#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##*************** BILLY DEE ****************written and performed by Kris KristoffersonVerse 1:G C/G GBilly Dee was seventeen when he turned twenty-oneDFooling with some foolish things he could've left aloneG C/G GBut he had to try to satisfy a thirst he couldn't nameD GDriven towards the darkness by the devil in his veinsC/G GAll around the honky tonks,searching for a signDGettin' by on gettin' high on women,words and wineG C/G GSome folks called him crazy,Lord,and others called him freeD GBut we just called us lucky for the love of Billy DeeVerse 2:(Three and a half tones lower)C/G F C/GBusy goin' his own way and speakin' his own wordsGFacin' and forgettin' every warnin' that he heardC/G F C/GMakin' friends and takin' any crazy chance he couldG C/GGettin' busted for the bad times and believin' in the goodF C/GBilly took a beatin' from a world he meant no harmGThe score was written in the scars up on his armC/G F C/GSome felt he was payin' for the life he tried to leadG C/GBut all we felt was sorry for our good friend Billy DeeVerse 3:(Four and a half tones higher)A D AIt may be his soul bigger than a body's oughta beESingin' songs and bringin' laughter to the likes of you and meA D ACause the world he saw was sadder than the one he hoped to findE ABut it wasn't near as lonesome as the one he left behindD AYesterday they found him on the floor of his hotelEReachin' towards the needle,Lord,that drove him down to hellA D ASome folks called it suicide,others blame the speedE ABut we all called it crucified when Billy Dee O.D.'dThanks to Jan Ekeland for the lyrics.
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