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The Ballad Of Billy The Kid by Billy Joel - Guitar Chords

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Version 1
            [Intro]
G6add9
(320200)
      
G    C G     C G    Am G    Am G

[Harmonica Solo]
G  Em   F       
G  Em   F C D
G  Em   F   C  C/B  
Am7     D7


 F/G  C/G     C/G   F/G  G    x2

[Verse]
        G            Em                 F    Fsus4        G           Em             F - C - D
From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia,      rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
        G               Em                F             C 
And his daring life of crime,  made him a legend in his time
G        Am7         D7sus    
East and west of the Rio Grande

F/G - C/G   C/G - F/G - G   x2

 [Verse]
           G           Em           F             G            Em              F - C - D
Well, he started with a bank in Colorado, in the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid
        G            Em             F             C 
And his age and his size, took the teller by surprise
G    Am7               D7sus         F/G - C/G   C/G - F/G - G
And    the word spread  of Billy the Kid

[Bridge]
         C               D             Em            Bm          
Well, he never traveled heavy, yes, he always rode alone
         C            C/D             G7sus                    
And he soon put many older guns to shame
         C           D                 Em          Bm 
And he never had a sweetheart, and he never had a home
        C                                    Dsus4   D
But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name

 [Verse]
         G                  Em           F            G                  Em              F-C-D
Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma,and the law just could not seem to track him down
         G               Em             F                   C 
And it served his legend well, for the folks, they loved to tell
G     Am7            D7sus          
'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town

F/G - C/G   C/G - F/G - G   x2

[Piano Interlude]
C     F  C Am  G       F    G
C     F  C Am  G       F  G C
C     F  C Am  G       F    G
C     F  C Am  G       F  G C

C Bb    C Bb   C Bb   C Bb
F     G  C

F/G - C/G   C/G - F/G - G   x2

[Verse]
       G              Em             F     Fsus4      G                      Em             F-C-D
Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy,   and the judge said, "String 'im up for what he did!"
         G                Em             F               C 
And the cowboys and their kin, like the sea came pourin' in
   G     Am7           D7sus          F/G - C/G   C/G - F/G - G
To watch   the hangin',  of Billy the Kid

[Bridge]
          C               D            Em            Bm
Well, he never traveled heavy, yes, he always rode alone
         C           C/D             G7sus
And he soon put many older guns to shame
        C            D                 Em              Bm
And he never had a sweetheart, but he finally found a home
       C                                       Dsus4   D
Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name

[Verse]
        G            Em                F    Fsus4  F        G          Em               F - C - D
From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island,        rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand
         G              Em                F             C 
And his daring life of crime, made him a legend in his time
G        Am7         D7sus             
East and west of the Rio Grande

F/G - C/G   C/G - F/G - G   x2

[Piano Interlude]
C     F  C Am  G       F    G
C     F  C Am  G       F  G C
C     F  C Am  G       F    G
C     F  C Am  G       F  G C

C Bb    C Bb   C Bb   C Bb
F     G  C
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