Intro: A D F#m E 
 
A D F#m E 
He's going back to Georgia 
Because he knows time, and time has come 
Don't even know if she'll be waiting 
Because he's been gone for way too long 
 
A D F#m E 
How long will you stay' 
Boy, you don't got nine lives to waste 
How long will you stay' 
Saving time, losing grace 
 
A C F#m E 
She believed every word he told her 
About the troubles and how they start 
She didn't listen to the laughter 
She only listened to her heart 
 
A D F#m E 
How long will you stay' 
Boy, you don't got nine lives to waste 
How long will you stay' 
Saving time, losing grace 
 
D G F#m A 
She didn't believe 
She didn't believe 
She didn't believe 
D G F#m E 
She didn't believe 
 
A D F#m E 
He made a promise to no one 
That he could right a wrong 
He wanted to do something just 
But he was just gone 
 
A D F#m E 
How long will you stay' 
Boy, you don't got nine lives to waste 
How long will you stay' 
Saving time, losing grace 
 
D G F#m A 
She didn't believe 
She didn't believe 
She didn't believe, believe, believe 
 
D G F#m A (muted) 
She didn't believe what they told her, about her lover 
Nothing left bet her tears, and theirs were laughter 
Forever after