Chords for Steve Earle - Billy Austin (1991 on New Country)
Tempo:
116.9 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Bm
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[D]
[A]
[D]
My name is Billy [G] Austin, [A] I'm 29 [E] years [D] old,
I [G] was born in Oklahoma, [Bm] quarter of Cherokee.
I
[A] [D] don't remember Oklahoma, been [G] so long since I left [A]
home.
Seems like [G] I've always been [Bm] in prison, [G] like I've always [A] been.
[B] [A] [D]
[A] Didn't mean to hurt [G] nobody, [A] never thought I'd cross that [D] line.
I [G]
held up [D] filling station like [Bm] I'd done a hundred.
[A]
[G] Get down [D] like a tolling, he [G] laid face down on.
[A] I [E]
guess [G] I'll never know what [Bm] made me turn and [G]
walk back through that [Bm] door.
[A] [D] Shot rang [G] out like thunder, [A] my ears rang [D] like a bell.
[G]
No one came [A] [D] running, so [Bm] I called the cops [B] myself.
[Bm] [G]
Took the time to [D] get there, and [G] I guess I could [A] run.
[Em] [G]
I knew I should be feeling [Bm] something, well [G] I never should [Bm] do one.
[A] [D] I didn't even make the papers, cause [A] I only killed one [D] man.
But [G] my trial was over [Em] quickly, [D]
[Bm] and in the long [B] haul.
[Bm] [A] [G]
That court appointed [D] lawyer couldn't [G] look me in the [D] eye.
[G] [D]
Stood up and closed [Bm] his briefcase, [D] when [G] they sentenced me to [Bm] die.
[A]
[D] [A] Now my [G] waiting's over, [D] and the final hour [A] dragged [D] by.
[A] [D] I ain't about to tell you that [Bm] I don't deserve to die.
[A] [G]
There's twenty [D]-seven men here, mostly [G] black, brown [A] and poor.
[G]
Most of us [Bm] are guilty, but who [G] are you to say [B] for sure?
[A]
[D] So when the preacher comes [G] to get me, [A] and they shave off all my [D] hair.
Could [G] you take a long walk [D] with me, knowing [Bm] hell was waiting?
[A] [G]
Pull that switch [D] yourself sir, with a [G] sure steady [D] hand.
[G]
Could you still tell [Bm] yourself sir, that [G] you're better than I am?
[B] [Bm] [A]
[G] My name is [D] Billy Alston, and [G]
I'm twenty-nine [D] years old.
[E]
[G] I was born in Oklahoma, [Bm]
[A]
[D]
My name is Billy [G] Austin, [A] I'm 29 [E] years [D] old,
I [G] was born in Oklahoma, [Bm] quarter of Cherokee.
I
[A] [D] don't remember Oklahoma, been [G] so long since I left [A]
home.
Seems like [G] I've always been [Bm] in prison, [G] like I've always [A] been.
[B] [A] [D]
[A] Didn't mean to hurt [G] nobody, [A] never thought I'd cross that [D] line.
I [G]
held up [D] filling station like [Bm] I'd done a hundred.
[A]
[G] Get down [D] like a tolling, he [G] laid face down on.
[A] I [E]
guess [G] I'll never know what [Bm] made me turn and [G]
walk back through that [Bm] door.
[A] [D] Shot rang [G] out like thunder, [A] my ears rang [D] like a bell.
[G]
No one came [A] [D] running, so [Bm] I called the cops [B] myself.
[Bm] [G]
Took the time to [D] get there, and [G] I guess I could [A] run.
[Em] [G]
I knew I should be feeling [Bm] something, well [G] I never should [Bm] do one.
[A] [D] I didn't even make the papers, cause [A] I only killed one [D] man.
But [G] my trial was over [Em] quickly, [D]
[Bm] and in the long [B] haul.
[Bm] [A] [G]
That court appointed [D] lawyer couldn't [G] look me in the [D] eye.
[G] [D]
Stood up and closed [Bm] his briefcase, [D] when [G] they sentenced me to [Bm] die.
[A]
[D] [A] Now my [G] waiting's over, [D] and the final hour [A] dragged [D] by.
[A] [D] I ain't about to tell you that [Bm] I don't deserve to die.
[A] [G]
There's twenty [D]-seven men here, mostly [G] black, brown [A] and poor.
[G]
Most of us [Bm] are guilty, but who [G] are you to say [B] for sure?
[A]
[D] So when the preacher comes [G] to get me, [A] and they shave off all my [D] hair.
Could [G] you take a long walk [D] with me, knowing [Bm] hell was waiting?
[A] [G]
Pull that switch [D] yourself sir, with a [G] sure steady [D] hand.
[G]
Could you still tell [Bm] yourself sir, that [G] you're better than I am?
[B] [Bm] [A]
[G] My name is [D] Billy Alston, and [G]
I'm twenty-nine [D] years old.
[E]
[G] I was born in Oklahoma, [Bm]
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My _ name is Billy [G] Austin, _ _ _ [A] I'm 29 _ [E] years [D] old, _
I _ [G] was born _ in Oklahoma, _ _ _ [Bm] quarter of _ Cherokee.
I _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ don't remember _ Oklahoma, _ _ been [G] so long since I left [A]
home.
