Billy the Kid Chords by Ry Cooder

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I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid.
[D] I'll sing you the record [G] of days that he did.
Way out in New Mexico, a [C] long [G] time ago,
when a man's only friend [D] was his [Gm] old 44.
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_ _ _ _ Now when Billy the Kid was a very young lad
[D] in old Silver City, [G] he went to the band.
Way out west with a knife [C] in his [G] hand,
at the age of 12 years, [D] he [G] killed his first man. _ _ _
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Fair Mexican maidens played guitars and sang
[D] [G] songs [D] about Billy, [G] their boy bandit king.
Before his young manhood had [G] reached its sad end,
he'd unlocked on his pistol for 21 men. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ _ was on one black night that poor Billy died.
[D] He said to his [G] friends, I'm not satisfied. _
It's 21 men that I've put [C] bullets [G] through,
and Sheriff Pat [D] Garrett's on a [G] May 22. _ _
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_ _ _ Well, this is how Billy the [C] Kid [G] met his fate.
[D] The big moon [G] was [D] shining [G] and the hour was late.
Shot down by Pat Garrett, Silver [C] City's [G] best friend.
Now, poor unlawful life had reached its sad end.
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