Chords for MARTY ROBBINS billy the kid
Tempo:
158.95 bpm
Chords used:
B
E
Em
A
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[B] [E]
I'll sing you a true song [B] of Billy the Kid [E] I'll sing of some desperate [B] deeds that he did
[E] Way out in New Mexico [A]
long, long ago [E] When a man's only chance was [B] his old [E] 44
[Em]
When Billy the Kid [B] was a very young lad [Em] In old Silver City he [B] went to the bad
[Em] Way out in the west with [Am] a gun in his hand At [E] the age of 12 years he did [B] kill his first [Em] man
[E]
There's Mexican maidens play [B] guitars and sing
[E] Songs about Billy, [D] their boy [A] bandit king
[E]
Ere [Em] his young manhood [A] has reached its sad end [E] With a notch on his pistol [Abm] for 21 [E] men
[Em]
Was on a sad night [B] when poor Billy died [Em] He said to his friends, I'm [B] not satisfied
[Em] There's 21 men I have [Am] put bullets through [Em] Sheriff Pat Garrett must make 22
[E] I'll sing you how Billy the [B] Kid met his fate [E] The bright moon was shining, [B] the hour was late
Shot [Em]
down by Pat Garrett [A] who once was his friend [E] The young outlaw's life has now [B] come to [E] an end
[Em]
There's many a man with a face fine and fair Who start out in life with a chance [B] to be square
[Em] Just like poor Billy they [Am] wander astray
[Em] They'll lose their lives in the [B] very
[E] same way
[B] [Em]
I'll sing you a true song [B] of Billy the Kid [E] I'll sing of some desperate [B] deeds that he did
[E] Way out in New Mexico [A]
long, long ago [E] When a man's only chance was [B] his old [E] 44
[Em]
When Billy the Kid [B] was a very young lad [Em] In old Silver City he [B] went to the bad
[Em] Way out in the west with [Am] a gun in his hand At [E] the age of 12 years he did [B] kill his first [Em] man
[E]
There's Mexican maidens play [B] guitars and sing
[E] Songs about Billy, [D] their boy [A] bandit king
[E]
Ere [Em] his young manhood [A] has reached its sad end [E] With a notch on his pistol [Abm] for 21 [E] men
[Em]
Was on a sad night [B] when poor Billy died [Em] He said to his friends, I'm [B] not satisfied
[Em] There's 21 men I have [Am] put bullets through [Em] Sheriff Pat Garrett must make 22
[E] I'll sing you how Billy the [B] Kid met his fate [E] The bright moon was shining, [B] the hour was late
Shot [Em]
down by Pat Garrett [A] who once was his friend [E] The young outlaw's life has now [B] come to [E] an end
[Em]
There's many a man with a face fine and fair Who start out in life with a chance [B] to be square
[Em] Just like poor Billy they [Am] wander astray
[Em] They'll lose their lives in the [B] very
[E] same way
[B] [Em]
Key:
B
E
Em
A
Am
B
E
Em
[B] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll sing you a true song [B] of Billy the Kid _ [E] I'll sing of some _ desperate [B] deeds that he did
[E] Way out in New Mexico [A]
long, long ago _ [E] When a man's only chance was [B] his old [E] 44 _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ When Billy the Kid [B] was a very young lad _ [Em] In old Silver City he [B] went to the bad
_ [Em] Way out in the west with [Am] a gun in his hand At [E] the age of 12 years he did [B] kill his first [Em] _ man
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ There's Mexican _ maidens play [B] guitars and sing _ _
[E] Songs about Billy, [D] their boy [A] bandit king
[E]
Ere [Em] his young manhood [A] has reached its sad end [E] With a notch on his pistol [Abm] for 21 [E] _ men _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ Was on a sad night [B] when poor Billy died [Em] He said to his friends, I'm [B] not satisfied
[Em] There's 21 men I have [Am] put bullets through _ [Em] _ Sheriff Pat Garrett must make _ 22
_ _ _ [E] I'll _ _ _ _ _
sing you how Billy the [B] Kid met his fate [E] The bright moon was shining, [B] the hour was late
Shot [Em]
down by Pat Garrett [A] who once was his friend _ [E] The young outlaw's life has now [B] come to [E] an end _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
There's many a man with a face fine and fair Who start out in life with a chance [B] to be square
_ [Em] Just like poor Billy they [Am] wander astray _
_ [Em] They'll lose their lives in the [B] _ very _
_ [E] same way _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ I'll sing you a true song [B] of Billy the Kid _ [E] I'll sing of some _ desperate [B] deeds that he did
[E] Way out in New Mexico [A]
long, long ago _ [E] When a man's only chance was [B] his old [E] 44 _ _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ When Billy the Kid [B] was a very young lad _ [Em] In old Silver City he [B] went to the bad
_ [Em] Way out in the west with [Am] a gun in his hand At [E] the age of 12 years he did [B] kill his first [Em] _ man
_ _ [E] _
_ _ _ _ There's Mexican _ maidens play [B] guitars and sing _ _
[E] Songs about Billy, [D] their boy [A] bandit king
[E]
Ere [Em] his young manhood [A] has reached its sad end [E] With a notch on his pistol [Abm] for 21 [E] _ men _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ Was on a sad night [B] when poor Billy died [Em] He said to his friends, I'm [B] not satisfied
[Em] There's 21 men I have [Am] put bullets through _ [Em] _ Sheriff Pat Garrett must make _ 22
_ _ _ [E] I'll _ _ _ _ _
sing you how Billy the [B] Kid met his fate [E] The bright moon was shining, [B] the hour was late
Shot [Em]
down by Pat Garrett [A] who once was his friend _ [E] The young outlaw's life has now [B] come to [E] an end _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
There's many a man with a face fine and fair Who start out in life with a chance [B] to be square
_ [Em] Just like poor Billy they [Am] wander astray _
_ [Em] They'll lose their lives in the [B] _ very _
_ [E] same way _
[B] _ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _