Vicki Lawrence - The Night the Lights Went Out in Georgia

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

He was Emon his way home from CDandletop

Vox up to the 5

Been tEmwo weeks gone and he thouAght he stop

At WEmebb’s and have him a driBmnk ‘fore he went home to hEmer

EmAndy Wo-Lo sDaid hello

And hEme said hi, what’s a dAoin’ Wo

Said sEmit down, I got some bBmad news, it’s gonnEma hurt

Said EmI’m you best friend and you Dknow that’s right

But yEmour young bride ain’t hoAme tonight

SiEmnce you’ve been gone she’s been seBmeing that Amos boy, SEmeth

Well Emhe got mad and Dhe saw red

And AEmndy said, boy, don’t you loAse your head

Cause to tEmell you the truth, BmI’ve been with her myseEmlf

Well AEmndy got scared and Dleft the bar

WEmalking on home cause he diAdn’t live far

See, AEmndy didn’t have many frBmiends and he just lost him oEmne

BEmrother thought his wife Dmust’ve left town

So hEme went home and finAally found

The oEmnly thing papa had leBmft him and that was a gEmun

Then hEme went off to ADndy’s house

SEmlipping through the back woods quiAet as a mouse

CEmame upon some tracks too sBmmall for Andy to mEmake

He lEmooked through the screen at the Dback porch door

And Emhe saw Andy lyAing on the floor

In a pEmuddle of blood, Bmand he started to shEmake

The Emjudge said guilty in a mDake-believe trial

SlappeEmd the sheriff on the Aback with a smile

Said sEmupper’s waiting at hBmome and I got to get tEmo it

Well they hEmung my brother befoDre I could say

The trEmacks he saw while onAhis way

To AEmndy’s house and baBmck that night were mEmine

And hEmis cheatin’ wife had nDever left town

And tEmhat’s one body that’ll neAver be found

See, lEmittle sister don’t mBmiss when she aims heEmr gun