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Billy The Kid

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[Verse 1]
I'll Gsing you a true song of Billy the Kid
I'll Dsing you the record of Gdeeds that he did
Way Gout in New Mexico a long time aCgo 
When a Gman's only friend was his Down forty-Gfour
[Verse 2]
Now when GBilly the Kid was a very young lad
In Dold Silver City he Gwent to the bad
GWay out west with a knife in his Chand
At the Gage of twelve years he Dkilled his first Gman
[Verse 3]
Fair GMexican maidens play guitars and sing
DSongs about Billy, their Gboy bandit king
BeGfore his young manhood had reached its sad Cend
He'd a Gnotch on his pistol for Dtwenty-one Gmen
[Instrumental]
G G G G
D D G G
G G G G
G(xG2)D  G  
[Verse 4]
It was Gon one black night that poor Billy died
He Dsaid to his friends, "I'm Gnot satisfied
There's Gtwenty-one men that I've put bullets Cthrough
And Gsheriff Pat Garrett's gonna Dmake twenty-Gtwo"
[Verse 5]
Well, Gthis is how Billy the Kid met his fate
A Dbig moon was shining and the Ghour was late
Shot Gdown by Pat Garrett, Silver City's best Cfriend
The Gpoor outlaw's life had Dreached its sad Gend

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Billy The Kid

by Ry Cooder

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[Verse 1]

I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid

D G

I'll sing you the record of deeds that he did

G C

Way out in New Mexico a long time ago

G D G

When a man's only friend was his own forty-four

[Verse 2]

Now when Billy the Kid was a very young lad

D G

In old Silver City he went to the bad

G C

Way out west with a knife in his hand

G D G

At the age of twelve years he killed his first man

[Verse 3]

Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing

D G

Songs about Billy, their boy bandit king

G C

Before his young manhood had reached its sad end

G D G

He'd a notch on his pistol for twenty-one men

[Instrumental]

G G G G

D D G G

G G G G

G G D G

(x2)

[Verse 4]

It was on one black night that poor Billy died

D G

He said to his friends, "I'm not satisfied

G C

There's twenty-one men that I've put bullets through

G D G

And sheriff Pat Garrett's gonna make twenty-two"

[Verse 5]

Well, this is how Billy the Kid met his fate

D G

A big moon was shining and the hour was late

G C

Shot down by Pat Garrett, Silver City's best friend

G D G

The poor outlaw's life had reached its sad end

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