• Song:

    Georgia Lee

  • Artist:

    Tom Waits

Title: Georgia lee
Artist: Tom Waits
Album: Mule Variations

This is such beautiful and moving song! This is so we guitarists can put our side to it! 
very simple so good news there! Great album too!

Capo on the 1st fret

Intro: C  G  C

C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)    F (133211@1)          CCold (x32010@1)was the night, hard was the ground
     F (133211@1)            C (x32010@1)            G (320003@1)  G7They (320001@1)found her in a small grove of trees
C (x32010@1)          F (133211@1) C (x32010@1)         F (133211@1)         CLonesome (x32010@1)was the place where Georgia was found
          F (133211@1)         CShe's (x32010@1)too young to be out
       GOn (320003@1)the street.
G7 (320001@1)           C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1) FWhy (133211@1)wasn't God watching?
    G7 (320001@1)       C (x32010@1)       C/B (x2555x@1) FWhy (133211@1)wasn't God listening?
    G7 (320001@1)       CWhy (x32010@1)wasn't God there for
G7 (320001@1)    CGeorgia (x32010@1)Lee?
             C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)  CIda (x32010@1)said she couldn't keep Georgia
     F (133211@1)             CFrom (x32010@1)dropping out of school
      F (133211@1)       C (x32010@1)         G (320003@1)   G7I (320001@1)was doing the best that I could
    C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)  C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)           CBut (x32010@1)she just kept runnin away from this world
      F (133211@1)             C (x32010@1)           GThese (320003@1)children are so hard to raise good
G7 (320001@1)           C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1) FWhy (133211@1)wasn't God watching?
    G7 (320001@1)       C (x32010@1)       C/B (x2555x@1) FWhy (133211@1)wasn't God listening?
    G7 (320001@1)       CWhy (x32010@1)wasn't God there for
G7 (320001@1)    CGeorgia (x32010@1)Lee?
G (320003@1)        C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)      CClose (x32010@1)your eyes and count to ten
G (320003@1)    C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1)     GI (320003@1)will go and hide but then
Em (022000@1)       A (x02220@1)        F (133211@1)         GBe (320003@1)sure to find me. I want you to find me
          C (x32010@1)      FAnd (133211@1)we'll play all over
        C (x32010@1)      FWe (133211@1)will play all over
        C (x32010@1)      F (133211@1)   C (x32010@1)    G (320003@1) G7We (320001@1)will play all over again
          C (x32010@1)     F (133211@1) CThere's (x32010@1)a toad in the witch grass
          F (133211@1)         CThere's (x32010@1)a crow in the corn
     F (133211@1)          C (x32010@1)          G (320003@1)  G7Wild (320001@1)flowers on a cross by the road
    C (x32010@1)       F (133211@1)name="chord_x32010@1">C       FAnd (133211@1)somewhere a baby is crying
        CFor (x32010@1)her mom
       F (133211@1)             CAs (x32010@1)the hills turn from green back
   GTo (320003@1)gold
G7 (320001@1)           C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1) FWhy (133211@1)wasn't God watching?
    G7 (320001@1)       C (x32010@1)       C/B (x2555x@1) FWhy (133211@1)wasn't God listening?
    G7 (320001@1)       CWhy (x32010@1)wasn't God there for
G7 (320001@1)    CGeorgia (x32010@1)Lee?
    G7 (320001@1)       C (x32010@1)      C/B (x2555x@1) FWhy (133211@1)wasn't God watching?
    G7 (320001@1)       C (x32010@1)       C/B (x2555x@1) FWhy (133211@1)wasn't God listening?
    G7 (320001@1)       CWhy (x32010@1)wasn't God there for
G7 (320001@1)    CGeorgia (x32010@1)Lee?

F (133211@1)C (x32010@1)G (320003@1)C (x32010@1)And there it is! Enjoy! Long live Tom waits!

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