He was ^Cmon his way home from ^BbCandletop Been ^Cmtwo weeks gone and he ^Fthought he stop at ^CmWeb's and have him a ^Gmdrink 'for he went home to ^Cmher

^Cm Andy Wo-Lo ^Bbsaid hello ^Cmhe said 'Hi, what's a ^Fdoing', Wo said ^Cmsit down, I got some ^Gmbad news that's gonna ^Cmhurt

Said ^CmI'm you best friend and you ^Bbknow that's right But ^Cmyour young bride ain't ^Fhome tonight ^CmSince you've been gone she's been ^Gmseeing that Amos boy, ^CmSeth

Now ^Cmhe got mad and ^Bbhe saw red ^CmAndy said, Boy, don't you ^Flose your head Cause to ^Cmtell you the truth,^Gm I've been with her my^Cmself

^Am That's the night that the ^Dlights went out in ^GGeorgia^Em ^Am That's the night that they ^Dhung an innocent ^Gman ^Em Well, don't ^Amtrust your soul to no ^Dbackwoods Southern ^Glawyer^Em Cause the ^Amjudge in the town's got ^Dblood stains on his ^Gmhands

^CmAndy got scared and he ^Bbleft the bar ^CmWalking on home cause he ^Fdidn't live far You see, ^CmAndy didn't have many ^Gmfriends and he just lost ^Cmhim one

^CmBrother thought his wife ^Bbmust've left town So ^Cmhe went home and ^Ffinally found the ^Cmonly thing Daddy ^Gmleft him and that was a ^Cmgun

^CmHe went off to ^BbAndy's house ^CmSlipping through the woods as ^Fquiet as a mouse ^CmCame upon some tracks ^Gmtoo small for Andy to ^Cmmake

He ^Cmlooked through the screen at the ^Bbback porch door And ^Cmhe saw Andy ^Flying on the floor In a ^Cmpuddle of blood,^Gm and he started to ^Cmshake

The ^AmGeorgia Patrol was ^Dmaking their rounds so he ^Gfired a shot just to ^Emflag them down A ^Ambig bellied sheriff grabbed his ^Dgun and said Why'd you ^Gmdo it?

The ^Cmjudge said guilty in a ^Bbmake believe trial ^CmSlapped the sherrif on the ^Fback with a smile And said ^Cmsuppers waiting at ^Gmhome and I got to get ^Cmto it

^Am That's the night that the ^Dlights went out in ^GGeorgia^Em ^Am That's the night that they ^Dhung an innocent ^Gman ^Em Well, don't ^Amtrust your soul to no ^Dbackwoods Southern ^Glawyer^Em Cause the ^Amjudge in the town's got ^Dblood stains on his ^Gmhands

Well, they ^Cmhung my brother be^Bbfore I could say the ^Cmtracks he saw while ^Fon this way to ^CmAndy's house and ^Gmback that night were ^Cmmine

And ^Cmhis cheatin' wife had ^Bbnever left town ^CmThat's one body that'll ^Fnever be found You ^Cmsee, little sister don't ^Gmmiss when she ai^Cmms her gun

^Am That's the night that the ^Dlights went out in ^GGeorgia^Em ^Am That's the night that they ^Dhung an innocent ^Gman ^Em Well, don't ^Amtrust your soul to no ^Dbackwoods Southern ^Glawyer^Em Cause the ^Amjudge in the town's got ^Dblood stains on his ^Ghands

Reba McEntire - The night the lights went out in georgia