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]