Steve Earle – Billy Austin (Guitar)
Drop D (D-A-D-G-B-E)
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Chords
[Verse 1]
D G A D My name is Billy Austin and I'm twenty-nine years old G D Bm Bm A G I was born in Oklahoma quarter Cherokee I'm told D G A Don't remember Oklahoma been so long since I left home G Bm G Bm A D Seems like I've always been in prison like I've always been alone D G A D Didn't mean to hurt nobody never thought I'd cross that line G D Bm Bm A G I held up a filling station like I'd done a hundred times D G A The kid done like I told him he lay face down on the floor G Bm G Bm A D guess I'll never know what made me turn and walk back through that door D G A D The shot rang out like thunder my ears rang like a bell G D Bm Bm A G No one came runnin' so I called the cops myself D G A Took their time to get there and I guess I could'a run G Bm G Bm A D I knew I should be feeling something but I never shed tear one D G A D I didn't even make the papers 'cause I only killed one man G D Bm Bm A G but my trial was over quickly and then the long hard wait began D G A Court appointed lawyer couldn't look me in the eye G Bm G Bm A D He just stood up and closed his briefcase when they sentenced me to die D G A D Now my waitin's over as the final hour drags by G D Bm Bm A G I ain't about to tell you that I don't deserve to die D G A But there's twenty-seven men here mostly black, brown and poor G Bm G Bm A D Most of em are guilty who are you to say for sure? D G A D So when the preacher comes to get me and they shave off all my hair G D Bm Bm A G Could you take that long walk with me knowing hell is waitin' there? D G A Could you pull that switch yourself Sir, with a sure and steady hand? G Bm G Bm A D Could you still tell youself, Sir, that you're better than I am? G D G A My name is Billy Austin I'm twenty-nine years old G Bm G Bm I was born in Oklahoma quarter Cherokee I'm told