Chords for Katy Moffatt - 'Billy Collins'

_ This _ biggest fight _ was at Madison Square Garden, and he was expected to win in his category. _ _ _
But there was a surprise waiting for Billy Collins.
_ When he got to New York, _ _ the both had been fenced against him, and he was nearly killed by an [F] Iron Emperor.
_ The whole sport of boxing under a very harsh light, and many changes were made.
But [C] it was too late for Billy Collins. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ [E] _ _ [Dm] _ _ _ _ [Am] _
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_ _ _ [Bb] _ I lay [F] my dying soul _ [D] beside your lovely _ [G] _ stream. _ _
_ _ But I don't [C] believe the [F] river _ Shannon _ _
[G] _ runs through [C] Tennessee. _ _
_ This muddy _ _ [Am] water filled with stone looks [D] like [Am] Collins Creek to [G] _ me.
_ [D] My [C] father's kin [F] have made their homes [G] up and down this river [E] bed.
_ And [Am] it's here beside this [D] granite [Am] stone [G] I lay my _ [C] dying _ head. _ _ _ _ _ _
It was _ fourteen solid victories, _ _ [Gm] _ fourteen _ bloody fights, _ _ that brought me north to New York [G]
beneath [G] the garden [E] _ _
lines.
Where [F] the Puerto _ [C] Rican [Dm] _ _ _ racketeers [Am] laid their _ _ money's pots, _ _ [Bb] they loaded up [F] their fighters' boats [D] and _ [Dm] destroyed my [G]
fighting _ _ heart. _ _ _
_ _ [C] So it was home I went and found, _ [Gm] I never fought _ again.
_ _ _ [C] And the rioting left, which served me well, then [Gm] certainly finds [C] a friend.
_ _ And [F] the roar of the thundering [D] _ _ _ [Dm] firecrackers in one [Am] desperate scream is drowned. _
I [Bb] was too damn drunk to [F] see the things [D] they'd thrown me to the [G] _ ground. _ _
_ _ And I don't [C] _ believe the [F] river Shannon _ _ _
[G] _ runs through _ [C] Tennessee. _
_ This muddy _ [A] water [Am] filled with stone looks [D] like [Am] Collins Creek [G] to me.
_ My [C] _ father's kin [F] have made their homes [G] up and down this river [E] bed.
_ _ [Am] And it's here _ beside [D] this granite [Am] stone _
[G] I lay my _ dying [C] _
head.
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_ _ [Am] _ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _
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_ _ _ _ _ So you can have your new love horse [Em] with all [Gm] its fast _ machines, _ _ your fancy _ [C]
cars and painted horse, _ and all your _ goddamn _ [E] _
dreams.
I [F] _ traded [Em] off to lay [Dm] my head _ [Am] on Lady _ _ Shannon's breast.
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But [Bb] it's here beside _ [F] this muddy stream still they [D] fight and build [G] to _ rest. _ _ _
_ _ And I [C] don't believe the river [F] _ Shannon _ _ _ runs through [C] Tennessee. _ _
This muddy _ water [Am] filled with stone looks like Collins Creek _ [G] to me.
_ [C] My father's kin _ have [F] made their homes up and [G] down this [E] river bed.
_ _ [Bm] And [A] it's here [Am] _
beside [D] this granite stone [G] I lay my dying _ [C] head. _
_ Yes, [Am] it's here beside [D] this granite stone _ I [G] lay my dying _ _ _
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head. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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