G                                   C  
On a rainy Wednesday morning, that's the day that I was born
            G                               D
in that old sharecroppers one room country shack
     G                     C   
They say my mammy left me, same day before she had me
         G                D                 G
Said she hit the road and never once looked back

         G                              C             
And now, I just thought I'd mention, my Grandma's old age pension
       G                              D 
is the reason why I'm standing here today
       G                       C 
I got all my country learning, milkin' and a churnin'
        G               D                 G
Pickin' cotton, rasin'  hell, and bailin' hay


[Chorus]
G                           C 
  I've been to Georgia on a fast train, honey
G                        D    
  I wasn’t born no yesterday
      G                             C  
Got a good Christian raisin' and an eighth grade education
         G               D                G
Ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way


[Verse]
        G                       C
And now sweet Caroline, I don't guess I'll ever find
        G                           D
Another woman put together like you are 
          G                                 C 
With your wiggle and your walkin', and your big city talkin'               
     G               D                G  
Your brand new shiny Plymouth rag-top car

          G                          C
Yeah it's hurry up and wait, in this world of give and take
           G                           D  
Seems like haste makes for waste every time
        G                          C  
And I declare to my soul, when you hear those ages roll                     
           G              D               G 
You better know I'm gonna get my share of mine


[Chorus]
         G                    C 
And I've been to Georgia on a fast train honey
G                        D    
  I wasn’t born no yesterday
      G                             C  
Got a good Christian raisin' and an eighth grade education
         G                D                G
Ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way


[Outro]
G                           C 
  I've been to Georgia on a fast train honey
G                        D    
  I wasn’t born no yesterday
      G                             C  
Got a good Christian raisin' and an eighth grade education
         G                D                G
Ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way
         G                D                G
Ain't no need in y'all a treatin' me this way