Billy Dee chords by
Kris Kristofferson

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Key: G major

Intro 1

Verse 1
G G 
 
D D 
 
Billy Dee was seventeen when
C C 
 
he turned twenty-one
G G 
 
Fooling Fooling with some foolish
A A 
 
D D 
 
things he could've left alone
G G 
 
D D 
 
G G 
 
C C 
 
But he had to try to satisfy a thirst
G G 
 
he couldn't name
Driven towards the darkness
D D 
 
G G 
 
by the devil in his veins

Verse 2
C C 
 
All around the honky tonks,
G G 
 
searching for a sign
A A 
 
Gettin' by on gettin' high on women,
D D 
 
words and wine
G G 
 
Some folks called him crazy, Lord,
C C 
 
G G 
 
and others called him free
But we just called us lucky for
D D 
 
G G 
 
the love of Billy Dee

Interlude 1

Verse 3
C C 
 
Busy goin' his own way
F F 
 
C C 
 
and speakin' his own words
Facin' and forgettin' every
D D 
 
G G 
 
warnin' that he heard
C C 
 
Makin' friends and takin' any
F F 
 
C C 
 
crazy chance he could
Gettin' busted for the bad times
G G 
 
and believin' in the good
C C 
 

Verse 4
F F 
 
C C 
 
Billy took a beatin' from a world,
he meant no harm
The score was written in
D D 
 
G G 
 
the scars up on his arm
C C 
 
Some felt he was payin' for
F F 
 
C C 
 
the life he tried to lead
But all we felt was sorry for our
G G 
 
good friend Billy Dee

Interlude 2

Verse 5
A A 
 
It may be his soul was bigger than
D D 
 
A A 
 
a body's oughta be
Singin' songs and bringin' laughter
B B 
 
E E 
 
to the likes of you and me
A A 
 
'Cause the world he saw was sadder
D D 
 
A A 
 
than the one he hoped to find
But it wasn't near as lonesome
E E 
 
as the one he left behind
A A 
 

Verse 6
D D 
 
Yesterday they found him on
A A 
 
the floor of his hotel
Reachin' towards the needle, Lord,
B B 
 
E E 
 
that drove him down to Hell
A A 
 
Some folks called it suicide,
D D 
 
A A 
 
others blame the speed
But we all called it crucified when
E E 
 
A A 
 
Billy Dee O.D.'d

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