Ballad Of Billy The Kid

F/G - C/G C/G - G x2 G Em F G Em F - C - D from a town known as wheeling , west virginia , rode a boy with a six - gun in his hand G Em F C - G and his daring life of crime , made him a legend in his time Am7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - G east and west of the rio grande G Em F G Em F - C - D well , he started with a bank in colorado , in the pocket of his vest , a colt he hid G Em F C - G and his age and his size , took the teller by surprise Am7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - G and the word spread of billy the kid C D Em Bm well , he never traveled heavy , yes , he always rode alone C C/D G7sus and he soon put many older guns to shame C D Em Bm and he never had a sweetheart , and he never had a home C Dsus4 D but the cowboy and the rancher knew his name G Em F G Em F - C - D well , he robbed his way from utah to oklahoma , and the law just could not seem to track him down G Em F C - G and it served his legend well , for the folks , they’d love to tell Am7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - G ’bout when billy the kid came to town ( piano Interlude ) G Em F G Em F - C - D well , one cold day a posse captured billy , and the judge said , "string ’im up for what he did!" G Em F C - G and the cowboys and their kin , like the sea came pourin’ in Am7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - G to watch the hangin’ , of billy the kid C D Em Bm well , he never traveled heavy , yes , he always rode alone C C/D G7sus and he soon put many older guns to shame C D Em Bm and he never had a sweetheart , but he finally found a home C Dsus4 D underneath the boothill grave that bears his name G Em F G Em F - C - D from a town known as oyster bay , long island , rode a boy with a six - pack in his hand G Em F C - G and his daring life of crime , made him a legend in his time Am7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - G east and west of the rio grande