Intro: A5 D5 F#5 E5 
 
A5 D5 F#5 E5 
He's going back to Georgia 

Because he knows time, and time has come 

Don't even know if she'll be waiting 

Because he's been gone for way too long 
 

A5 D5 F#5 E5 
How long will you stay' 

Boy, you don't got nine lives to waste 

How long will you stay' 

Saving time, losing grace 
 

A5 C5 F#5 E5 
She believed every word he told her 

About the troubles and how they start 

She didn't listen to the laughter 

She only listened to her heart 
 

A5 D5 F#5 E5 
How long will you stay' 

Boy, you don't got nine lives to waste 

How long will you stay' 

Saving time, losing grace 

 
D5 G5 F#5 A5 
She didn't believe 

She didn't believe 

She didn't believe 
D5 G5 F#5 E5 
She didn't believe 
A5 D5 F#5 E5 
He made a promise to no one 

That he could right a wrong 

He wanted to do something just 

But he was just gone 
A5 D5 F#5 E5 
How long will you stay' 

Boy, you don't got nine lives to waste 

How long will you stay' 

Saving time, losing grace 
D5 G5 F#5 A5 
She didn't believe 

She didn't believe 

She didn't believe, believe, believe 
D5 G5 F#5 A5 (muted) 
She didn't believe what they told her, about her lover 

Nothing left bet her tears, and theirs were laughter 

Forever after