Chords for Billy Gibbons' of ZZ-Top playing a Homemade Guitar
Tempo:
88.125 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Gm
Em
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [Gm] [G]
[D] [Gm]
[G]
I got to retrench back to a favorite was originally heard from the hand of
Ry Cooder.
This was a mandolin version I think we can get through.
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] Now in Dillard the kid was a very young lad.
[D] In old Silver City he went [G] to the bad.
Way out west [D] with a knife in his hand.
[G] At the age of twelve [D] years he killed [C] his first man.
[G]
Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing.
[D] They sing songs about Billy [G] their boy bandit king.
Before this young manhood had reached his setting he'd notched on his pistol for twenty women.
It was on one black night that poor Billy died.
He [D] said to his friends [G] I'm not satisfied.
[D] There's twenty one men I [G] put bullets through and Sheriff Pat [D] Garrett's gonna need twenty [G] two.
[D] [G]
Well this is how Billy the kid he met his fate.
[D] A big moon was [Dm] shining and [G] the hour was getting late.
Shot down by Pat and Garrett Silver City's best friend.
That poor heart lost life has reached a setting.
[D]
[Em] [G] [Em] .
[D] [Gm]
[G]
I got to retrench back to a favorite was originally heard from the hand of
Ry Cooder.
This was a mandolin version I think we can get through.
[D] [G]
[D] [G]
[D]
[G] Now in Dillard the kid was a very young lad.
[D] In old Silver City he went [G] to the bad.
Way out west [D] with a knife in his hand.
[G] At the age of twelve [D] years he killed [C] his first man.
[G]
Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing.
[D] They sing songs about Billy [G] their boy bandit king.
Before this young manhood had reached his setting he'd notched on his pistol for twenty women.
It was on one black night that poor Billy died.
He [D] said to his friends [G] I'm not satisfied.
[D] There's twenty one men I [G] put bullets through and Sheriff Pat [D] Garrett's gonna need twenty [G] two.
[D] [G]
Well this is how Billy the kid he met his fate.
[D] A big moon was [Dm] shining and [G] the hour was getting late.
Shot down by Pat and Garrett Silver City's best friend.
That poor heart lost life has reached a setting.
[D]
[Em] [G] [Em] .
Key:
G
D
Gm
Em
C
G
D
Gm
[G] _ _ _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ [G] _
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[D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I got to retrench back to a favorite was originally _ heard from the hand of
Ry Cooder.
This was a mandolin version I think we can get through. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Now in Dillard the kid was a very young lad.
[D] In old Silver City he went [G] to the bad.
Way out west [D] with a knife in his hand.
[G] At the age of twelve [D] years he killed [C] his first man.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing.
[D] They sing songs about Billy [G] their boy bandit king.
Before this young manhood had reached his setting he'd notched on his pistol for twenty women.
_ _ _ _ _ It _ was on one black night that poor Billy died.
He [D] said to his friends [G] I'm not satisfied.
[D] There's twenty one men I [G] put bullets through and Sheriff Pat [D] Garrett's gonna need twenty [G] two. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Well this is how Billy the kid he met his fate.
[D] A big moon was [Dm] shining and [G] the hour was getting late.
Shot down by Pat and Garrett Silver City's best friend.
That poor heart lost life has reached a setting. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] . _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[D] _ _ [Gm] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ I got to retrench back to a favorite was originally _ heard from the hand of
Ry Cooder.
This was a mandolin version I think we can get through. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ Now in Dillard the kid was a very young lad.
[D] In old Silver City he went [G] to the bad.
Way out west [D] with a knife in his hand.
[G] At the age of twelve [D] years he killed [C] his first man.
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing.
[D] They sing songs about Billy [G] their boy bandit king.
Before this young manhood had reached his setting he'd notched on his pistol for twenty women.
_ _ _ _ _ It _ was on one black night that poor Billy died.
He [D] said to his friends [G] I'm not satisfied.
[D] There's twenty one men I [G] put bullets through and Sheriff Pat [D] Garrett's gonna need twenty [G] two. _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ _ _
_ _ Well this is how Billy the kid he met his fate.
[D] A big moon was [Dm] shining and [G] the hour was getting late.
Shot down by Pat and Garrett Silver City's best friend.
That poor heart lost life has reached a setting. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ _ [Em] . _