Tony Joe White - Billy (from "Austin City Limits")

^GBilly^C we've come a ^Dlong way toge^Gther^C and th^Drough it ^Bmall You've been ^Cjust like a brother to m^De And B^Gilly^C we've had our s^Dhare of ups and d^Gowns ^CFroze our t^Dails sleeping on the g^Bmround When the ^Cjobs were few and far be^Dtween.

We've been ^Gknocking around together so ^Clong ^DSinging them same old s^Gongs Been out in the rain so ^Clong I ^Amswear we're s^Dhrinking

Billy lately I have done some thinking. When I look back on our lives We've sure had ourself a time But you know it's been a wild world we traveled And it's startin' to unravel We leave so many loose ends behind We've been bucked off and kicked so many times And the ground just keeps gettin' harder Billy you know well as I we ain't gettin' no younger --- Instrumental --- Billy another summer's come and gone Now with winter coming on I know we planned on heading south But Billy I thought about it several days And these words I'm about to say They don't taste good in my mouth But there's someone who's waiting back home Lord, if she'll still have me Guess I'll be saying so long you go on without me.

Ain't no ^Ameasy way of saying goo^Ddbye So be s^Amure and tell 'em all down in ^DTexas I said ^Emhi...^C ^D ^G