The Killing Of Georgie Part One And Part Two chords by Rod Stewart

Chords with lyrics

Killing of Georgie (Part One and Part Two) (1976)
Rod Stewart
Album: A augmentedA Night on the Town

Tuning: Capo 3rd Fret

Intro: G+G Dsus4Dsus4 C majorC G+G

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In these days of changing ways
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So called liberated days
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A augmentedA story comes to mind of a friend of mine

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Georgie boy, was gay I guess
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Nothin' more or nothin' less
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The kindest guy I ever knew

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His mother's tears fell in vain
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The afternoon George tried to explain
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That he needed love like all the rest

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Pa said, there must be a mistake
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How can my son not be straight
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After all I've said and done for him

(Instrumental G+G Dsus4Dsus4 C majorC G+G)

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Leavin' home on a Greyhound bus
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Cast out by the ones he loves
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A augmentedA victim of these gay days it seems

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Georgie went to New York town
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Where he quickly settled down
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And soon became the toast of the great white way

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Accepted by Manhattan's elite
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In all the places that were chic
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No party was complete without George

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Along the boulevards he'd cruise
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And all the old queens blew a fuse
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Everybody loved Georgie boy

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The last time I saw George alive
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Was in the summer of seventy-five
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He said he was in love, I said I'm pleased

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George attended the opening night
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Of another Broadway hype
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But split before the final curtain fell

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Deciding to take a short cut home
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Arm in arm they meant no wrong
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A augmentedA gentle breeze blew down Fifth Avenue

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Out of a darkened side street came
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A augmentedA New Jersey gang with just one aim
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To roll some innocent passer-by

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There ensued a fearful fight
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Screams rang out in the night
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Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone

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A augmentedA leather kid, a switchblade knife
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He did not intend to take his life
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He just pushed his luck a little too far that night

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The sight of blood dispersed the gang
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A augmentedA crowd gathered, the police came
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An ambulance screamed to a halt on Fifty-third and Third

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Georgie's life ended there
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But I ask, who really cares?
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George once said to me and I quote

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He said, never wait or hesitate
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Get in kid before it's too late
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You may never get another chance

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'Cause youth's a mask but it don't last
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Live it long and live it fast
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Georgie was a friend of mine

*Instrumental & Whistle* (G+G Dsus4Dsus4 C majorC G+G) x2

C majorC      FF  G+G     C majorC
Oh, Georgie stay, don't go away
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Georgie please stay, you take our breath away
 C majorC FF G+G C majorC   A augmentedA  BB E MajorE A minorAm E MajorE C majorC BB D MajorD  E MajorE  A augmentedA
Oh, Georgie stay, don't go away
D MajorD     E MajorE       E MajorE           D MajorD
Georgie please stay, you take our breath away
D MajorD      E MajorE     E MajorE    D MajorD
Oh, Georgie stay, don't go away
D MajorD          E MajorE      E MajorE          D MajorD