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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[Intro]
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[Verse]
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With a halo of gnats around my cotton-pickin' head
A
You never even listened to a single word I said
G D
You sit there on your pompous ass and click your fancy heels
A
Contemplate another piece of art that you can steal
G D Bm
Yeah you're rich and you're good-lookin' and outstanding in your field
G D
But I'm the real deal, no you can't know how I feel
G D
'Cause I'm the real, real real deal
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Ah ya bet your sweet petuti I'm the real deal
[Verse]
G D
You may always be rich and I may always be poor
A
You're the kind that never gets enough of wantin' more
G D
Hittin' on my friends, swingin' on my doors
A
Here's a little somethin's gonna even up the score
G D Bm
Try as you may you can't know how I feel
G D
'Cause I'm the real deal, oh you can't know how I feel
G D
'Cause I'm the real, real real deal
G D G D
Ah ya bet your sweet petuti I'm the real deal
[Verse]
G D
I used to chop that cotton sometimes leanin' on my hoe
A
But we all know a hoe ain't just a hoe anymore
G D
You educated gals are 'sposed to be so damned smart
A
Sometimes you fool around and get the horse behind the cart
G D Bm
I got one foot in the grave the other 'un on a 'nanner peel
G D
But I'm the real deal, I can make you young girls squeal
G D
'Cause I'm the real, real real deal
G D
You bet your sweet petuti I'm the real deal
[Outro]
G D G D
G D G D
[Verse]
G D
With a halo of gnats around my cotton-pickin' head
A
You never even listened to a single word I said
G D
You sit there on your pompous ass and click your fancy heels
A
Contemplate another piece of art that you can steal
G D Bm
Yeah you're rich and you're good-lookin' and outstanding in your field
G D
But I'm the real deal, no you can't know how I feel
G D
'Cause I'm the real, real real deal
G D G D
Ah ya bet your sweet petuti I'm the real deal
[Verse]
G D
You may always be rich and I may always be poor
A
You're the kind that never gets enough of wantin' more
G D
Hittin' on my friends, swingin' on my doors
A
Here's a little somethin's gonna even up the score
G D Bm
Try as you may you can't know how I feel
G D
'Cause I'm the real deal, oh you can't know how I feel
G D
'Cause I'm the real, real real deal
G D G D
Ah ya bet your sweet petuti I'm the real deal
[Verse]
G D
I used to chop that cotton sometimes leanin' on my hoe
A
But we all know a hoe ain't just a hoe anymore
G D
You educated gals are 'sposed to be so damned smart
A
Sometimes you fool around and get the horse behind the cart
G D Bm
I got one foot in the grave the other 'un on a 'nanner peel
G D
But I'm the real deal, I can make you young girls squeal
G D
'Cause I'm the real, real real deal
G D
You bet your sweet petuti I'm the real deal
[Outro]
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Billy Redden And (...)
Billy Rose
Billy Squier
Billy Talent
Billy The Vision (...)