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