial |
Em | A | |
Slappe | d the sheriff on the | back with a smile |
Em | Bm | Em | |
Said s | upper’s waiting at h | ome and I got to get t | o it |
E6 | F#6 | B | G#m |
That’s the night that the li | ghts went out in G | eorgia |
E6 | F#6 | B | G#m |
That’s the night that they h | ung an innocent m | an |
E6 | F#6 | B | G#m | |
Well don’t tr | ust your soul to no b | ackwoods Southern | lawyer |
E6 | F#6 | Bm | |
Cause the j | udge in the town’s got b | lood stains on his | hands |
Em | D | |
Well they h | ung my brother befo | re I could say |
Em | A | |
The tr | acks he saw while on | his way |
Em | Bm | Em | |
To A | ndy’s house and ba | ck that night were m | ine |
Em | D | |
And h | is cheatin’ wife had n | ever left town |
Em | A | |
And t | hat’s one body that’ll ne | ver be found |
Em | Bm | Em | |
See, l | ittle sister don’t m | iss when she aims he | r gun |
E6 | F#6 | B | G#m |
That’s the night that the li | ghts went out in G | eorgia, | whoa whoa |
E6 | F#6 | B |
That’s the night that they h | ung an innocent m | an, uh huh |
E6 | F#6 | B | G#m | |
Well don’t t | rust your soul to no b | ackwoods Southern | lawyer |
E6 | F#6 | B | |
Cause the j | udge in the town’s got b | lood stains on his | hands |