Biography:
Billy Joe Shaver (born in Corsicana, TX, on 16 August 1939; died 28 October 2020) was an American Texas country music singer and songwriter. Shaver's 1973 album 'Old Five and Dimers Like Me' is a classic in the outlaw country genre.
Shaver was raised by his mother, Victory Watson Shaver, his father Virgil having left the family before Shaver was born. Until he was 12, he spent a great deal of time with his grandmother in Corsicana so that his mother could work in Waco.
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Other songs:
- If I Give My Soul
- Live Forever
- A Restless Wind
- Aint No God In Mexico
- America You Re My Woman
- Aunt Jessies Chicken Farm
- Black Rose
- Bottom Dollar
- Chicken On The Ground
- Comin On Strong
- Down The Road By The Way
- Evergreen
- Fame
- Georgia On A Fast Train
- Get Thee Behind Me Satan
- Gypsy Boy
- Heart Of Texas
- Honky Tonk Heroes
- I Changed My Mind
- I Dont Seem To Fit Anywhere
- If The Trailers Rockin Dont Come Knockin
- Im Going Crazy In 34 Time
- It Just Aint There For Me No More
- Jesus Christ Is Still The King
- Last Call For Alcohol
- Lately Ive Been Leaning Toward The Blues
- Livin A Lovin Lie
- Love Is So Sweet
- Love Till Cows Come Home
- Manual Labor
- Oklahoma Wind
- Old Chumk Of Coal
- Played The Game Too Long
- Ragged Old Truck
- Ride Me Down Easy
- Silver Wings Of Time
- Slim Chance And The Cant Hardly Playboys
- Star In My Heart
- Sweet Melody
- Texas Uphere Tennessee
- The Git Go
- The Good Lord Knows I Tried
- The Real Deal
- Theres No Fool Like An Old Fool
- Try Try Again
- We
- We Stayed Too Long At The Fair
- When I Get My Wings
- When The Fallen Angels Fly
- When The Word Was Thunderbird
- Why The Man In Black Sings The Blues
- Woman Is The Wonder Of The World
- Yesterday Tomorrow Was Today
- You Wouldnt Know Love If You Fell In It
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Capo 1
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
C Bb
You don't love me, I can feel it
F C
No use tryin' to conceal that
F G C G
You been fakin' feelin's for me too long
C Bb
So lay back baby, let the leavin'
F C
Find you any way but grievin'
F G C
When you face your future fortunes on your own
[Chorus]
F
'Cause we'd both feel sad and sorry
C
If the leavin's left alone
F D7 G
'Cause we're too tired of tryin', and worn out from puttin' on
F
And there's no use spendin' good times
C
On some worn out alibi
F G C
When we'd both be left with livin' a lovin' lie
[Solo]
C Bb F C F G C G
C Bb F C F G C
[Verse]
C Bb
So long baby, good luck to ya
F C
Nothin' less that that would do ya
F G C G
That's the shortest way I know to say so long
C Bb
'Cause I believe that I'll be leavin'
F C
All your rights left to believe in
F G C
On this early mornin' grievin' leavin' dawn
[Chorus]
F
'Cause we'd both feel sad and sorry
C
If the leavin's left alone
F D7 G
'Cause we're too tired of tryin', and worn out from puttin' on
F
And there's no use spendin' good times
C
On some worn out alibi
F G C
When we'd both be left with livin' a lovin' lie
[Outro]
F G C
F G C
[Intro]
G
[Verse]
C Bb
You don't love me, I can feel it
F C
No use tryin' to conceal that
F G C G
You been fakin' feelin's for me too long
C Bb
So lay back baby, let the leavin'
F C
Find you any way but grievin'
F G C
When you face your future fortunes on your own
[Chorus]
F
'Cause we'd both feel sad and sorry
C
If the leavin's left alone
F D7 G
'Cause we're too tired of tryin', and worn out from puttin' on
F
And there's no use spendin' good times
C
On some worn out alibi
F G C
When we'd both be left with livin' a lovin' lie
[Solo]
C Bb F C F G C G
C Bb F C F G C
[Verse]
C Bb
So long baby, good luck to ya
F C
Nothin' less that that would do ya
F G C G
That's the shortest way I know to say so long
C Bb
'Cause I believe that I'll be leavin'
F C
All your rights left to believe in
F G C
On this early mornin' grievin' leavin' dawn
[Chorus]
F
'Cause we'd both feel sad and sorry
C
If the leavin's left alone
F D7 G
'Cause we're too tired of tryin', and worn out from puttin' on
F
And there's no use spendin' good times
C
On some worn out alibi
F G C
When we'd both be left with livin' a lovin' lie
[Outro]
F G C
F G C
Billy Redden And (...)
Billy Rose
Billy Squier
Billy Talent
Billy The Vision (...)