Georgia on a Fast Train
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Georgia on a Fast Train
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Chord Chart
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Lyrics
On a rainy, windy morning that's the day that I was born
In the old sharecropper's one-room country shack
They say my mummy left me, same day that she had me
Said she hit the road and never once looked back
And I just thought I'd mention, my grandma's old age pension
Is the reason why I'm standing here today
I got all my country learning, milkin' and a churning
Pickin' cotton, raising hell, and bailing hay
I've been to Georgia on a fast train, honey
I wasn't born no yesterday
I got a good Christian raisin'
And an eighth grade education
Ain't no needin' y'all treatin' me this way
Oh my sweet Carolina, I don't guess I'll ever find
Another woman put together like you are
I love the wiggle in your walkin' and your big city talking
Your brand new shiny Plymouth rag-top car
Well, it's hurry up and wait in this world of give and take
Seems like haste makes for waste every time
But I declare to my soul, when you hear those ages roll
You better know I'm going to get my share of mineDemo Videos
About This Song
Georgia on a Fast Train is a Billy Joe Shaver outlaw country classic from 1973, made famous in bluegrass by Tony Rice's iconic 1979 recording. It's become a jam session staple, loved for its storytelling lyrics and driving rhythm that straddles the line between country and bluegrass.