Capo
4
Difficulty
Beginner
Rate for accuracy
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Key: B
Tuning: E A D G B E
Verse 1:
G
Rode out to Wilsall
C
Pour the round up
D G
Where you can't win if you fall
G
A little later on
C
Down at Bank Bar
D G
Miss Candy poured him something strong
Verse 2:
G
And he got restless
C
Drove up to Ringling
D G
Chasin' cousin Jimmy, and his ghost
G
Uncle Kurt, he
C
Kept telling stories
D G
Of being thrown off of his horse
Chorus:
F C G
Hung his own rope, in Oklahoma
F C G
'Bout took it off near'n Santa Fe
C
There in the darkness
Em
It all looks so inviting
A C D G
The Life and Times, of Billy McLane
Verse 3:
G C
He spend a lot of time, thinkin' 'bout Jesus
D G
And all of the trials that he put him through
C
Some people love to tell ya, to live more like him
D G
Then get mad when you do
Verse 4:
C
I ain't nobody, just another traveler
D G
Tryin' not to get killed, by his name
C
Just coming in from the unknown country
D G
Pleased to meet ya, I'm Billy McLane
Chorus:
F C G
Those Albuquerque lights, [ ]
F C G
Held at Four Corners, he got away
C
Sometimes the truth, boys
Em
Is stranger than fiction
A C
In the Life and Times
D G
Of Billy McLane
A C D G
Life and Times of Billy McLane
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Published: April 6, 2026
Last Updated: April 6, 2026