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[Intro]
Am  F  Am  G   Dm  Am  G
C  Gm  C  Bb  C  Bb  C  G
[Verse]
Cold was Cthe Gnight, Emhard was the Gground
They Cfound her in a Gsmall grove of Dtrees
GLonesome was Cthe Gplace where EmGeorgia was Gfound
She's too Cyoung to be Gout on the Dstreet
[Chorus]
Why Gwasn't god Cwatching?
Why Dwasn't god Glistening?
Why Cwasn't god Gthere for DGeorgia GLee?
[Verse]
Ida couldn't Ckeep GGeorgia from Emdropping out of Gschool
I was Cdoing the Gbest that I Dcould
GShe just Ckept Grunning aEmway from this Gworld
These Cchildren are so Ghard to raise Dgood
[Chorus]
Why Gwasn't god Cwatching?
Why Dwasn't god Glistening?
Why Cwasn't god Gthere for DGeorgia GLee?
[Bridge]
DClose your Geyes and Ccount to Gten
DI will Ggo and Chide, but Dthen
GBe sure to Cfind me
I want you to find Dme
And we'll Gplay all Cover
We'll Gplay all Cover
We'll Gplay all Cover aGgain
[Verse]
There's a toad in Cthe Gwitch-grass, there's a Emcrow in the Gcorn
Wild Cflowers on a Gcross by the Droad
And Gsomewhere Ca Gbaby is Emcrying for her Gmom
As the Chills turn from Ggreen back to Dgold
[Chorus]
Why Gwasn't god Cwatching?
Why Dwasn't god Glistening?
Why Cwasn't god Gthere for DGeorgia GLee?
[Chorus]
Why wasn't god Cwatching?
Why Dwasn't god Glistening?
Why Cwasn't god Gthere for DGeorgia GLee?

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Georgia Lee

by Solas

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am F Am G Dm Am G

C Gm C Bb C Bb C G

[Verse]

C G Em G

Cold was the night, hard was the ground

C G D

They found her in a small grove of trees

G C G Em G

Lonesome was the place where Georgia was found

C G D

She's too young to be out on the street

[Chorus]

G C

Why wasn't god watching?

D G

Why wasn't god listening?

C G D G

Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee?

[Verse]

C G Em G

Ida couldn't keep Georgia from dropping out of school

C G D

I was doing the best that I could

G C G Em G

She just kept running away from this world

C G D

These children are so hard to raise good

[Chorus]

G C

Why wasn't god watching?

D G

Why wasn't god listening?

C G D G

Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee?

[Bridge]

D G C G

Close your eyes and count to ten

D G C D

I will go and hide, but then

G C

Be sure to find me

I want you to find me

G C

And we'll play all over

G C

We'll play all over

G C G

We'll play all over again

[Verse]

C G Em G

There's a toad in the witch-grass, there's a crow in the corn

C G D

Wild flowers on a cross by the road

G C G Em G

And somewhere a baby is crying for her mom

C G D

As the hills turn from green back to gold

[Chorus]

G C

Why wasn't god watching?

D G

Why wasn't god listening?

C G D G

Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee?

[Chorus]

Why wasn't god watching?

D G

Why wasn't god listening?

C G D G

Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee?

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