Artist: Tom Waits Song: Georgia lee Tabbed by: DJ 22nd Nov 2012 Tuning:Standard CAPO: 1st fret (sounds in key of Db) Time signature: 3/4 time ************************************************************************ C G7sus4 G7 C | / / / | / / / | / / / | / / / | C F C Am F C/G Well, cold was the night, and hard was the ground, F C G7sus4 G7 They found her in a small grove of trees, C F C Am F C/G And lonesome was the place where Georgia was found, F C G7sus4 She's too young to be out on the street! G7 C C (C/B) F Why wasn't God watching? G7 C C (C/B) F Why wasn't God listening? G7 C G7sus4 G7 C C/D C Why wasn't God there for Geor - gia Lee? C F C Am F C/G Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia from dropping out of school, F C G7sus4 G7 "I was doing the best that I could, C F C Am F C/G Oh, but she just kept running a - way from this world, F C G7sus4 These children are so hard to raise good!" G7 C C (C/B) F Why wasn't God watching? G7 C C (C/B) F Why wasn't God listening? G7 C G7sus4 G7 C C/D C Why wasn't God there for Geor - gia Lee? G7sus4 G7 C Em/B F C G7sus4 G7 C Em/B F Close your eyes, and count to ten, and I--- will go and hide, G7sus4 G7 Cmaj7 A7 Dm7 G7 But then, be sure to find me, I want you to find me, C F C F C F C G7sus4 And we'll play all over, we'll play all over, we'll play all over a - gain! G7 C F C Am F C/G There's a toad in the witch grass, there's a crow in the corn, F C G7sus4 G7 Wild flowers on a cross by the road, C F C Am F C/G And somewhere a baby is crying for her mom, F C G7sus4 As the hills turn from green back to gold! G7 C C (C/B) F Why wasn't God watching? G7 C C (C/B) F Why wasn't God listening? G7 C G7sus4 G7 C Why wasn't God there for Geor - gia Lee? G7 C C (C/B) F Why wasn't God watching? G7 C C (C/B) F Why wasn't God listening? G7 C G7sus4 G7 C Why wasn't God there for--- Geor - gia Lee? F C G7sus4 G7 C | / / / | / / / | / / / | / || *************************************************************************** C = x32010 G7sus4 = 330011 G7 = 320001 F = 133211 Am = x02210 C/G = 332010 (C/B) = x2xxxx C/D = xx0010 Em/B = x22000 Cmaj7 = x32000 A7 = x02020 Dm7 = xx0211