[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
The rough man who would rather kill than run