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[Intro]F/G - C/G C/G - G x2[Verse]G Em F G Em F - C - DFrom a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia, rode a boy with a six-gun in his handG Em F C - GAnd his daring life of crime, made him a legend in his timeAm7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - GEast and west of the Rio Grande[Verse]G Em F G Em F - C - DWell, he started with a bank in Colorado, in the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hidG Em F C - GAnd his age and his size, took the teller by surpriseAm7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - GAnd the word spread of Billy the Kid[Chorus]C D Em BmWell, he never traveled heavy, yes, he always rode aloneC C/D G7susAnd he soon put many older guns to shameC D Em BmAnd he never had a sweetheart, and he never had a homeC Dsus4 DBut the cowboy and the rancher knew his name[Verse]G Em F G Em F-C-DWell, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma,and the law just could not seem to track him downG Em F C - GAnd it served his legend well, for the folks, they'd love to tellAm7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - G'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town[Instrumental]F/G - C/G C/G - G x2[Verse]G Em F G Em F-C-DWell, one cold day a posse captured Billy, and the judge said, "String 'im up for what he did!"G Em F C - GAnd the cowboys and their kin, like the sea came pourin' inAm7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - GTo watch the hangin', of Billy the Kid[Chorus]C D Em BmWell, he never traveled heavy, yes, he always rode aloneC C/D G7susAnd he soon put many older guns to shameC D Em BmAnd he never had a sweetheart, but he finally found a homeC Dsus4 DUnderneath the boothill grave that bears his name[Outro]G Em F G Em F - C - DFrom a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island, rode a boy with a six-pack in his handG Em F C - GAnd his daring life of crime, made him a legend in his timeAm7 D7sus F/G - C/G C/G - GEast and west of the Rio Grande