Billy Jack chords by
Curtis Mayfield
Curtis Mayfield

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Key: C# minor
Intro 1
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Verse 1
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Just out of Monday
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I run into a friend
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Down the street,
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down the street
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Where I live
Interlude 1
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Verse 2
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Sad things begin
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I could feel from within
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From the message,
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from the message
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He had to give
Verse 3
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About a buddy of mine
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He run out of time,
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his life run out of time
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Somebody past noon,
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shot across the room
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And now the man no longer lives
Verse 4
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Too bad about him
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Too sad about him
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Don't get me wrong,
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the man is gone
Verse 5
But it's a wonder, he lived this long
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Up in the city they called him Boss Jack
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But down home he was an alley cat
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Ah, didn't care nothing about
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being black
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Oh, Billy Jack
Interlude 2
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Verse 6
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There
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can't be no fun,
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can't be no fun
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To be shot, shot with a hand gun
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Your body sprawled out,
you without a doubt
Running people out, there on the floor
Verse 7
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Sad bloody mess
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Shot all up in his chest,
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shot in his chest
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One sided duel, gun and a fool, ah
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What a way to go
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Verse 8
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Up in the city they called him Boss Jack
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But down home he was a alley cat
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Ah, didn't care nothin' 'bout
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being Black
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Oh, Billy Jack
Outro 1
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