Chords with lyrics
Intro:
A minorAm FF A minorAm G+G DmDm A minorAm G+G
C majorC G minorGm C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC Bb majorBb C majorC G+G
Verse:
C majorC G+G E minorEm G+G
Cold was the night, hard was the ground
C majorC G+G D MajorD
They found her in a small grove of trees
G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm G+G
Lonesome was the place where Georgia was found
C majorC G+G D MajorD
She's too young to be out on the street
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
Why wasn't god watching?
D MajorD G+G
Why wasn't god listening?
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee?
Verse:
C majorC G+G E minorEm G+G
Ida couldn't keep Georgia from dropping out of school
C majorC G+G D MajorD
I was doing the best that I could
G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm G+G
She just kept running away from this world
C majorC G+G D MajorD
These children are so hard to raise good
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
Why wasn't god watching?
D MajorD G+G
Why wasn't god listening?
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee?
Bridge:
D MajorD G+G C majorC G+G
Close your eyes and count to ten
D MajorD G+G C majorC D MajorD
I will go and hide, but then
G+G C majorC
Be sure to find me
D MajorD
I want you to find me
G+G C majorC
And we'll play all over
G+G C majorC
We'll play all over
G+G C majorC G+G
We'll play all over again
Verse:
C majorC G+G E minorEm G+G
There's a toad in the witch-grass, there's a crow in the corn
C majorC G+G D MajorD
Wild flowers on a cross by the road
G+G C majorC G+G E minorEm G+G
And somewhere a baby is crying for her mom
C majorC G+G D MajorD
As the hills turn from green back to gold
Chorus:
G+G C majorC
Why wasn't god watching?
D MajorD G+G
Why wasn't god listening?
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee?
Chorus:
C majorC
Why wasn't god watching?
D MajorD G+G
Why wasn't god listening?
C majorC G+G D MajorD G+G
Why wasn't god there for Georgia Lee?