Billy The Kid
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Intro
Lead guitar
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e |-------0-2-|-4-------4-5-|-7-----7-7-|-9--7----9-|-7------|--------|
B |-0-2-4-----|-------------|-------9-9-|-9--9----9-|-9------|--------|
G |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|
D |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|
A |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|
E |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|--------|--------|
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| Rhythm Guitar
e |-----------|------0--0---|----0--0---|----0--0---|---0--0-|---0--0--|
B |-----------|------0--0---|----0--0---|----0--0---|---0--0-|---0--0--|
G |-----------|------1--1---|----1--1---|----1--1---|---1--0-|---1--1--|
D |-----------|-2-----------|-----------|-2---------|--------|-2-------|
A |-----------|-------------|-2---------|-----------|-2------|---------|
E |-----------|-------------|-----------|-----------|--------|---------|
I'll sing...
verse 1
E B7
I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid
E B7
I'll sing of some desperate deeds that he did
E A
Way out in New Mexico long, long ago
E B7 E Em
When a man's only chance was his own forty-four
verse 2
E B7
When Billy the Kid was a very young lad
E B7
In old Silver City he went to the bad
E A
Way out in the West, with a gun in his hand
E B7 E Em
At the age of twelve years he did kill his first man
verse 3
E B7
There's Mexican maidens play guitars and sing
E B7
Songs about Billy their boy bandit king
E A
Ere his young manhood has reached his sad end
E B7 E Em
With a notch an his pistol for twenty one men
verse 4
E B7
Was on a sad night when poor Billy died
E B7
He said to his friend I'm not satisfied
E A
There's twenty one men I have put bullets through
E B7 E Em
Sheriff Pat Garrett must make twenty two
Verse 5
E B7
I'll sing you how Billy the Kid met his fate
E B7
The bright moon was shining the hour was late
E A
Shot down by Pat Garrett who once was his friend
E B7 E Em
The young outlaw's life is now come to an end
Verse 6
E B7
There's many a man with a face fine and fair
E B7
Who start out in life with a chance to be square
E A
Just like poor Billy they wander astray
E B7 E Em
They'll lose their lives in the very same way
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How to play Billy The Kid
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What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is B. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.