Georgia Lee chords by Tom Waits
Verse 1
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Cold was the night
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and hard was the ground
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They found her in a small
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grove of trees
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And lonesome was the place
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where Georgia was found
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She's too young to be out
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on the street
Verse 2
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Why wasn't God watching?
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Why wasn't God listening?
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Why wasn't God there
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For Georgia Lee?
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Verse 3
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Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia
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from dropping out of school
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I was doing the best that
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I could
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Oh, but she just kept running
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away from this world
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These children are so
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hard to raise good
Verse 4
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Why wasn't God watching?
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Why wasn't God listening?
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Why wasn't God there
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For Georgia Lee?
Verse 5
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Close your eyes and count to ten
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I will go and hide but then
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Be sure to find me,
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I want you to find me
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And we'll play all over
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We'll play all over
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We'll play all over
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Again
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Verse 6
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There's a toad in the witch grass,
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there's a crow in the corn
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Wild flowers on a cross by the road
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And somewhere a baby is
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crying for her mom
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As the hills turn from green
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back to gold
Verse 7
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And why wasn't God
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watching?
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C
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Why wasn't God listening?
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C
Why wasn't God there
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C
For Georgia Lee?
Verse 8
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Why wasn't God watching?
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C
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Why wasn't God listening?
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C
And why wasn't God there
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C
For Georgia Lee?
Outro 1
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Georgia Lee
Tom Waits
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