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
