Chords with lyrics
Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)
Verse 1:
G+G
Me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he cocked his hat and he wore his gun all wrong
C majorC
We had the same girlfriend and he never forgot it
G+G
She had a cute little Chihuahua 'till one day I up and shot it
D MajorD
We rode the hard country down the New Mexico line
G+G
He had silver pocket watch that he never did wind
D MajorD
He crippled a piano player for playing his favorite song
G+G
Yea me and Billy the Kid just never got along
Verse 2:
G+G
Me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he parted his hair and he wore his gun all wrong
C majorC
He was bad to the bone all hopped up on speed
G+G
I would have left alone if it wasn't for that senorita
D MajorD
He gave her silver and he paid her hotel bill
G+G
But it was me she loved and she said she always will
D MajorD
I'd always go and see her when Billy was gone
G+G
And me and Billy the Kid never got along
Verse 3:
G+G
Me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he tied his shoes and he wore his gun all wrong
C majorC
One day I said to Billy, "I got this foolproof scheme
G+G
We'll rob Wells Fargo it's busting at the seams"
D MajorD
I admit that I framed him but I don't feel bad
G+G
'Cause the way I was livin' was drivin' me mad
D MajorD
Billy reached for his gun but his gun was on wrong
G+G
And me and Billy the Kid we never got along
Verse 4:
G+G
Me and Billy the Kid never got along
But I did like the way he swayed in the wind while I played him his favorite song
C majorC
Now my baby sings harmony with me to La Cucaracha
G+G
She winds her silver pocket watch and pets her new Chihuahua
D MajorD
I moved into the hotel got a room with a shower
G+G
We lay and listen to that watch tick hour after hour
D MajorD
Outside I hear the wind blowing on so strong
G+G
And me and Billy the Kid we never got along
Tag:
G+G
Never got along
He wasn't no good
Big time wrong
All night long
He'd been in the sun too long