Georgia Lee

Intro: 
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Cold was the night, hard was the ground 
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They found her in a small grove of trees 
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Lonesome was the place where Georgia was found 
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She's too young to be out 
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On the street. 
 

 
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Why wasn't God watching? 
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Why wasn't God listening? 
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Why wasn't God there for 
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Georgia Lee? 
 

 
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Ida said she couldn't keep Georgia 
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From dropping out of school 
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I was doing the best that I could 
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But she kept runnin away from this world 
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These children are so hard to raise good 
 

 
F#7            A         A   D 
Why wasn't God watching? 
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Why wasn't God listening? 
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Why wasn't God there for 
F#7     A 
Georgia Lee? 
 

 
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Close your eyes and count to ten 
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I will go and hide but then 
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Be sure to find me. I want you to find me 
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And we'll play all over 
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We'll play all over 
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We'll play all over 
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We will play all over again 
 

 
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There's a toad in the witch grass 
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There's a crow in the corn 
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Wild flowers on a cross by the road 
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And somewhere a baby is crying 
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For her mom 
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As the hills turn from green back 
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To gold 
 

 
F#7            A         A   D 
Why wasn't God watching? 
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Why wasn't God listening? 
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Why wasn't God there for 
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Georgia Lee? 
 

Outro: 
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