Billy Dee Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[G]

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

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

[Interlude 1]
[G][C]

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

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

[Interlude 2]
[C][A]

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

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

[Outro 1]
[A][D][G][D]
[E][A]