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*************** BILLY DEE ****************

written and performed by Kris Kristofferson


Verse 1:
          G (320003@1)                             C/G (3x555x@1)        G (320003@1)Billy Dee was seventeen when he turned twenty-one
                                                 D (xx0232@1)Fooling with some foolish things he could've left alone
            G (320003@1)                          C/G (3x555x@1)             G (320003@1)But he had to try to satisfy athirst (x02210@1)he couldn't name
                                            D (xx0232@1)          G (320003@1)Driven towards the darkness by the devil in his veins
              C/G (3x555x@1)                   G (320003@1)All around the honky tonks,searching for asign (x02210@1)                                        D (xx0232@1)Gettin' by on gettin' high on women,words and wine
              G (320003@1)                             C/G (3x555x@1)             G (320003@1)Some folks called him crazy,Lord,and others called him free
                                           D (xx0232@1)            G (320003@1)But we just called us lucky for the love of Billy Dee


Verse 2:(Three and a half tones lower)
          C/G (3x555x@1)                      F (133211@1)             C/G (3x555x@1)Busy goin' his own way and speakin' his own words
                                       G (320003@1)Facin' and forgettin' every warnin' that he heard
         C/G (3x555x@1)                          F (133211@1)            C/G (3x555x@1)Makin' friends and takin' any crazy chance he could
                                         G (320003@1)                   C/G (3x555x@1)Gettin' busted for the bad times and believin' in the good
          F (133211@1)                         C/G (3x555x@1)Billy took abeatin' (x02210@1)from aworld (x02210@1)he meant no harm
                                       G (320003@1)The score was written in the scars up on his arm
              C/G (3x555x@1)                    F (133211@1)                C/G (3x555x@1)Some felt he was payin' for the life he tried to lead
                                           G (320003@1)              C/G (3x555x@1)But all we felt was sorry for our good friend Billy Dee


Verse 3:(Four and a half tones higher)
            A (x02220@1)                         D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)It may be his soul bigger than abody's (x02210@1)oughta be
                                                    E (022100@1)Singin' songs and bringin' laughter to the likes of you and me
           A (x02220@1)                                   D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)Cause the world he saw was sadder than the one he hoped to find
                                          E (022100@1)               A (x02220@1)But it wasn't near as lonesome as the one he left behind
             D (xx0232@1)                         A (x02220@1)Yesterday they found him on the floor of his hotel
                                              E (022100@1)Reachin' towards the needle,Lord,that drove him down to hell
              A (x02220@1)                       D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)Some folks called it suicide,others blame the speed
                                          E (022100@1)           A (x02220@1)But we all called it crucified when Billy Dee O.D.'d

Thanks to Jan Ekeland for the lyrics.
Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr