Intro: C Am C Am Verse 1: C Am Always lonely, always looking C F G7 To get even with the men who did him wrong C Am That was Billy, lonesome Billy C G7 Am Who was quick to think a gun could make him strong Interlude: C Em No one tougher or more daring Am F Only he and his gun sharing F the great fight to live Bm Em And his great love to fight G7 C All of men who played with danger Am C To whom trouble was no stranger C F until one day he lay dying Am G7 Am He’d filled his date with destiny
Verse 2: C Am Never friendly, never trusting C F G7 Always kept one ready hand near his gun C Am That was Billy, lonesome Billy C G7 Am The rough man who would rather kill than run F G7 G7 Am Am