Wacko From Waco - Billy Joe Shaver Chords
Chords: E, A, B
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Genre: country, outlaw country, rock
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[Verse 1]
E E
I'm a wacko from Waco, ain't no doubt about it
E E
Shot a man there in the head but can't talk much about it
A A
He was trying to shoot me, but he took too long to aim
E E
Anybody in my place, would have done the same
B B
I don't start fights, I finish fights, that's the way I'll always be
E E
I'm a wacko from Waco, you best not mess with me
[Verse 2]
E E
Joe Jamail said I was like a fly in buttermilk
E E
Trapped in a Waco bottle, I was bound to get kilt
A A
Dar Jamail said, "Billy, you're where you need to be
E E
If you're going back to Waco, you're leaving without me"
B B
It's nice to be important, more important to be nice
E E
If you're shootin' dice in Waco, you'll roll snake eyes every time
[Verse 3]
E E
I was born in Corsicana...they said, "Billy can you do it?"
E E
I said, "O' course I can, just point it out and I'll get right to it"
A A
Corsicana, Texas, has been real good to me
E E
They knew I had to shoot that man before that man shot me
B
Should've known the truth would set me free
B E
Well living down in Waco made a wacko out of me
[Verse 4]
E E
A wacko from Waco is still on the run
E E
A singer, a writer, a son of a gun
A A
Don't cross him, don't boss him...Stay out of his way
E E
Don't give him no trouble or you'll just make his day
B B
I'm damned if I don't damned if I do
E
I'm a wacko from Waco I'm telling you the truth
B B
I'm damned if I don't, damned if I do
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