The Ballad of Billy the Kid Chords by Billy Joel
- Key: C
- BPM: 87
- Capo: no capo
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THE BALLAD OF BILLY THE KID CHORDS
[Start] [Intro] G Em7 F G Em7 F C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em7 F C G Am7 Dsus4 ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G7 C G ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em F From a town known as Wheeling West Virginia G Em F D Rode a boy with a sixgun in his hand ■ G Em And his daring life of crime F C Made him a legend in his time Am7 Dsus4 East and west of the Rio Grande Gsus4 C G Gsus4 C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Em F Well he started with a bank in Colorado G Em F D In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid ■ G Em And his age and his size F C Took the teller by surprise Am7 Dsus4 Gsus4 And the word spread ■ of Billy the Kid C G7 G C D Well ■ ■ ■ he never traveled heavy [Chorus] Em Bm7 Yes he always rode alone C Gsus4 And he soon put many older guns to shame C D And he never had a sweetheart Em7 Em Bm7 And he never had a home C Dsus4 D But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name ■ G Em F Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma G Em F Em D And the law just could not seem to track him down ■ ■ G And it served his legend well F C For the folks they loved to tell Am7 Dsus4 Gsus4 'bout when Billy the Kid came to town [Solo] G Gsus4 C G C F Em7 G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F G C F G F G C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ F G Bb C Bb F Gsus4 C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G Dm7 C G ■ ■ ■ ■ [Verse] Em F Well one cold day a posse captured Billy G F D And the judge said String him up for what he did ■ G Em And the cowboys and their kin F C Like the sea came pourin' in Am7 Dsus4 Gsus4 C To watch the hanging ■ of Billy the Kid ■ [Chorus] G C D ■ Well he never traveled heavy Em Bm7 Yes he always rode alone C Gsus4 And he soon put many older guns to shame C D And he never had a sweetheart Em7 Em B7 But he finally found a home C Dsus4 D Underneath the boot hill grave that bears his name ■ G Em F From a town known as Oyster Bay Long Island G Em F Em7 Rode a boy with a sixpack in his hand ■ D G Em ■ And his daring life of crime F C Made him a legend in his time G Am Dsus4 East and west of the Rio Grande [Solo] Gsus4 G Gsus4 C G C G F ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ G C F G C F C G ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ [Outro] F C Bb C Bb F Bb C ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ ■ Bb F G C ■ ■ ■ ■ [End]