The Ballad Of Billy The Kid Chords

[Verse 1]
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  From a town known as wheeling, West Virginia
         G           Em            F C D
  Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
          G               Em
  And his daring life of crime
             F              C
  Made him a legend in his time
    G       Am7         D
  East and west of the Rio grande
 
 
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[Verse 2]
 G       G                Em          F
  Well, he started with a bank in colorado
         G           Em               F C 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
   G       Am7         D                  F F C
  And the word spread of       billy the kid
 
    C F G
 
 
[Chorus]
           C               D
  Well, he never traveled heavy
           Em           Bm
  Yes, he always rode alone
          C                            G
  And he soon put many older guns to shame
         C                 D
  And he never had a sweetheart
         Em           Bm
  And he never had a home
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  But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name
 
[Verse 3]
 G       G             Em             F
Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma
         G                 Em               F C D
And the law just could not seem to track him down
          G               Em
And it served his legend well
             F              C
For the folks, they'd love to tell
    G       Am7         D
'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town
 
  F F C   C F G
 
[Verse 4]
 G       G             Em             F
Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy
         G           Em                      F C D
And the judge said, "String 'im up for what he did!"
          G               Em
And the cowboys and their kin
             F              C
Like the sea came pourin' in
    G       Am7         D
To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid
 
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[Chorus]
           C               D
Well, he never traveled heavy
           Em           Bm
Yes, he always rode alone
          C                            G
And he soon put many older guns to shame
         C                 D
And he never had a sweetheart
         Em           Bm
But he finally found a home
          C                          Dsus4 Dadd9 D
Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name
 
 
[Verse 5]
 G       G             Em             F
From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island
         G           Em           F C D
Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand
          G               Em
And his daring life of crime
             F              C
Made him a legend in his time
    G       Am7         D
East and west of the Rio Grande 
 
 
  F F C   C F G