Beautiful treatment of an all time classic.
From Boz' 2013 Memphis album.
Note the nice shifts from Dmaj7 to D on the turnaround in the verses.
Also... on the album the guitar is shifted down a semitone.
Chords
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D xx0232
Dmaj7 xx0222
Cmaj7 x32000
Em 022000
G 320003
Bm7 x24230
F#m 244222
Asus x02230
A x02220
Intro
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Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7
Verse 1
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D
Hoverin' by my suitcase
G Dmaj7
Tryin' to find a warm place to spend the night
D
A heavy rain's a-fallin'
G Dmaj7
Seems I hear your voice callin' "It's all right"
Chorus 1
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Bm7 F#m
A rainy night in Georgia
Bm7 F#m
A rainy night in Georgia
Em G Dmaj7
Seems it's rainin' all over the world
G Dmaj7
Feels like it's rainin' all over the world
Verse 2
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D
Neon lights a-flashin'
G Dmaj7
Taxi cabs and buses passin' through the night
D
The distant moanin' of a train
G Dmaj7
Seems to play a sad refrain to the night
Chorus 2
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Bm7 F#m
On a rainy night in Georgia
Bm7 F#m
Rainy night in Georgia
Em G Dmaj7
Feels like it's rainin' all over the world
G Dmaj7
Seems it's rainin' all over the world
Bridge
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Cmaj7 Dmaj7
How many times I wondered
Cmaj7 Dmaj7
But it still comes out the same
G F#m Em
No matter how you think of it or look at it
G F#m Em Asus A
It's life and you just got to play the ga -ame
Inst
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Cmaj7 Dmaj7 Cmaj7 Dmaj7
Verse 3
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D
Find my place in a box car
G Dmaj7
So I take my guitar to pass some time
D
Late at night when it's hard to rest
G Dmaj7
I hold your picture to my chest I feel fine
Chorus 3
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Bm7 F#m
On this rainy night in Georgia
Bm7 F#m
Rainy night in Georgia
Em G Dmaj7 /B
Seems like it's rainin' all over the world
Em G Dmaj7 /B
Feels it's rainin' all over the world
Chorus 4
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Em G Dmaj7 /B
On a rainy night in Georgi-a
Em G Dmaj7 /B
Seems it's rainin' all over the world
Em G Dmaj7 /B
All over my world
Em G Dmaj7 /B
Mmmm - mmmm mmmmmmmm
Em G Dmaj7
Mmmm - mmmm mmmmmmmm
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I hope I've done it justice!
Kevin O'Brien
Watford
England
February 2014
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