Billy the Kid chords by Ry Cooder
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Verse 1
(G major) (Traditional, arranged by
Ry (D major) (G major) Cooder)
(G) - (D)
Verse 2
(G) I'll sing you a true (G major) song
of (D) Billy the (G) Kid
I'll (D major) (D) sing the record
of (G) deed (G major) s that he did
Way out in New Mexico a
long (C major) time (G major) (D) ago
When a (G) man's only friend was his (D major) (D) own
forty- (G) (G major) four (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major)
(G major)
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Verse 3
Now when Billy the Kid
was a very young lad
In (D major) old Silver City he (G major) went to the bad
Way out west with a knife (C major) in his hand
(G major) At the age of twelve years
he killed (D major) his first (G major) man (D major)
(G major)
Verse 4
Fair Mexican maidens play
guitars and sing
(D major) Songs about Billy their (G major) boy bandit king
Before this young manhood
reached its sad end
He'd a notch on his pistol for (D major) twenty one (G major) men
Interlude 1
(D major) (G major)
(D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major) (C major) (G major)
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major)
(C major) (G major) (D major)
(G major) (D major) (G major)
Verse 5
It was (G major) on one black night
that poor Billy died
He (D major) said to his friends, "I'm not (G major) sat (D major) isfied
(G major) There's twenty one men
that I've put bul (C major) lets through
(G major) And sheriff Pat Garrett's
(A major) gonna (D major) make (G major) twenty-two"
Well, (D major)
Verse 6
(G major) (D major) (G major) Well,
this is how Billy the Kid met his fate
A (D major) big moon was shining
and the (G major) hour (D major) was late
(G major) Shot down by Pat Garrett,
(D major) Silver (G major) City's (C major) best (G major) friend
The poor outlaw's life (D major) have reached
its (G major) sad end
Outro 1
(D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (G major)
(D major) (G major)
Billy the Kid
Ry Cooder
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