_ Seems like [G] I've always been [Bm] in prison, _ _ _ [G] like I've always [A] been. _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] Didn't mean to hurt [G] nobody, _ _ _ [A] never thought I'd cross that [D] line.
_ _ _ I [G]
held up _ [D] filling station _ like _ _ [Bm] I'd done a hundred.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ Get down [D] like a tolling, _ _ he [G] laid face down on.
[A] I [E] _ _ _
guess [G] I'll _ never know what [Bm] made me _ _ turn and [G] _
walk back through that [Bm] door. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Shot rang [G] out like thunder, _ _ _ [A] my _ _ ears rang [D] like a bell.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ No one came [A] [D] running, _ _ _ so [Bm] I called the cops [B] myself.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Took the time to [D] get there, _ _ and [G] I guess _ I could [A] run.
[Em] _ _ [G] _
I knew I _ should be feeling [Bm] something, _ _ well [G] I _ never should [Bm] do one. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ I didn't even make the papers, _ _ _ cause [A] I only killed one [D] man. _
_ _ But [G] my trial was over [Em] quickly, [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] and in the long [B] haul. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
That court appointed [D] lawyer _ couldn't _ [G] _ look _ me in the [D] eye.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ Stood up and closed [Bm] his briefcase, _ _ [D] when [G] they sentenced me to [Bm] die.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] Now my [G] waiting's over, _ _ _ _ [D] and the final hour [A] dragged [D] by. _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ I ain't about to tell you _ _ _ that [Bm] I _ don't deserve to die.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
There's twenty [D]-seven men here, _ _ _ mostly [G] black, _ _ brown [A] and poor.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Most of us [Bm] are guilty, _ _ _ but who [G] are you to say [B] for sure?
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ So when the preacher comes [G] to get me, _ _ [A] and they shave off all my [D] hair. _
_ _ Could [G] you take a long walk [D] with me, _ _ knowing [Bm] _ hell was waiting? _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ Pull that switch [D] yourself sir, _ _ with a [G] sure _ steady _ [D] hand.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Could you still tell [Bm] yourself sir, _ _ that [G] you're better than I am?
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ My name is [D] Billy Alston, _ _ and [G]
I'm twenty-nine _ [D] years old.
[E] _
_ _ [G] I was born _ _ in Oklahoma, [Bm] _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ My _ name is Billy [G] Austin, _ _ _ [A] I'm 29 _ [E] years [D] old, _
I _ [G] was born _ in Oklahoma, _ _ _ [Bm] quarter of _ Cherokee.
I _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ don't remember _ Oklahoma, _ _ been [G] so long since I left [A]
home.
_ Seems like [G] I've always been [Bm] in prison, _ _ _ [G] like I've always [A] been. _
_ [B] _ _ [A] _ _ _ [D] _ _
[A] Didn't mean to hurt [G] nobody, _ _ _ [A] never thought I'd cross that [D] line.
_ _ _ I [G]
held up _ [D] filling station _ like _ _ [Bm] I'd done a hundred.
_ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [G] _ _ Get down [D] like a tolling, _ _ he [G] laid face down on.
[A] I [E] _ _ _
guess [G] I'll _ never know what [Bm] made me _ _ turn and [G] _
walk back through that [Bm] door. _ _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ Shot rang [G] out like thunder, _ _ _ [A] my _ _ ears rang [D] like a bell.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ No one came [A] [D] running, _ _ _ so [Bm] I called the cops [B] myself.
_ _ [Bm] _ _ _ [G] _
_ _ Took the time to [D] get there, _ _ and [G] I guess _ I could [A] run.
[Em] _ _ [G] _
I knew I _ should be feeling [Bm] something, _ _ well [G] I _ never should [Bm] do one. _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ I didn't even make the papers, _ _ _ cause [A] I only killed one [D] man. _
_ _ But [G] my trial was over [Em] quickly, [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] and in the long [B] haul. _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
That court appointed [D] lawyer _ couldn't _ [G] _ look _ me in the [D] eye.
[G] _ _ _ _ [D] _
_ _ Stood up and closed [Bm] his briefcase, _ _ [D] when [G] they sentenced me to [Bm] die.
_ _ [A] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] Now my [G] waiting's over, _ _ _ _ [D] and the final hour [A] dragged [D] by. _
_ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ I ain't about to tell you _ _ _ that [Bm] I _ don't deserve to die.
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
There's twenty [D]-seven men here, _ _ _ mostly [G] black, _ _ brown [A] and poor.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Most of us [Bm] are guilty, _ _ _ but who [G] are you to say [B] for sure?
_ _ _ [A] _
_ _ [D] _ _ So when the preacher comes [G] to get me, _ _ [A] and they shave off all my [D] hair. _
_ _ Could [G] you take a long walk [D] with me, _ _ knowing [Bm] _ hell was waiting? _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _
_ Pull that switch [D] yourself sir, _ _ with a [G] sure _ steady _ [D] hand.
[G] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ Could you still tell [Bm] yourself sir, _ _ that [G] you're better than I am?
_ [B] _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ My name is [D] Billy Alston, _ _ and [G]
I'm twenty-nine _ [D] years old.
[E] _
_ _ [G] I was born _ _ in Oklahoma, [Bm] _ _ _ _