Georgia Lee

artist : tom waits song : georgia lee tabbed by : dj 22nd nov 2012 tuning : standard capo : 1st fret ( sounds in key of C# ) 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 ) = x2 xxxxc/D = xx0010 Em/B = x22000 Cmaj7 = x32000 A7 = x02020 Dm7 = xx0211