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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- 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
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- When I Get My Wings
- When The Fallen Angels Fly
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- Yesterday Tomorrow Was Today
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We got too hung up on hangin' on
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Yeah, wound it up until our spring was sprung
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We did our thing till it was overdone
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We fooled around and played the game too long
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We used to rock along and laugh at the rain
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Now gettin' stoned is all we do and things just ain't the same
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We've worn out that song we used to sing
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The melody has lost it's happy ring
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We fooled around and played the game too long
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We had it right before it all went wrong
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Then turned it off by comin' on too strong
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It's too late now, the damage has been done
G A D
We fooled around, we played the game too long
[Chorus]
Bm
We used to rock along and laugh at the rain
E G A
Now gettin' stoned is all we do and things just ain't the same
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D E
We've worn out that song we used to sing
G A D A
The melody has lost it's happy ring
D E
What we've got is just as good as gone
G A D
We fooled around and played the game too long
[Outro]
D E G A D A D E G A D A D
G A D A
[Verse 1]
D E
We got too hung up on hangin' on
G A D A
Yeah, wound it up until our spring was sprung
D E
We did our thing till it was overdone
G A D
We fooled around and played the game too long
[Chorus]
Bm
We used to rock along and laugh at the rain
E G A
Now gettin' stoned is all we do and things just ain't the same
[Verse 2]
D E
We've worn out that song we used to sing
G A D A
The melody has lost it's happy ring
D E
What we've got is just as good as gone
G A D
We fooled around and played the game too long
[Instrumental]
G D Bm E G A D A D E G A D
[Verse 2]
D E
We had it right before it all went wrong
G A D A
Then turned it off by comin' on too strong
D E
It's too late now, the damage has been done
G A D
We fooled around, we played the game too long
[Chorus]
Bm
We used to rock along and laugh at the rain
E G A
Now gettin' stoned is all we do and things just ain't the same
[Verse 3]
D E
We've worn out that song we used to sing
G A D A
The melody has lost it's happy ring
D E
What we've got is just as good as gone
G A D
We fooled around and played the game too long
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