The Killing Of Georgie lyrics by Rod Stewart
Lyrics & Midi Track Information(C) 2007 HitTrax MIDI Files
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Item Code * HT5330
Song Title * The Killing Of Georgie
Performed By * Rod Stewart
Composer(s) * ROD STEWART
Publisher *
Programmer * Damian Smith
Copyright * (C) 2007 HitTrax MIDI Files
Unauthorised copying is illegal
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* 4-bar intro
Oh yeah.
* Verse 1 In these days of changing ways, so-called liberated days,
A story comes to mind of a friend of mine.
Georgie boy was gay, I guess, nothin' more or nothin' less,
The kindest guy I ever knew.
His mother's tears fell in vai
The afternoon George tried to explain
That he needed love like all the rest.
Pa said, There must be a mistake.
How can my son not be straight
After all I've said and done for him?"
* Hook Do do do do do do do do do.
(BV's Do do do do do do do do do.
only) Do do do do do do do do doooooo.
* Verse 2 Leavin' home on a Greyhound bus, cast out by the ones he loves,
A victim of these gay days, it seems.
* Repeat hook
* Verse 3 Georgie went to New York town where he quickly settled down
And soon became the toast of the great white way.
Accepted by Manhattan's elite in all the places that were chic.
No party was complete without George.
Along the boulevards he'd cruise
And all the old queens blew a fuse.
Everybody loved Georgie boy.
* Repeat hook
* Verse 4 The last time I saw George live
Was in the summer of seventy-five.
He said he was in love, I said, "I'm pleased."
George attended the opening night of another Broadway hype,
But split before the final curtain fell.
Deciding to take a short cut home,
Arm in arm they meant no wrong.
A gentle breeze blew down Fifth Avenue.
* Repeat hook
* Verse 5 Out of a darkened side street came
A New Jersey gang with just one aim
To roll some innocent passer-by.
There ensued a fearful fight.
Screams rang out in the night.
Georgie's head hit a sidewalk cornerstone.
A leather kid, a switchblade knife,
He did not intend to take his life.
He just pushed his luck a little too far that night.
The sight of blood dispersed the gang.
A crowd gathered, the police came.
An ambulance screamed to a halt on Fifty-third and Third.
* Repeat hook
* Verse 6 Georgie's life ended there, but I ask who really cares?
George once said to me and I quote.
He said, "Never wait or hesitate.
Get in kid, before it's too late.
You may never get another chance
'Cause youth's a mask, but it don't last.
live it long and live it fast."
Georgie was a friend of mine.
* Repeat hook twice
* Instrumental break leading into part 2
Oh, Georgie, stay, don't go away.
Georgie, please stay, you take our breath away.
Oh, Georgie, stay, don't go away.
Georgie, please stay, you take our breath away.
Oh, Georgie, stay, don't go away.
Georgie, Georgie, please stay, you take our breath away.
Oh, Georgie, stay, don't go away.
Georgie, Georgie, please stay, you take our breath away.
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Time * 7:03
Length * 149 bars
Tempo * 95 BPM, 65 BPM at start of part 2
Key * B b major, E b major in part 2
Ch 1 * Electric Piano 1
Ch 2 * Fingered Bass
Ch 3 * Nylon-String Guitar
Ch 4 * Vocal Guide
Ch 5 * Steel-String Guitar
Ch 6 * Clean Guitar
Ch 7 * Overdrive Guitar
Ch 8 * Strings (Low)
Ch 9 * Strings (High)
Ch 10 * Drums
Ch 11 * Harp
Ch 12 * Voice Oohs
Ch 13 * Whistle
