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Billy The Kid

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Intro 2x  D Riff
Verse 1
D7 Riff
Strapped on my holster low across my hips
Two Colt .45s with white plastic grips
GI'd head Dm13west into our GneighborDm13hood      they'd say
D7 riff
Here comes young Billy and he's up to no good
Verse 2
D7 riff
I rode a trail through the neighbors' back yards
Shootin' the bad guys through my handlebars
GKnown for my Dm13bravery both Gfar and Dm13near
D7 riff
Being late for supper way my only fear
chorus
        AI miss Billy the kGid    the times that he hDad
        the life that hAe livedG  Bm  
        AI guess he must have got Gcaught    his innocence Dlost
                                      A       Cadd9   D7riff
        I wonder where he is    I miss Billy the kid
Verse 3
D7 riff
These days I don't know whose side to be on
There's such a thin line between right and wrong
GI live and lDm13earn do the Gbest that I Dm13can
D7 riff
There's only so much you can do as a man
Chorus
        I Amiss Billy the kiGd    the times that he haDd
        the life that he AlivedG  Bm  
        I Aguess he must have got cGaught    his innocence lDost
                                    A       Cadd9   D7riff
        I wonder where he is    I miss Billy the kid
Chorus
        AI miss Billy the kGid    the times that he hDad
        the life that he AlivedG  Bm  
        I Aguess he must have got cGaught    his innocence lDost
                                    A       Cadd9   D7riff
        I wonder where he is    I miss Billy the kid

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Billy The Kid

by Billy Dean

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Dm13

Cadd9

Intro 2x D Riff

Verse 1

D7 Riff

Strapped on my holster low across my hips

Two Colt .45s with white plastic grips

G Dm13 G Dm13

I'd head west into our neighborhood they'd say

D7 riff

Here comes young Billy and he's up to no good

Verse 2

D7 riff

I rode a trail through the neighbors' back yards

Shootin' the bad guys through my handlebars

G Dm13 G Dm13

Known for my bravery both far and near

D7 riff

Being late for supper way my only fear

chorus

A G D

I miss Billy the kid the times that he had

A G Bm

the life that he lived

A G D

I guess he must have got caught his innocence lost

A Cadd9 D7

riff

I wonder where he is I miss Billy the kid

Verse 3

D7 riff

These days I don't know whose side to be on

There's such a thin line between right and wrong

G Dm13 G Dm13

I live and learn do the best that I can

D7 riff

There's only so much you can do as a man

Chorus

A G D

I miss Billy the kid the times that he had

A G Bm

the life that he lived

A G D

I guess he must have got caught his innocence lost

A Cadd9 D7

riff

I wonder where he is I miss Billy the kid

Chorus

A G D

I miss Billy the kid the times that he had

A G Bm

the life that he lived

A G D

I guess he must have got caught his innocence lost

A Cadd9 D7

riff

I wonder where he is I miss Billy the kid

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