Tom Waits - 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

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C G7sus4 G7 C
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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
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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