Verse 1:
SOL DO/SOL SOLBilly Dee was seventeen when he turned twenty-one
Fooling with some foolish things he could've left alone
SOL DO/SOL SOLBut he had to try to satisfy a thirst he couldn't name
RE SOLDriven towards the darkness by the devil in his veins
All around the honky tonks,searching for a sign
REGettin' by on gettin' high on women,words and wine
SOL DO/SOL SOLSome folks called him crazy,Lord,and others called him free
But we just called us lucky for the love of Billy Dee
Verse 2:(Three and a half tones lower)
DO/SOL FA DO/SOLBusy goin' his own way and speakin' his own words
Facin' and forgettin' every warnin' that he heard
DO/SOL FA DO/SOLMakin' friends and takin' any crazy chance he could
SOL DO/SOLGettin' busted for the bad times and believin' in the good
Billy took a beatin' from a world he meant no harm
SOLThe score was written in the scars up on his arm
DO/SOL FA DO/SOLSome felt he was payin' for the life he tried to lead
But all we felt was sorry for our good friend Billy Dee
Verse 3:(Four and a half tones higher)
LA RE LAIt may be his soul bigger than a body's oughta be
Singin' songs and bringin' laughter to the likes of you and me
LA RE LACause the world he saw was sadder than the one he hoped to find
MI LABut it wasn't near as lonesome as the one he left behind
Yesterday they found him on the floor of his hotel
MIReachin' towards the needle,Lord,that drove him down to hell
LA RE LASome folks called it suicide,others blame the speed
But we all called it crucified when Billy Dee O.D.'d
Verse 1:
SOLBilly Dee was seventeen when he
..turned twenty-one
Fooling with some foolish things
RE..he could've left alone
But he had to try to satisfy a
DO/SOL SOL..thirst he couldn't name
Driven towards the darkness by
..the devil in his veins
DO/SOLAll around the honky
SOL..tonks,searching for a sign
Gettin' by on gettin' high on
RE..women,words and wine
SOLSome folks called him
..crazy,Lord,and others called him
SOL..free
But we just called us lucky for
..the love of Billy Dee
Verse 2:(Three and a half tones
..lower)
DO/SOLBusy goin' his own way and
FA DO/SOL..speakin' his own words
Facin' and forgettin' every
SOL..warnin' that he heard
DO/SOLMakin' friends and takin' any
..crazy chance he could
Gettin' busted for the bad times
SOL DO/SOL..and believin' in the good
Billy took a beatin' from a world
DO/SOL..he meant no harm
The score was written in the
..scars up on his arm
DO/SOLSome felt he was payin' for the
FA DO/SOL..life he tried to lead
But all we felt was sorry for our
SOL DO/SOL..good friend Billy Dee
Verse 3:(Four and a half tones
..higher)
LAIt may be his soul bigger than a
..body's oughta be
Singin' songs and bringin'
MI..laughter to the likes of you and
..me
LACause the world he saw was sadder
..than the one he hoped to find
LA
But it wasn't near as lonesome as
..the one he left behind
REYesterday they found him on the
LA..floor of his hotel
Reachin' towards the
MI..needle,Lord,that drove him down
..to hell
LASome folks called it
RE..suicide,others blame the speed
But we all called it crucified
MI LA..when Billy Dee O.D.'d
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