The Ballad Of Billy The Kid chords by Billy Joel (Official Version)
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Intro 1
(G major) (G major) (G major) (G major)
(G major) (G major)
(G major) (E minor7) (F major)
(G major) (E minor7) (F major) (C/E) (D major)
(G major) (E minor7) (F major) (C major) (G/B)
(A minor7) (C/D)
Interlude 1
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
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Verse 1
From a (G major) town known as Wheeling, (E minor7)
West Virginia (F major)
Rode a (G major) boy with a six- (E minor7) gun in his hand (F major) (C/E) (D major)
And his (G major) daring life of crime (E minor7)
Made him a (F major) legend in his time (C major)
(G/B) East and west (A minor7) of the Rio (C/D) Grande
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
Verse 2
Well, he (G major) started with a bank (E minor7) in Colorado (F major)
In the (G major) pocket of his vest, (E minor7) a Colt he hid (F major) (C/E) (D major)
And his age (G major) and his size (E minor7)
Took the (F major) teller by surprise (C major)
(G/B) And (A minor7) the word spread (C/D) of Billy the kid
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
Chorus 1
Well, he (C major) never travelled heavy (D major)
Yes, he (E minor) always rode alone (B minor)
And he (C major) soon put many older (Dsus4) guns to shame (F/G)
And he (C major) never had a sweetheart (D major)
And he (E minor) never had a home (B minor)
But the (C major) cowboy and the rancher
knew his name (D7sus4) (D7)
Verse 3
Well, he (G major) robbed his way from Utah (E minor7)
to Oklahoma (F major)
And the (G major) largest could not seem (E minor7)
to track him down (F major) (C/E) (D major)
And it (G major) served his legend well (E minor7)
For the (F major) folks they loved to tell (C major) a (G/B) bout
(A minor7) When Billy the kid (C/D) came to town
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
Interlude 2
(C major) (C/E) (F major) (C major) (F minoraj7) (G major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major)
(C major) (C/E) (F major) (C major) (F minoraj7) (G major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major) (C major)
(C major) (C/E) (F major) (C major) (F minoraj7) (G major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major)
(C major) (C/E) (F major) (C major) (F minoraj7) (G major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major) (C major)
(C major) (B flat major)
(C major) (B flat major)
(C major) (B flat major)
(C major) (B flat major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major) (C major)
Interlude 3
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
Verse 4
Well, (G major) one cold day a posse (E minor7) captured Billy (F major)
And the (G major) judge said
"String him up (E minor7) for what he did" (F major) (C/E) (D major)
And the (G major) cowboys and their (E minor7) kin
Like the (F major) sea, came pouring in (C major)
To (G/B) watch (A minor7) the hanging (C/D)
of Billy the kid
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
Chorus 2
Well, he (C major) never travelled heavy (D major)
Yes, he (E minor) always rode alone (B minor)
And he (C major) soon put many older (Dsus4) guns to shame (F/G)
And he (C major) never had a sweetheart (D major)
But he (E minor) finally found a home (B minor)
Under (C major) neath the Boot Hill grave
that bears his name (D7sus4) (D7)
Verse 5
From a (G major) town known as Oyster (E minor7) Bay
Long (F major) Island
Rode a (G major) boy with a six- (E minor7) pack in his hand (F major) (C/E) (D major)
And his (G major) daring life of crime (E minor7)
Made him a (F major) legend in his time (C major)
(G/B) East and west (A minor7) of the Rio (C/D) Grande
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
(F/G) (C/G) (C/G) (G major)
Outro 1
(C major) (C/E) (F major) (C major) (F minoraj7) (G major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major)
(C major) (C/E) (F major) (C major) (F minoraj7) (G major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major) (C major)
(C major) (C/E) (F major) (C major) (F minoraj7) (G major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major)
(C major) (C/E) (F major) (C major) (F minoraj7) (G major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major) (C major)
(C major) (B flat major)
(C major) (B flat major)
(C major) (B flat major)
(C major) (B flat major)
(F major) (D minor9) (G major) (C major)
The Ballad Of Billy The Kid
Billy Joel
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