What Would Willie Do Chords

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[Verse 1]
[D]I was lost in trouble and strife,
I heard a [G]voice and it [Em]changed my life
[D]And now it's a brand new day,
and I [A]ain't afraid to say
You're not [D]alone when
you're down and out
And I [G]think you know who
I'm [Em]talking about
[D]When I don't know how I'll get through
I [A]ask myself [G]what would [A]Willie
[D]do[Dsus4][D][A]

[Verse 2]
What would [D]Willie do, well he'd travel so far with
[G]nothing but a song and his [Em]old guitar
[D]And a tour bus and some semi-trucks,
thirty thirty [A]crew men and a little bit of luck
Well he loves [D]all the people,
the ugly and the randy
[G]If you don't believe me
take a look [Em]at the family
And [D]they'll tell you that it's true
[A]When skies are gray [G]what would
[A]Wil[D]lie [Dsus4]do[D]
[A]Well long ago

[Verse 3]
[D]he came unto us,
[G]his words were simple but they went right through us
And the [D]whole world sang along,
but then they [A]didn't want to hear his songs
He was [D]gone and we
thought we'd lost him
But [G]he grew his hair and he
moved to Austin
And [D]all of the people smiled,
they came to [A]hear him sing from miles
Like [G]a miracle all [A]those
rednecks and hippies
[Bm]From New York City [D]down
[G]to Mississippi
Stood to[D]gether and raised a brew
When it's [A]all gone wrong [G]what
would [A]Willie [D]do[G][D][A]

[Verse 4]
[D]You know sometimes I wonder
when I ain't gettin' nowhere
[G]What would old Willie do when it all
gets too much [D]to bear
And I can see him on his
lonely old tour bus
[A]And he's got his prob
[Em]lems just [A]like any of us
Well he'd just take [D]a deep breath
and then he'd let it all go
[G]And he'd take another deep breath
and let it all [D]go
And he'd take another deep
breath...and he'd [A]hold it
Ah and I bet he'd feel [D]hungry
in a way that seems strange
Yeah [G]hungry for all the things
that he just can't [D]change
Like the time he passed out
in is own bedroom
And his wife sewed him up in the sheets [A]and beat
him with a broom and he forgave [D]her
And you think that's rough,
well then the IRS came and they took [G]away all of his stuff
They took his golf course and his recording [D]studio,
and he just went out and did another [A]show
So when it's [G]all coming down on you
[A]You better [G]ask yourself [A]what
would Wil[D]lie [A]do

[Verse 5]
What would [D]Willie do,
well he'd take a little time
And [G]talk to old rooser as he'd drive
on down the line
And there's [D]millions down that road,
and with [A]a word he's gonna lighten their load
He loves [D]all the people no
matter their races
Hell he [G]even had a hit country
song with Julio Iglesias
[D]And that ain't easy to do, so when it's [A]all too much,
[G]what would Wil[A]lie
When the [Bm]game gets tough
[G]what would Wil[A]lie
When they [Bm]call your bluff
[G]what would [A]Willie [D]do