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