GEORGIA ON MY MIND
( H. Carmichael..as recorded by Ray Charles )
transcribed by Peter Kruger
casparus60@yahoo.com
Best experienced when played along with the original recording.
{Intro/strings]
|[G] [Bm/F#] |[Em] [Eb6] |[C#o] [G/D] |[Cmaj7/D] [D13] |
* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
Verse 1
[G] [B7/F#]
Georgia, Georgia,
[Em] [G9/D] [C9] [C#o]
The --- whole day - - through
( The whole day
[G/D] [E7+5]
Just an old sweet song
through )
[A9] [Am7/D] [D7] [B7+5] [E9] [A9] [D13-9]
Keeps Georgia -- on my mi-i-i-nd
( Georgia on my mi-i-i-i-ind )
Verse 2
[G6] [B7/F#]
Ah said a - - Georgia, --- Georgia
[Em+5] [Em] [G9/D] [C9] [C#o]
A -song -- - -of you - -( a song of
[G/D] [E7+5] [A9]
Comes as sweet ---and clear
you )
[Am7/D] [G] [C9-5] [G6] [B7]
As moonlight - - - through the pines
Bridge
[Em] [Em+5] [Em6] [Em+5]
Other arms -- reach - - out to me
[Em] [Em+5] [Em6] [A13-5]
Other eyes- - smile - - tender ly
[Em] [Em+5] [Em6] [G/D] [F#7]
Still - in - peaceful dreams I - - see
[Bm7] [Ab+5/Bb] [A13-5] [D7]
The road -- leads back to - you
Verse 3
[G] [B7/F#]
I say Georgia, -- whoa Georgia,
[Em] [G7/D] [C9] [C#o]
No--- peace - - -I find
( no peace I
[G/D] [E7+5]
Just - an old sweet song
find )
[A9] [Am7/D] [G] [C9-5] [Gmaj7] [B7]
Keeps Georgia ---on my mind... ( Georgia on my mi-i-i-ind ) Ahhhhhhhh
Bridge
[Em7] [Em+5] [Em6] [C9]
Other arms ---reach out to -- me
[Em] [Em+5] [Em6] [A13-5]
Other eyes smile tender ly
[Em] [Em+5] [Em6] [G/D] [F#7]
Still in peaceful dreams I see
[Bm7] [Ab+5/Bb] [A13-5] [Am7/D]
The road --leads back to you whoa whoa
Verse 4
[G] [B7/F#]
Georgia, Georgia,
[Em] [G9/D] [C9] [C#o]
No peace,-- no peace I find
[G/D] [D+5/E] [E9] [A9]
Just this old,--- sweet song
[Am7/D] [B7+5] [E9]
Keeps Georgia - - - on my mi-i-i-ind
[A13-5]
I said just an old sweet, sweet song
(Georgia on my mind)
[Cmaj7/D]
Keeps Georgia on my
|[G] [C9] |[C] [C7] [Ab7] [G] |[G7+9] ..................
* * * * * * * *
mii-i-ind
some unusual chords for this song--all easy to play
[Cmaj7/D] [D13] [G9] [C9] [C#o] [G/D] [E7+5] [A9] [D11] [B7+5]
E-----7----7-----x-----3----3------3----0----0----5------3------------
B-----5----5-----0-----3----2------0----1----0----5------0------------
G-----5----5-----2-----3----3------0----1----4----5------2------------
D-----5----4-----3-----2----2------0----0----5----5------1------------
A-----5----5-----2-----3----x------x----x----4----5------2------------
E-----x----10----3-----x----x------x----0----5----x------x------------
[E9] [D13-9] [Em+5] [C9-5] [A13-5] [Ab+5/Bb] [Bb9-5] [D+5/E] [G7#9]
E-----7----7--(4)---0------2--------2-------0--------0------2-------6--(4)--
B-----7----4--(1)---1------3--------2-------1--------1------3-------6--(4)--
G-----7----5--(3)---0------3--------0-------1--------1------3-------4--(2)--
D-----6----x--------2------2--------1-------0--------0------2-------5--(3)--
A-----7----5--(2)---2------3-(T)----0-------1--------1------x-------5--(3)--
E-----x----x--------0------x--------x-------x--------x------x-------3--(1)--
