Billy the Kid Lyrics

Transcription by W. McGee
A7 riff
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---- Variation: Use alternating
--X--X--X--X--X--X--X---- A - E bass
Dadd9/sus4: 554030
Am9: X07500
A7riff
Strapped on my holster low across my hips
Two Colt .45s with white plastic grips
I'd head west through our neighbor - hood they'd say
A7riff
Here comes young Billy and he's up to no good
A7riff
I rode a trail through the neighbors' back yards
Shootin' the bad guys through my handlebars
Known for my bravery both far and near
A7riff
Being late for supper way my only fear
I miss Billy the kid the times that he had
The life that he lived
I guess he must have got caught his innocence lost
dd9
I wonder where he is I miss Billy the kid
A7riff
These days I don't know whose side to be on
There's such a thin line between right and wrong
I live and learn do the best that I can
A7riff
There's only so much you can do as a man
(CHORUS X 2 -- END)
This is an arrangement not a direct transcription of the
recording; its intended for solo acoustic fingerstyle.
I think original key was Eb (capo 6). Anyone who wants it in D with
alternate tuning, e-mail me.
McGee