Johnny Paycheck – Billy Jack Washburn (Guitar)
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Verse 1:
E A E From Maine to San Francisco, for years, I rode the rails E A E Coast to coast, and border to border, I've been in about every jail C G One night around the Golden Gate, I caught a freight, and layin' in the bottom of the boxcar was a man E Named Billy Jack Washburn
Through the rain and the wind the train was flyin', I knew the man was layin' there dyin'
C G D I had to try and save a man, with nothin' but my two bare hands and I did
He was just a kid
Verse 2:
E A E Now me and Billy Jack, we laid around a few hobo camps for awhile E A E 'Til Billy Jack got his strength back, and the sunshine gave him back his smile C G D We decided we would leave, and head on down to New Orleans, and we did
Me and the kid
But things weren't like they were before, I never had a friend jumpin' from the door
G D I treated him like I was his dad, and gave him everything I had, which was nothin' C D Just the love for a friend, and a friend he was, 'til I lost him
Bridge:
Bm A Billy Jack Washburn was his name G D I lost him down around Jacksonville, when he fell from the train Bm A I rolled off, and I hit the ground G D I picked his body up and carried him all the way back to town C D He was a friend of mine
Verse 3:
E A E Now here I am, in Macon, Georgia, to help lay Billy Jack in the ground E A E And by the way, Macon, Georgia, is my hometown C G D When I picked his billfold up, I saw a picture of his mama and her name
And I cried like a baby
C D 'Cuz his mama, and my mama were the same G C D Well I haven't been home in twenty-six years, and when I do come home, it has to be like this G C D Sometimes old lady fate, she deals a terrible kiss
Bridge 2:
Bm A Billy Jack Washburn was his so-called name G D I lost him down around Jacksonville, when he fell from the train C G But I lost more than a friend C D I'll never see my brother again