{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":2776021,"song":"The Ballad Of Billy The Kid","artist":"Billy Joel","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/2776021-the-ballad-of-billy-the-kid-chords-by-billy-joel/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/2776021?type=chord","rating":0.05266,"votes":0,"content":"The original song is in G but to get a version that sounds like Billy, I moved it to C.\r\n\r\nThese are the chord forms that I use.\r\nPut the capo on fret 2 but only the first 5 strings, leave the 6th string (E) ring free. This simulates drop D\r\ntuning but the sixth string still is in standard tune.\r\n\r\n[ch]C/D[/ch]     0320xx\r\n[ch]Em7/D[/ch]   0200xx\r\n[ch]D[/ch]       0002xx\r\n[ch]Bm[/ch]      224432\r\n[ch]Bm7[/ch]     224232\r\n[ch]C[/ch]       332010\r\n[ch]A[/ch]       002220\r\n[ch]G[/ch]       320001\r\n[ch]A7sus[/ch]   002030\r\n[ch]F#m[/ch]     244222\r\n[ch]D7sus[/ch]   000213\r\n\r\n[tab][Intro]\r\n      [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]Bm7[/ch]      [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]C[/ch]     [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]Bm7[/ch]             [ch]D[/ch]     [ch]C[/ch]  [ch]D[/ch]  [ch]A[/ch]\r\ne|---------0---2---5--5--2-----0--3-----0--2---5--5--5---5---2-------0------------|\r\nB|-----3-------3---3-----3--3--1------3----3---------3-------3---3---1---3--2-----|\r\nG|-----2------ 4---2-----2--2--0------2----2---------2-------2---2---0---2--2-----|\r\nD|-----0-------4---4-----0--0--2------0----4---------4-------0---0---2---0--2-----|\r\nA|-----0-------2---2-----0--0--3------0----2---------2-------0---0---3---0--0-----|\r\nE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]                 [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia,[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n rode a boy with a six gun in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]            [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  And his daring life of crime,  made him a legend in his time[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]Em7[/ch]         [ch]A7sus[/ch]     [ch]C/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  East and west of the Rio Grande[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]              [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Well, he started with a bank in Colorado,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n in the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  And his age and his size, took the teller by surprise[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch]         [ch]A7sus[/ch]           [ch]C/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  And the word spread of Billy the Kid[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]             [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n  Well, he never traveled heavy, yes, he always rode alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G/A[/ch]             [ch]D7sus[/ch]\r\n  And he soon put many older guns to shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n  And he never had a sweetheart, and he never had a home[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]                                    [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]            [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\nand the law just could not seem to track him down[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  And it served his legend well, for the folks,[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n they'd love to tell[/tab]\r\n[tab]              [ch]Em7[/ch]         [ch]A7sus[/ch]         [ch]C/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town[/tab]\r\n\r\n(Repeat Intro)\r\n\r\n[Verse]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy,[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]                      [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch] [ch]G[/ch] [ch]A[/ch]\r\n and the judge said, \"String 'im up for what he did!\"[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]                [ch]Bm[/ch]             [ch]C[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  And the cowboys and their kin, like the sea came pourin' in[/tab]\r\n[tab]                [ch]Em7[/ch]    [ch]A7sus[/ch]             [ch]C/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  To watch the hangin',  of Billy the Kid[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Chorus]\r\n[tab]            [ch]G[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]            [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n  Well, he never traveled heavy, yes, he always rode alone[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]G[/ch]           [ch]G/A[/ch]             [ch]D7sus[/ch]\r\n  And he soon put many older guns to shame[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Bm[/ch]              [ch]F#m[/ch]\r\n  And he never had a sweetheart, but he finally found a home[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]G[/ch]                                       [ch]Asus4[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n  Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name[/tab]\r\n\r\n[Outro]\r\n[tab]          [ch]D[/ch]            [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]\r\n  From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island,[/tab]\r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]               [ch]C[/ch]   [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]\r\n rode a boy with a six pack in his hand[/tab]\r\n[tab]           [ch]D[/ch]              [ch]Bm[/ch]                [ch]C[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  And his daring life of crime, made him a legend in his time[/tab]\r\n[tab]            [ch]Em7[/ch] [ch]A7sus[/ch]             [ch]C/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]Em7/D[/ch]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\n  East and west of the Rio Grande[/tab]","plain_text":"The original song is in G but to get a version that sounds like Billy, I moved it to C.\n\nThese are the chord forms that I use.\nPut the capo on fret 2 but only the first 5 strings, leave the 6th string (E) ring free. This simulates drop D\ntuning but the sixth string still is in standard tune.\n\nC/D     0320xx\nEm7/D   0200xx\nD       0002xx\nBm      224432\nBm7     224232\nC       332010\nA       002220\nG       320001\nA7sus   002030\nF#m     244222\nD7sus   000213\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(Repeat Intro)\n\n[Verse]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Chorus]\n\n\n\n\n\n[Outro]","chords":["G","C","E","D","C/D","Em7/D","Bm","Bm7","A","A7sus","F#m","D7sus","B","Em7","G/A","Asus4"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Asus4":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,3,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"Bm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,0,2,0,3],"frets":[-1,2,0,2,0,2]},"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,2,0,3,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,3,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}