Intro: G Dsus4 C GG In these days of changing waysDsus4 So called liberated daysC G A story comes to mind of a friend of mineG Georgie boy, was gay I guessDsus4 Nothin' more or nothin' lessC G The kindest guy I ever knewG His mother's tears fell in vainDsus4 The afternoon George tried to explainC G That he needed love like all the restG Pa said, there must be a mistakeDsus4 How can my son not be straightC G After all I've said and done for him(Instrumental G Dsus4 C G)G Leavin' home on a Greyhound busDsus4 Cast out by the ones he lovesC G A victim of these gay days it seemsG Georgie went to New York townDsus4 Where he quickly settled downC G And soon became the toast of the great white wayG Accepted by Manhattan's eliteDsus4 In all the places that were chicC G No party was complete without GeorgeG Along the boulevards he'd cruiseDsus4 And all the old queens blew a fuseC G Everybody loved Georgie boyG The last time I saw George aliveDsus4 Was in the summer of seventy-fiveC G He said he was in love, I said I'm pleasedG George attended the opening nightDsus4 Of another Broadway hypeC G But split before the final curtain fellG Deciding to take a short cut homeDsus4 Arm in arm they meant no wrongC G A gentle breeze blew down Fifth AvenueG Out of a darkened side street cameDsus4 A New Jersey gang with just one aimC G To roll some innocent passer-byG There ensued a fearful fightDsus4 Screams rang out in the nightC G Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstoneG A leather kid, a switchblade knifeDsus4 He did not intend to take his lifeC G He just pushed his luck a little too far that nightG The sight of blood dispersed the gangDsus4 A crowd gathered, the police cameC G An ambulance screamed to a halt on Fifty-third and ThirdG Georgie's life ended thereDsus4 But I ask, who really cares?C G George once said to me and I quoteG He said, never wait or hesitateDsus4 Get in kid before it's too lateC G You may never get another chanceG 'Cause youth's a mask but it don't lastDsus4 Live it long and live it fastC G Georgie was a friend of mine *Instrumental & Whistle* (G Dsus4 C G) x2C F G C Oh, Georgie stay, don't go awayC F G C Georgie please stay, you take our breath awayC F G C A B E Am E C B D E A Oh, Georgie stay, don't go awayD E E D Georgie please stay, you take our breath awayD E E D Oh, Georgie stay, don't go awayD E E D Georgie, Georgie please stay, you take our breath away
The Killing Of Georgie Part One And Part Two
Rod Stewart
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