Billy The Kid chords by Chris Ledoux

Chords with lyrics

Verse 1:

A minorAm                   G+G
In the southern part of Texas, east and west of El Paso
                       A minorAm
Where the mighty Franklin Mountains guard the trail to Mexico
                  G+G
Theres a new made widow cryin' and a hearse a-rollin slow
   E minorEm                  A minorAm
And I guess that Devil's passed this way again


Verse 2:

A minorAm                   G+G
Theres a lathered sorrel stallion runnin through the Joshua Trees
                 A minorAm
A augmentedA young man in the saddle with his coat tails in the breeze
                  G+G
Got a six gun on his right hip and a rifle at his knee
    E minorEm                A minorAm
And he's dealin' in a game that he can't win

Chorus:

A minorAm            G+G
Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one
                  A minorAm
Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun
                       G+G
Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell
                     E minorEm       A minorAm
Well, you're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell


Verse 3:
A minorAm                    G+G
Them fancy clothes you're wearin' and the women in your bed
                A minorAm
Can't take away the faces of the men that you left dead
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As you ride across the badlands with a price upon your head
E minorEm                 A minorAm
Now that wheel of fortune starts to turn


Verse 4:
A minorAm                 G+G
Your reputation's grown 'til its the biggest in the land
                    A minorAm
And there ain't a lot of people left who wanna call your hand
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And I guess you'll go down shootin' just like all branded men
E minorEm                       A minorAm
And when you shake hands with the Devil you get burned

Chorus:
A minorAm            G+G
Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one
                  A minorAm
Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun
                       G+G
Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell
                     E minorEm       A minorAm
Well, you're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell


Instrumental:
A minorAm  G+G  E minorEm  A minorAm  G+G  E minorEm  A minorAm  G+G  E minorEm

Chorus:
A minorAm            G+G
Poor Billy Bonney, you're only twenty-one
                  A minorAm
Pat Garrett's got your name on every bullet in his gun
                       G+G
Each notch you carved on your six-gun's got a bloody tale to tell
                   E minorEm       A minorAm
You're a mile ahead of Garrett and a step outside of hell