{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2379509,"song":"The Killing Of Georgie Part I And Ii","artist":"Rod Stewart","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2379509-the-killing-of-georgie-part-i-and-ii-chords-by-rod-stewart/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2379509?type=chord","rating":5,"votes":33,"content":"Capo on 1 (Key of Bb)\r\n\r\nIntro = [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]D[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Verse 1]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nIn these days of changing ways so called liberated days[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA story comes to mind of a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                           [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nGeorgie boy was gay I guess nothing more or nothing less[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThe kindest guy I ever knew[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                   [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nHis mother's tears fell in vain the afternoon George tried to explain[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nThat he needed love like all the rest[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nPa said there must be a mistake how can my son not be straight[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAfter all I've said and done for him[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDa da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 2]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                               [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nLeaving home on a Greyhound bus cast out by the ones he loves[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                           [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA victim of these gay days it seems[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                             [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nGeorgie went to New York town where he quickly settled down[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                                        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd soon became the toast of the great white way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nAccepted by Manhattan's elite in all the places that were chic[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]A[/ch]\r\nNo party was complete without George[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nAlong the boulevards he'd cruise and all the old queens blew a fuse[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nEverybody loved Georgie boy[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude (or whistle like Rod!)\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDa da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 3]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nThe last time I saw George alive was in the summer of seventy-five[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe said he was in love I said I'm pleased[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nGeorge attended the opening night of another Broadway hype[/tab]\r\n[tab]    [ch]D[/ch]                              [ch]A[/ch]\r\nbut split before the final curtain fell[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                 [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nDeciding to take a short cut home arm in arm we meant no wrong[/tab]\r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]                                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA gentle breeze blew down Fifth Avenue[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDa da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 4]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nOut of a darkened side street came a New Jersey gang with just aim[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nto roll some innocent passer by[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nThere ensued a fearful fight screams rang out into the night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGeorgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nA leather kid a switchblade knife he did not intend to take his life[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe just pushed his luck a little too far that night[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                       [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nThe sight of blood dispersed the gang a crowd gathered the police came[/tab]\r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]                                     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAn ambulance screamed to a halt on Fifty-third and Third[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Interlude]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDa da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse 5]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                          [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nGeorgie's life ended there but I ask who really cares[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                            [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGeorge once said to me and I quote[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                              [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\nHe said never wait or hesitate get in kid before it's too late[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                         [ch]A[/ch]\r\nYou may never get another chance[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                                     [ch]Amaj7[/ch]\r\n'Cos youth's a mask but it don't last live it long and live it fast[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\nGeorgie was a friend of mine[/tab]\r\n\r\nInterlude (or whistle like Rod!)\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDa da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Amaj7[/ch]                  [ch]D[/ch]                    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nDa da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da da[/tab]\r\n\r\n[ch]D[/ch] [ch]Amaj7[/ch] [ch]A[/ch] [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh Georgie stay..don't go away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGeorgie please stay..you take our breath away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh Georgie stay..don't go away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGeorgie please stay..you take our breath away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]          [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nOh Georgie stay..don't go away[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Em[/ch]  [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]\r\nGeorgie Georgie please stay..you take our breath away[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat to fade","plain_text":"Capo on 1 (Key of Bb)\n\nIntro = A Amaj7 D A  A Amaj7 D A\n\n[Verse 1]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Verse 2]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude (or whistle like Rod!)\n\n\n[Verse 3]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Verse 4]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[Interlude]\n\n\n[Verse 5]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nInterlude (or whistle like Rod!)\n\n\n\n\nD Amaj7 A D\n\n[Outro]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nRepeat to fade","chords":["Bb","A","Amaj7","D","Em","G"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Amaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,2,1,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,1,2,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}