Midnight In Montgomery [Am] - Alan Jackson [Intro] [Am] [G] [Am] [G] [Verse 1] [Am]Midnight in Montgomery Silver [G]Eagle, Lonely Road I [F]was on my way to Mobile For a [Am]big New Year's Eve show [Am]Stopped for just a minute To see a [G]friend outside of town My [F]collar up, I found his name [E7]Felt the wind die down And a [Am]drunk man in a cowboy hat [G]took me by surprise wearin' [F]shiny boots, a nudie suit and [Am]haunted, haunted eyes [Am]he said, friend its good to see you its [G]nice to know you care and the [F]wind picked up and he was gone or was he [E7]ever really there |[Chorus] |'Cause it's [G]midnight in Montg[Am]omery |Just [G]hear that whip-poor-[Am]will |See the [G]stars light up the [Am]purple sky |[E7]Feel that lonesome chill |'Cause when the [G]wind is right you'll hear his song, |Smell [Am]whiskey in the air |[G]Midnight in Mont[F]gomery |He's [E7]always singin' [Am]there [Verse 2] [Am]I climbed back on that eagle took [G]one last look around [F]red tail lights, shadow moves[Am] slow across the ground [Am]off somewhere a midnight train [G]slowly passes by I can [F]hear that whistle blowin' I'm so [E7]lonesome I could cry |[Chorus] |'Cause it's [G]midnight in Montg[Am]omery |Just [G]hear that whip-poor-[Am]will |See the [G]stars light up the [Am]purple sky |[E7]Feel that lonesome chill |'Cause when the [G]wind is right you'll hear his song, |Smell [Am]whiskey in the air |[G]Midnight in Mont[F]gomery |He's [E7]always singin' [Am]there |He's [E7]always singin' [Am]there[G] |[NC]Well Hank's always singin' there[Dm] [Outro Riff] [Am] [F] [G]