Steve Earle – Billy And Bonnie (Guitar)
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[Verse 1]
G C G C G Billy was 17 and mean as hell D G D G Bonnie said she was 30, it was hard to tell C G C G Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night D G At the dirt track races, it was love at first sight C G C G Bonnie was wilder than the west wind blows D G D G Taught Billy every single thing he knows C G C G But she never told billy what she left out D G D G The part about the trouble when your times runs out
[Bridge]
C G C G When the thrill is gone, when your deal goes south D G D G It's all over when your time runs out
[Verse 2]
G C G C G Bonnie said, "Billy, don't you think it's time G D G D G We moved on a little further down the line" G C G C G So they knocked off a Texaco south of town G D G D G Blew down the highway with the rag-top down G C G C G Billy woke Bonnie up about first light G D G D G Said, "You drive honey, I've been up all night" G C G C G Now Billy wasn't sweatin' no APB G D G D G 'Cause they didn't leave a single soul alive to see
[Bridge]
G C G C G The boy was just 16, made his mama proud G D G D G That don't mean nothin' when your time runs out
[Verse 3]
G C G C G Bonnie kept pushin' that Cadillac G D G D G Billy passed out with the seat reared back G C G C G Slept through Louisiana, then just past dark G D G D G Bonnie pulled over in a roadside park G C G C G Left Billy sleeping and she called the cops G D G D G He never knew nothin' when the dime was dropped G C G C G Bonnie knew what she had to do G D G D G She called the sheriff and she cried on cue
[Bridge]
G C G C G And the state police rousted Billy out G D G D G He was dreaming about Bonnie when his time ran out
[Verse 4]
G C G C G The sheriff told Billy, "Boy, you're bound to die G D G D G 'Cause this young lady's gonna testify G C G C G That you done took her off against her will G D G D G And she told us about the robbery and the boy you killed" G C G C G The judge said, "Billy, what you got to say G D G D G Before I have the sheriff carry you away" G C G C G Billy looked Bonnie right in the eye G D G D G But he didn't even have to ask her why
[Bridge]
G C G C G But he turned around as they led him out G D G He said, "I'll see you down in hell when your time runs out"