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Key: A
Intro:
A F# A
Verse:
A D A D A
Cold was the night, hard was the ground
D A F# F#7
They found her in a small grove of trees
A D A D A
Lonesome was the place where Georgia was found
D A
She's too young to be out
F#
On the street.
Chorus:
F#7 A A D
Why wasn't God watching?
F#7 A A D
Why wasn't God listening?
F#7 A
Why wasn't God there for
F#7 A
Georgia Lee?
Verse:
A D A
Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia
D A
From dropping out of school
D A F# F#7
I was doing the best that I could
A D A D A
But she kept runnin away from this world
D A F#
These children are so hard to raise good
Chorus:
F#7 A A D
Why wasn't God watching?
F#7 A A D
Why wasn't God listening?
F#7 A
Why wasn't God there for
F#7 A
Georgia Lee?
Bridge:
F# A D A
Close your eyes and count to ten
F# A D F#
I will go and hide but then
D#M G D F#
Be sure to find me. I want you to find me
A D
And we'll play all over
A D
We'll play all over
A D
We'll play all over
A D A F# F#7
We will play all over again
Verse:
A D A
There's a toad in the witch grass
D A
There's a crow in the corn
D A F# F#7
Wild flowers on a cross by the road
A D A D
And somewhere a baby is crying
A
For her mom
D A
As the hills turn from green back
F#
To gold
Chorus:
F#7 A A D
Why wasn't God watching?
F#7 A A D
Why wasn't God listening?
F#7 A
Why wasn't God there for
F#7 A
Georgia Lee?
Outro:
D A F# A
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Song History
Published: March 14, 2026
Last Updated: March 14, 2026