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Billy The Kid

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"Billy The Kid" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
 G= 320033
 Cadd9= x32033
 F6/9= xx3233
[Verse]
Well I Gheard you in the bCadd9ack room
Your Gfriends had a laugh on Cadd9me
Passed Gmy name through the cCadd9antina
Yeah, your Gface was hard to Cadd9read
SomethiGng in your deCadd9meanor
Should of Ggiven you Cadd9away
But I was Gdesperate for a Cadd9friend
I was getting Gused to making Cadd9mistakes
[Chorus]
Cadd9Well, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Like Billy the KidG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Yeah, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
F6/9Yeah, but I got up Cadd9again
G Cadd9
[Verse]
I Gremember you my Cadd9baby
I Gremember you so Cadd9well
And your Ghouse out in the Cadd9suburbs
You Ghad your wishing Cadd9well
They say Gbe careful who you Cadd9believe
Be Gcareful who you Cadd9trust
Did you Gsmile when you pulled the Cadd9trigger
That Gdropped me in the Cadd9dust
[Chorus]
Cadd9Well, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Like Billy the KidG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Yeah, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
F6/9Yeah, but I got up agaCadd9in
[Solo]
  G    Cadd9x4
[Verse]
Well, Gyou caught me in the Cadd9bedroom
Cotton Gfever in a Cadd9sweat
I was Gfighting for Cadd9recovery
But I Gwasn't giving up Cadd9yet
You Goffered no aCadd9ssistance
Yeah, you Glooked at me and you Cadd9lied
Oh, it Greally stunned Cadd9me
When Gyou went to the other Cadd9side
[Chorus]
Cadd9Well, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Like Billy the KidG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Yeah, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
F6/9Yeah, but I got up agaCadd9in
[Chorus]
Cadd9Well, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Like Billy the KidG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Yeah, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
F6/9Oh, but I got up againCadd9  
[Chorus]
Cadd9Well, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Like Billy the KidG  F6/9  Cadd9  
Cadd9Yeah, I went down hardG  F6/9  Cadd9  
F6/9Yeah, but I got up agaCadd9in

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Billy The Kid

by Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers

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Cadd9

F6/9

"Billy The Kid" by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers

= 320033

Cadd9

= x32033

F6/9

= xx3233

[Verse]

G Cadd9

Well I heard you in the back room

G Cadd9

Your friends had a laugh on me

G Cadd9

Passed my name through the cantina

G Cadd9

Yeah, your face was hard to read

G Cadd9

Something in your demeanor

G Cadd9

Should of given you away

G Cadd9

But I was desperate for a friend

G Cadd9

I was getting used to making mistakes

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Well, I went down hard

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Like Billy the Kid

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Yeah, I went down hard

F6/9 Cadd9

Yeah, but I got up again

G Cadd9

[Verse]

G Cadd9

I remember you my baby

G Cadd9

I remember you so well

G Cadd9

And your house out in the suburbs

G Cadd9

You had your wishing well

G Cadd9

They say be careful who you believe

G Cadd9

Be careful who you trust

G Cadd9

Did you smile when you pulled the trigger

G Cadd9

That dropped me in the dust

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Well, I went down hard

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Like Billy the Kid

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Yeah, I went down hard

F6/9 Cadd9

Yeah, but I got up again

[Solo]

G Cadd9

[Verse]

G Cadd9

Well, you caught me in the bedroom

G Cadd9

Cotton fever in a sweat

G Cadd9

I was fighting for recovery

G Cadd9

But I wasn't giving up yet

G Cadd9

You offered no assistance

G Cadd9

Yeah, you looked at me and you lied

G Cadd9

Oh, it really stunned me

G Cadd9

When you went to the other side

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Well, I went down hard

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Like Billy the Kid

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Yeah, I went down hard

F6/9 Cadd9

Yeah, but I got up again

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Well, I went down hard

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Like Billy the Kid

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Yeah, I went down hard

F6/9 Cadd9

Oh, but I got up again

[Chorus]

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Well, I went down hard

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Like Billy the Kid

Cadd9 G F6/9 Cadd9

Yeah, I went down hard

F6/9 Cadd9

Yeah, but I got up again

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