Noticed there were no versions of this song that were complete. Here are the chords all the way through and placed correctly. This song is in drop d and finger picked. For beginners I find it easiest to chord it in standard tuning 1/2 step down. kentrocks@gmail.com Billy Austin Steve Earle

My n^Dame is Billy Au^Gstin and I'm ^Atwenty-nine years ol^Dd I was ^Gborn in Oklah^Doma quarter^Bm Cherokee I'm tol^Bmd ^A ^G Don't remember Oklah^Doma been so ^Glong since I left ^Ahome Seems like I've^G always been in ^Bmprison like I've ^Galways been a^Bmlon^Ae ^D

Didn^D't mean to hurt ^Gnobody never ^Athought I'd cross that ^Dline I held ^Gup a filling ^Dstation like I'd ^Bmdone a hundred ti^Bmmes^A ^G The kid done like I ^Dtold him he ^Glay face down on the ^Afloor guess I'll ^Gnever know what ^Bmmade me turn and ^Gwalk back through that ^Bmdoo^Ar ^D

The ^Dshot rang out like ^Gthunder my ^Aears rang like a ^Dbell ^GNo one came ^Drunnin' so I ^Bmcalled the cops m^Bmyse^Alf^G Took their time to ^Dget there and I ^Gguess I could'a ^Arun I ^Gknew I should be feeling ^Bmsomething but I ^Gnever shed tear ^Bmone^A ^D

I di^Ddn't even make the ^Gpapers 'cause I ^Aonly killed one ^Dman but my ^Gtrial was over ^Dquickly and then the ^Bmlong hard wait ^Bmbeg^Aan^G Court appointed ^Dlawyer couldn't ^Glook me in the ^Aeye He just stood ^Gup and closed his ^Bmbriefcase when ^Gthey sentenced me to ^Bmdie^A ^D

Now ^Dmy waitin's ^Gover as the ^Afinal hour drags ^Dby I ^Gain't about ^Dto tell you that I ^Bmdon't deserve to ^Bmdie^A ^G But there's twenty-seven ^Dmen here ^Gmostly black, brown and ^Apoor M^Gost of em are ^Bmguilty who are ^Gyou to say for ^Bmsur^Ae?^D

So w^Dhen the preacher comes to get ^Gme and they s^Ahave off all my ^Dhair Could yo^Gu take that long walk ^Dwith me knowing ^Bmhell is waitin' t^Bmher^Ae?^G Could you pull that ^Dswitch yourself Sir, with a ^Gsure and steady ^Ahand? Could y^Gou still tell yous^Bmelf, Sir, that you're ^Gbetter than I ^Bmam?^A ^D

^GMy name is Billy ^DAustin I'm ^Gtwenty-nine years ^Aold I was ^Gborn in Oklah^Bmoma quarter ^GCherokee I'm ^Bmtold

Steve Earle - Billy austin