Georgia Lee
Tom WaitsVersion1
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Chords in this song
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Cold was the night, hard was the ground
They found her in a small grove of trees
Lonesome was the place where Georgia was found
She's too young to be out
On the street.
Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for
Georgia Lee?
Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia
From dropping out of school
I was doing the best that I could
But she just kept runnin away from this world
These children are so hard to raise good
Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for
Georgia Lee?
Close your eyes and count to ten
I will go and hide but then
Be sure to find me. I want you to find me
And we'll play all over
We will play all over
We will play all over again
There's a toad in the witch grass
There's a crow in the corn
Wild flowers on a cross by the road
And somewhere a baby is crying
For her mom
As the hills turn from green back
To gold
Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for
Georgia Lee?
Why wasn't God watching?
Why wasn't God listening?
Why wasn't God there for
Georgia Lee?
And there it is! Enjoy! Long live Tom waits!
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Readable chord sheet for Georgia Lee by Tom Waits
[C] [G] [C] [C]Cold was [F]the [C]night, [F]hard was the [C]ground They [F]found her in a [C]small grove of [G]trees[G7] [C]Lonesome was [F]the [C]place where [F]Georgia was [C]found She's too [F]young to be [C]out On the [G]street. [G7]Why wasn't God [C]watching?[C/B] [F] Why [G7]wasn't God [C]listening?[C/B] [F] Why [G7]wasn't God [C]there for [G7]Georgia [C]Lee? Ida said she [C]couldn't [F]keep [C]Georgia From [F]dropping out of [C]school I was [F]doing the [C]best that I [G]could [G7] But [C]she just [F]kept [C]runnin a[F]way from this [C]world These [F]children are so [C]hard to raise [G]good [G7]Why wasn't God [C]watching?[C/B] [F] Why [G7]wasn't God [C]listening?[C/B] [F] Why [G7]wasn't God [C]there for [G7]Georgia [C]Lee? [G]Close your [C]eyes and [F]count to [C]ten [G]I will [C]go and h[F]ide but [G]then [Em]Be sure to [A]find me. I [F]want you to [G]find me And we'll [C]play all [F]over We will [C]play all [F]over We will [C]play all [F]over a[C]gain [G] [G7] There's a [C]toad in [F]the [C]witch grass There's a [F]crow in the [C]corn Wild [F]flowers on a [C]cross by the [G]road [G7] And [C]somewhere [F]a [C]baby is [F]crying For her [C]mom As the [F]hills turn from [C]green back To [G]gold [G7]Why wasn't God [C]watching?[C/B] [F] Why [G7]wasn't God [C]listening?[C/B] [F] Why [G7]wasn't God [C]there for [G7]Georgia [C]Lee? Why [G7]wasn't God [C]watching?[C/B] [F] Why [G7]wasn't God [C]listening?[C/B] [F] Why [G7]wasn't God [C]there for [G7]Georgia [C]Lee? [F] [C] [G] [C] And there it is! Enjoy! Long live Tom waits!