Biography:
Billie Jo Spears (born January 14, 1937 in Beaumont, Texas as Billie Jean Spears, died December 14, 2011 in VIdor, Texas) was a country music singer who was particularly popular in the 1970s.
Spears moved from Texas to Nashville in 1964. She earned a Capitol Records contract in 1968. Her first hit was 1969's "Mr. Walker, It's All Over."
Spears won country fans over with her tough, bluesy style; however, it was not until 1975's "Blanket on the Ground" that she broke through to major stardom.
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Queen Of The Silver Dollar:Billie Jo Spears.
Album - Country Girl - on CAPITOL Records
in 1970.
INTRO: B Gb E B Dbm B
CHORUS:
B E B E
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
B
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Db Gb
and a bar stool is her throne.
B
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
E
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
Gb B
of the Silver Dollar home.
#1.
B E
She arrives in all her splendor, each night at nine
o’clock.
Gb
Her chariot is the crosstown bus that stops right down
B
the block.
E
Now, the old piano minstrel plays a tune as she walks
Gb B
in, and the Queen of the Silver Dollar’s home again.
CHORUS:
B E B E
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
B
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Db Gb
and a bar stool is her throne.
B
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
E
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
Gb B
of the Silver Dollar home.
#2.
C F
Now, her royal dress is satin, it’s shabby and it’s torn.
G
The royal jewels are rhinestones and the shoes are scuffed
C
and worn.
C F
On the many roads she’s been down, and the places that she’s
G Em C
seen, they all look at her and say, God save the Queen.
#3.
C F
Now, the Queen of the Silver Dollar is not as haughty as she
seems.
G C
She was once an ordinary girl, with ordinary dreams.
C F
But there’s a man who found her, and he brought her to this
world.
G C
He’s the one who made a queen of a simple country girl.
CHORUS:
C F C F
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
C
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
D G
and a bar stool is her throne.
C F C F
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
C F
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
G C
of the Silver Dollar home.
CHORUS:
Db Gb Db Gb
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
Db
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Eb Ab
and a bar stool is her throne.
Db Gb Db Gb
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
Db Gb
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
Ab Db
of the Silver Dollar home.
CHORUS:
Db Gb Db Gb
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
Db
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Eb Ab
and a bar stool is her throne.
Db Gb Db Gb
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
Db Gb
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
Ab Db
of the Silver Dollar home.
OUTRO:
Db Gb Db Gb
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
Db
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Eb Ab
and a bar stool is her throne..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
Album - Country Girl - on CAPITOL Records
in 1970.
INTRO: B Gb E B Dbm B
CHORUS:
B E B E
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
B
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Db Gb
and a bar stool is her throne.
B
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
E
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
Gb B
of the Silver Dollar home.
#1.
B E
She arrives in all her splendor, each night at nine
o’clock.
Gb
Her chariot is the crosstown bus that stops right down
B
the block.
E
Now, the old piano minstrel plays a tune as she walks
Gb B
in, and the Queen of the Silver Dollar’s home again.
CHORUS:
B E B E
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
B
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Db Gb
and a bar stool is her throne.
B
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
E
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
Gb B
of the Silver Dollar home.
#2.
C F
Now, her royal dress is satin, it’s shabby and it’s torn.
G
The royal jewels are rhinestones and the shoes are scuffed
C
and worn.
C F
On the many roads she’s been down, and the places that she’s
G Em C
seen, they all look at her and say, God save the Queen.
#3.
C F
Now, the Queen of the Silver Dollar is not as haughty as she
seems.
G C
She was once an ordinary girl, with ordinary dreams.
C F
But there’s a man who found her, and he brought her to this
world.
G C
He’s the one who made a queen of a simple country girl.
CHORUS:
C F C F
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
C
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
D G
and a bar stool is her throne.
C F C F
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
C F
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
G C
of the Silver Dollar home.
CHORUS:
Db Gb Db Gb
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
Db
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Eb Ab
and a bar stool is her throne.
Db Gb Db Gb
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
Db Gb
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
Ab Db
of the Silver Dollar home.
CHORUS:
Db Gb Db Gb
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
Db
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Eb Ab
and a bar stool is her throne.
Db Gb Db Gb
Now, the jesters flock around her, tryin’ to win
Db Gb
her favors, to see which one will take the Queen
Ab Db
of the Silver Dollar home.
OUTRO:
Db Gb Db Gb
She’s the Queen of the Silver Dollar, she rules
Db
this smokey kingdom, her scepter is a wine glass
Eb Ab
and a bar stool is her throne..(Fade.)
A seventies smash from Kraziekhat.
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