Rainy Night In Georgia
Written by Tony Joe White
Recorded by Chris Young
Intro.: |(D) |(C) | x 2
(D)Hoverin' by my suitcase, (G) tryin' to find a warm place (D) to spend the night
A heavy rain is fallin', (G) seems I hear your voice call-(D)in', "It's all right"
(Bm) Rainy night in (F#m)Georgia, (Bm) rainy night in (F#m)Georgia
(Em) I believe it's (G) rainin' all ov-(D)er the world, (C) I believe it's rainin' all ov-(D)er the world
Ne-(D)on signs flashin', (G) taxi cabs and buses passin' (D) through the night
The distant moanin' of a train (G) seems to play a sad refrain (D) to the night
(Bm) Rainy night in (F#m)Georgia, (Bm) rainy night in Geor(F#m)gia
(Em) I believe it's (G)rainin' all over the (D)world, (C) seems like it's rainin' all (D)over the world
(C) How many times I've (D) wondered (C) and it still comes out (D) the same
(G) No matter how you (F#m)look at it or (Em)think of it
It's life, (G) and you (F#m)just (Em)gotta play the (A)game
Inst.: |(Cmaj7) |(Dmaj7) | x 2
I (D)find me a place in a box car, (G) so I take out this old guitar (D) to pass some time
Late at night when it's hard to rest, (G) I hold your picture to my chest and (D)I'm alright
(Bm) Rainy night in (F#m)Georgia, (Bm) rainy night in Georgia (F#m)
(Em) I believe it's (G)rainin' all over the (D)world, (Em) yeah, I believe it's (G)rainin' all over the (D)world
(Tag)
(Em) I believe it's (G)rainin' all ov-(D)-er the world, (Bm) (Em) and it's (G)rainin' on me (D)
Outro.: |(Em)(G)|(D)(Bm)| x repeat to fade
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