Billy Dee chords by
Kris Kristofferson
Kris Kristofferson
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Key: G major•
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Billy Dee was seventeen when
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he turned twenty-one
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Fooling Fooling with some foolish
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things he could've left alone
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But he had to try to satisfy a thirst
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he couldn't name
Driven towards the darkness
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by the devil in his veins
Verse 2
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All around the honky tonks,
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searching for a sign
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Gettin' by on gettin' high on women,
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words and wine
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Some folks called him crazy, Lord,
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and others called him free
But we just called us lucky for
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the love of Billy Dee
Interlude 1
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Verse 3
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Busy goin' his own way
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and speakin' his own words
Facin' and forgettin' every
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warnin' that he heard
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Makin' friends and takin' any
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crazy chance he could
Gettin' busted for the bad times
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and believin' in the good
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Verse 4
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Billy took a beatin' from a world,
he meant no harm
The score was written in
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the scars up on his arm
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Some felt he was payin' for
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the life he tried to lead
But all we felt was sorry for our
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good friend Billy Dee
Interlude 2
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Verse 5
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It may be his soul was bigger than
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a body's oughta be
Singin' songs and bringin' laughter
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to the likes of you and me
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'Cause the world he saw was sadder
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than the one he hoped to find
But it wasn't near as lonesome
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as the one he left behind
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Verse 6
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Yesterday they found him on
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the floor of his hotel
Reachin' towards the needle, Lord,
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that drove him down to Hell
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Some folks called it suicide,
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others blame the speed
But we all called it crucified when
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Billy Dee O.D.'d
Outro 1
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