Billy Joe Shaver Jesus

His personal live was the stuff of lore and legend.

Billy joe shaver jesus. Shaver was born in corsicana texas and raised by his mother victory watson shaver his father virgil having left the family before billy joe was born until he was 12 he spent a great deal of time with his grandmother in corsicana so that his mother could work in waco he sometimes accompanied his mother to her job at a local nightclub where he began to be exposed to country music. Live from austin texas. E b7 e e a e in this life of care and woe i have traveled many roads b7 i ve had my share of misery and pain e a e when i found my life was lost in my heart i carved a cross b7 e and sealed it with a song i ve lived to sing e don t you worry bout a thing a e jesus christ is still the king b7 he has brought you from. Jesus christ is still the king lyrics.

He wed and divorced the same woman brenda tindell three times. Shaver had a stroke and died wednesday at ascension providence hospital in waco texas. In 2004 a documentary about shaver a portrait of billy joe was released. Billy joe shaver an outlaw country pioneer with a rugged voice and a stellar songbook has died at age 81.

Shaver s 1973 album old five and dimers like me is a classic in the outlaw country genre. Billy joe shaver born august 16 1939 in corsicana texas is a texas country music singer and songwriter. Outlaw country intro e verse e he was born to be known as everybody s brother e he is the father s son and mary is his mother a he is excuse my slanguage well a compound country kinda e guy yes he is b7 a ain t no way to get around it you just can t beat jesus e christ no you can t e well i use to crank and drank until my back was to the floor e. Jesus christ is still the king written by billy joe shaver 12 20 05 intro.

I ve heard all the songs you re singing today there s one thing i don t understand. In this life of care and woe i have traveled many roads i ve had my share of misery and pain when i found my life was lost in my heart i carved a cross. Album old five and dimers like me.