Georgia Lee Chords by Tom Waits

Tempo:
85.85 bpm
Chords used:

C#

F#

G#

A#m

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Show Tuner
Tom Waits - Georgia Lee chords
Start Jamming...
[C#] [G#] [C#]
The cold [A#m] was the [C#] night and the hard [F#] was the [C#] ground.
[F#] They found her in [C#] a small grove of [G#] trees.
[C#] And lonesome [F#] was [C#] the place where Georgia [F#] [C#] was found.
[F#] She's too young to be [C#] out on the [G#] street.
Why wasn't [C#] God watching?
[F#] Why [G#] wasn't [C#] God listening?
[F#] [G#] Why wasn't [C#] God there for [G#] Georgia [C#] Lee?
Ida said she couldn't [F#] [C#] keep Georgia from [A#m] dropping [F#] out [C#] of school.
[F#] I was doing the [C#] best that I [G#] could.
Oh, [C#] but she [F#] just [C#] kept running away from [F#] this [C#] world.
These [F#] children are [C#] so hard to raise [G#] good.
Why [C#] wasn't God watching?
[F#] Why [G#]
wasn't [C#] God listening?
[F#]
[G#] Why wasn't God [C#] there for [G#] Georgia [C#] Lee?
[G#] Close [C#] your eyes [F#] and count to [C#] ten.
[G#] I [C#] will go [Fm] [F#] and hide, [G#] but then [Fm] be sure [A#] to find me.
[D#m] I want you [G#] to find me.
[C#] And we'll play all [F#] over.
[C#] We'll play [F#] all over.
We will [C#] play [G#] [F#] all over [C#] again.
[G#] There's [C#] a toad in [F#] the [C#] witch grass.
There's [A#m] a crow in the [C#] [F#]
wildflowers [C#] across by the [G#] road.
[C#] And somewhere [F#] [C#] a baby is [A#m] [F#] crying for a [C#] mom.
As [F#] the hills turn [C#] from green back to gold.
[G#] Why wasn't [C#] God watching?
[F#] Why [G#] wasn't [C#] God listening?
[F#] Why [G#] wasn't God [C#]
there for [G#] [C#] Georgia Lee?
Why [G#] wasn't [C#] God watching?
[F#]
Why [G#] wasn't God [C#] listening?
[F#] [G#] Why wasn't [C#] God there for [G#] Georgia [C#] Lee?
[F#] [C#]
[G#] [C#]
Key:  
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
A#m
13421111
Fm
123111111
C#
12341114
F#
134211112
G#
134211114
Show All Diagrams
Chords
NotesBeta

To jam and learn Tom Waits - Georgia Lee chords, your primary focus should be mastering these chords sequence: F#, G#, C#, F#, C# and G#. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 42 BPM and then match the original tempo of 86 BPM. To match your vocal range and chord inclination, adjust the capo in line with the key: C# Major.

Download PDF
Download Midi
Edit This Version
Hide Lyrics Hint
[C#] _ _ _ _ [G#] _ _ [C#] _ _
The _ cold [A#m] was the [C#] night and the hard [F#] was the [C#] ground.
[F#] They found her in [C#] a small grove of [G#] trees.
_ _ _ [C#] And lonesome [F#] was [C#] the place where Georgia [F#] [C#] was found. _
[F#] She's too young to be [C#] out on the [G#] street.
_ Why wasn't [C#] God watching? _
[F#] _ _ Why [G#] wasn't [C#] God listening?
_ [F#] _ _ [G#] Why wasn't [C#] God there _ for [G#] Georgia [C#] Lee?
_ _ _ _ Ida said she couldn't [F#] [C#] keep Georgia from [A#m] dropping [F#] out [C#] of school.
[F#] I was doing the [C#] best that I [G#] could.
_ _ _ Oh, [C#] but she [F#] just [C#] kept running _ away from [F#] this [C#] world.
These [F#] children are [C#] so hard to raise [G#] good.
Why [C#] wasn't God watching?
_ _ [F#] _ Why [G#]
wasn't [C#] God listening?
_ [F#] _ _
[G#] Why wasn't God [C#] there _ for [G#] Georgia [C#] Lee? _ _ _ _
_ _ [G#] Close [C#] your eyes [F#] and count to [C#] ten.
_ _ [G#] I [C#] will go [Fm] [F#] and hide, [G#] but then _ [Fm] be sure [A#] to find me.
[D#m] I want you [G#] to find me.
[C#] And we'll play all [F#] over.
_ [C#] We'll play [F#] all over.
We will [C#] play [G#] [F#] all over _ [C#] again. _ _ _ _
[G#] There's [C#] a toad in [F#] the [C#] witch grass.
There's [A#m] a crow in the [C#] _ _ _ [F#]
wildflowers [C#] across by the _ [G#] road.
_ _ [C#] And somewhere [F#] [C#] a baby is [A#m] [F#] crying for a [C#] mom.
As [F#] the hills turn [C#] from green back to gold.
[G#] Why wasn't [C#] God watching?
[F#] Why _ _ [G#] _ wasn't [C#] God listening? _
_ [F#] _ Why [G#] wasn't God [C#]
there for _ [G#] [C#] Georgia Lee?
Why [G#] _ wasn't [C#] God watching?
_ [F#] _
_ Why [G#] wasn't God [C#] listening?
_ [F#] _ _ [G#] Why wasn't [C#] God there _ for [G#] Georgia [C#] Lee?
_ [F#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _
[G#] _ _ _ _ [C#] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _

Facts about this song

This song, written by Kathleen Brennan and Tom Waits, is featured on the album Mule Variations.

You may also like to play

4:24
Georgia Lee - Tom Waits