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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Billy Joe Shaver
WE STAYED TOO LONG AT THE FAIR
[Chorus]
F
We've stayed too long,much too long at the fair
C/G
The sweet cotton candy smell of love has left the air
They're tearing down the happy rides and they'll move 'em God knows where
We're standing here alone and the laughter is all gone
F
I think we stayed too long at the fair
[Verse 1]
F
Only fools and little children refuse to realize
C/G
That a fairground's painted lanterns are just lights in your eyes
The ferris wheels and roller coaster rides they all have to end
F
And everybody has to come back down to earth again
[Chorus]
F
We've stayed too long,much too long at the fair
C/G
The sweet cotton candy smell of love has left the air
They're tearing down the happy rides and they'll move 'em God knows where
We're standing here alone and the laughter is all gone
F
I think we stayed too long at the fair
[Verse 2](four tones higher)
D
We thought that big calliope would never end its song
A
But we should have known that a merry-go-round can only turn so long
I guess we just weren't ready for the carnival to end
A
So we stood there frightened and alone when the real world set in
[Chorus]
E
We've stayed too long,much too long at the fair
B
The sweet cotton candy smell of love has left the air
They're tearing down the happy rides and they'll move 'em God knows where
We're standing here alone and the laughter is all gone
E
I think we stayed too long at the fair
WE STAYED TOO LONG AT THE FAIR
[Chorus]
F
We've stayed too long,much too long at the fair
C/G
The sweet cotton candy smell of love has left the air
They're tearing down the happy rides and they'll move 'em God knows where
We're standing here alone and the laughter is all gone
F
I think we stayed too long at the fair
[Verse 1]
F
Only fools and little children refuse to realize
C/G
That a fairground's painted lanterns are just lights in your eyes
The ferris wheels and roller coaster rides they all have to end
F
And everybody has to come back down to earth again
[Chorus]
F
We've stayed too long,much too long at the fair
C/G
The sweet cotton candy smell of love has left the air
They're tearing down the happy rides and they'll move 'em God knows where
We're standing here alone and the laughter is all gone
F
I think we stayed too long at the fair
[Verse 2](four tones higher)
D
We thought that big calliope would never end its song
A
But we should have known that a merry-go-round can only turn so long
I guess we just weren't ready for the carnival to end
A
So we stood there frightened and alone when the real world set in
[Chorus]
E
We've stayed too long,much too long at the fair
B
The sweet cotton candy smell of love has left the air
They're tearing down the happy rides and they'll move 'em God knows where
We're standing here alone and the laughter is all gone
E
I think we stayed too long at the fair
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