The Ballad of Billy the Kid

G Em F 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 D7sus4 East and West of the Rio Grande F-F-C...C-F-D......F-F-C...C-F-D 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 D7sus4 And the word spread of Billy the Kid F-F-C...C-F-D G C D Well he never travelled heavy Em Bm Yes, he always rode alone C C/D G7sus4 And he soon put many older guns to shame C D Well he never had a sweetheart Em Bm And he never had a home C Dsus4 Dsus4 D But the cowboys and the ranchers knew his name 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 love to tell G Am7 D7sus4 'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town Piano Solo G Em F 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 D7sus4 To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid G C D Well he never travelled heavy Em Bm Yes, he always rode alone C C/D G7sus4 And he soon put many older guns to shame C D Well he never had a sweetheart Em Bm But he finally found a home C Dsus4 Dsus4 D Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name 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 D7sus4 East and West of the Rio Grande