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Billy The Kid by Bobbie Gentry

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Intermediate 💪

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Intro:

  E    E

Verse 1:

          E               E
Billy the kid I understand you
                      E             C#
It really ain't your fault that the west
       F#
is so wild
          E                  E
Billy the kid can't reprimand you
                     E          C#
You must have been deprived when you was

a child

Verse 2:

C#
Whoopee ti yi yipee yipee,

shoot 'em in the belly Billy
C#
Ti yi yipee yipee,

shoot 'em in the head
C#
Ti yi yipee yipee,

saw you on the telly Billy
C#             F#   F#
Late late showdown, down dead

Verse 3:

D#
You're headed for the last round up
G#m7
Your corral's OK
C#                              F#
But your morale's in a sad bad way

[V4]

          E
Billy the kid, you should have been a
E
good guy
                    E              C#
If you had had the proper guidance from
      F#
your dad
          E           E
Billy the kid, nobody should die
                  E         C#
Environmental circumstances made you go

bad

[V5]

C#
Whoopee ti yi yipee yipee,

shoot 'em in the belly Billy
C#
Ti yi yipee yipee,

Billy give 'em hell
C#
Ti yi yipee yipee,

saw you on the telly Billy
C#           F#   F#
Farewell welfare, farewell

[V6]

D#
Now you'll be a swingin' from the
G#m7
top of a tree
C#                                   F#
You're being punished with a capitol P
Oh me

  E    E

Billy The Kid Chords Info

Published: July 30, 2026

Last Updated: July 30, 2026

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Chords: E, C#, F#, D#, G#m7