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Am                  Em
Charlie found Billy in a far-off town
Am
It had been more than a year since his daughter Marie
Em
Had been put into the ground
Am                              Em
Charlie swore when he found him he would get his revenge
Am                                            Em
For the loss of his daughters Billy Jackson's life
Would come to an end

Bm  Am                  Em
Ooooooh, his time would come
Bm   D                  C
Ooooooh, his time would come

When Billy saw Charlie it was too late to run
Charlie was standing in the doorway and in his hand
He held a gun
The chase was all over, but Billy felt relieved somehow
For tomorrow he would not have to run
Whatever happened now

Ooh, his time had come
Ooh, his time had come

Am                                                 Em
Billy said, "Charlie, I know you're gonna kill me, but just let me say
Am                                           Em
It's true, I was the father of Marie's child and I - I ran away
Am                                       Em
You see, we'd planned to get married-but we were both of us just kids
Am                                                                Em
And Marie told me how you got so angry when she tried to tell you what we did
Am                                                            Em
So we decided I should split from town until the fuss had all died down
Bm                        Am                 Em
Then I heard how she died and since that day I've only known misery
Bm                     D                            C
Now you've come for my blood so I guess I'll get to join My Marie"
 
Charlie just stood there and tears filled his eyes
He'd come to kill Billy but never would, he realised
They both loved his daughter - he knew that at last
And hatred can't build a future, and vengeance can't
Bring back the past

Ooh - that time has gone
Ooh - that time has gone

Copyright EMI Music Publishing; reprinted with kind permission.

Transcribed by Scott Patterson

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