Billy Austin
Steve Earle
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D G A My name is Billy Austin and I'mD twenty-nine years oldG D I was born in Oklahoma quarterBm Bm A G Cherokee I'm toldD G Don't remember Oklahoma been soA long since I left homeG Seems like I've always been inBm G Bm prison like I've always been aloneA DD G Didn't mean to hurt nobody neverA D thought I'd cross that lineG D I held up a filling station likeBm Bm A G I'd done a hundred timesD G The kid done like I told him heA lay face down on the floorG Bm guess I'll never know what made meG turn and walk back through thatBm A D doorD G The shot rang out like thunder myA D ears rang like a bellContinúa después del anuncioG D Bm No one came runnin' so I calledBm A G the cops myselfD Took their time to get there and IG A guess I could'a runG Bm I knew I should be feelingG Bm A D something but I never shed tear oneD G I didn't even make the papersA D 'cause I only killed one manG D but my trial was over quickly andBm Bm A G then the long hard wait beganD G Court appointed lawyer couldn'tA look me in the eyeG He just stood up and closed hisBm G briefcase when they sentenced meBm A D to dieD G A Now my waitin's over as the finalD hour drags byG D I ain't about to tell you that IBm Bm A G don't deserve to dieD But there's twenty-seven men hereG A mostly black, brown and poorG Bm G Most of em are guilty who are youBm A D to say for sure?D So when the preacher comes to getG A D me and they shave off all my hairG D Could you take that long walk withBm Bm A G me knowing hell is waitin' there?D Could you pull that switch yourselfG A Sir, with a sure and steady hand?G Bm Could you still tell youself, Sir,G Bm A D that you're better than I am?G D My name is Billy Austin I'mG A twenty-nine years oldG Bm I was born in Oklahoma quarterG Bm Cherokee I'm told