Billy And Bonnie Chords by Steve Earle
Tempo:
79.6 bpm
Chords used:
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C
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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Billy was 17, mean as hell.
said she was 30, it was hard to tell.
Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night.
dirt track races on the first sight.
Now Bonnie [C] wandered in the [G] west wind blows.
Talked Billy every single thing though.
She never [C] told Billy what [G] she left to have.
I heard [C] about the trouble, [G] now I'm all tired.
said she was 30, it was hard to tell.
Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night.
dirt track races on the first sight.
Now Bonnie [C] wandered in the [G] west wind blows.
Talked Billy every single thing though.
She never [C] told Billy what [G] she left to have.
I heard [C] about the trouble, [G] now I'm all tired.
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_ _ _ _ Billy was 17, mean as hell.
_ Bonnie said she was 30, it was hard to tell.
_ Now Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night.
Had the dirt track races on the first sight. _
Now Bonnie [C] wandered in the [G] west wind blows. _
Talked Billy every single thing though. _
She never [C] told Billy what [G] she left to have. _
I heard [C] about the trouble, [G] now I'm all tired.
When [D] Billy's gone, he [G] didn't feel so sad. _
Said it's all over anytime now. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Well Bonnie said Billy, did you think it's time?
He moved on a little further down the line. _
Scooby knocked off a taxi to go south of town. _
Moved down the highway where the racks were piling down. _
Now Billy was [C] Bonnie's [G] five day life.
He said he'd [C] drive from there to [G] up on that. _
Now Billy [C] wasn't sweating no [G] way, baby. _ _
Cause he didn't [C] give a single [G] twirl out of sight.
He was just [D] 16, made [G] his mama proud. _
Don't mean [C] nothing to you, [G] China's out. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] Now Bonnie came to [C] shoot at [G] Cadillac.
_ Billy passed out, she ran back. _ _
Slipped through the end and just past her. _
Bonnie pulled over in her old side car. _
Looked Billy [C] sleeping in his [G] coffee cups.
He never knew nothing to damn cry. _
Now Bonnie [C] knew what she [G] had to do. _
She called [C] the sheriff and she [G] cried on cue.
Handed the fake [D] police, but I asked you Billy,
Now, you was dreaming [C] about Bonnie in the [G] time I'm laying. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] But the sheriff told Billy, [C] boy, you're bound [G] to die.
_ Cause this young [C] lady's gonna [G] testify.
_ The bit she done took [C] her off against [G] the will.
_ He told us about the robbery in the boy's jail.
_ Now the judge said, [C] Billy, what you got [G] to say?
Well, I had the [C] sheriff carry [G] you away.
_ Now Billy looked [C] Bonnie right [G] in the eye.
But he didn't even got to ask her why.
But he turned [D] around and nearly missed.
He said, I'll see you down in hell when you find your own place. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ Bonnie said she was 30, it was hard to tell.
_ Now Billy met Bonnie on a Saturday night.
Had the dirt track races on the first sight. _
Now Bonnie [C] wandered in the [G] west wind blows. _
Talked Billy every single thing though. _
She never [C] told Billy what [G] she left to have. _
I heard [C] about the trouble, [G] now I'm all tired.
When [D] Billy's gone, he [G] didn't feel so sad. _
Said it's all over anytime now. _
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _
Well Bonnie said Billy, did you think it's time?
He moved on a little further down the line. _
Scooby knocked off a taxi to go south of town. _
Moved down the highway where the racks were piling down. _
Now Billy was [C] Bonnie's [G] five day life.
He said he'd [C] drive from there to [G] up on that. _
Now Billy [C] wasn't sweating no [G] way, baby. _ _
Cause he didn't [C] give a single [G] twirl out of sight.
He was just [D] 16, made [G] his mama proud. _
Don't mean [C] nothing to you, [G] China's out. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] Now Bonnie came to [C] shoot at [G] Cadillac.
_ Billy passed out, she ran back. _ _
Slipped through the end and just past her. _
Bonnie pulled over in her old side car. _
Looked Billy [C] sleeping in his [G] coffee cups.
He never knew nothing to damn cry. _
Now Bonnie [C] knew what she [G] had to do. _
She called [C] the sheriff and she [G] cried on cue.
Handed the fake [D] police, but I asked you Billy,
Now, you was dreaming [C] about Bonnie in the [G] time I'm laying. _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ [G] But the sheriff told Billy, [C] boy, you're bound [G] to die.
_ Cause this young [C] lady's gonna [G] testify.
_ The bit she done took [C] her off against [G] the will.
_ He told us about the robbery in the boy's jail.
_ Now the judge said, [C] Billy, what you got [G] to say?
Well, I had the [C] sheriff carry [G] you away.
_ Now Billy looked [C] Bonnie right [G] in the eye.
But he didn't even got to ask her why.
But he turned [D] around and nearly missed.
He said, I'll see you down in hell when you find your own place. _ _
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