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Ballad Of Billy The Kid

Billy Joel
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 From a  town known as  wheeling, west virginia
  Rode a boy  with a six-gun  in his hand
  And his daring  life of crime
  Made him a legend  in his time
  East and west  of the rio  grande
 
   Well, he started  with a bank  in colorado
  In the pocket  of his vest,  a colt he hid
  And his age  and his size
  Took the teller  by surprise
  And the word  spread of billy  the kid
 
 Well, he never  traveled heavy
  Yes, he always  rode alone
  And he soon  put many older guns to shame
  And he never  had a sweetheart
  And he never  had a home
  But the cowboy  and the rancher  knew his name

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Readable chord sheet for Ballad Of Billy The Kid by Billy Joel

[G]  From a[Em] town known as[F] wheeling, west vi[G]rginia   [Em]
  Rode a [F]boy with a [C]six-gun in his [D]hand      [G]
  And his [Em]daring life of [F]crime
  Made him a [C]legend in his [G]time
  East and [Am7]west of the [D]rio grande

  [F]   [F]   [C]   [C]   [F]   [G]

 [G] Well, he [Em]started with a [F]bank in colo[G]rado     [Em]
  In the [F]pocket of his [C]vest, a colt he [D]hid     [G]
  And his [Em]age and his [F]size
  Took the [C]teller by surp[G]rise
  And the word[Am7] spread of       [D]billy the kid

  [F]   [F]   [C]   [C]   [F]   [G]

[C]  Well, he [D]never traveled [Em]heavy
  Yes, he a[Bm]lways rode [C]alone
  And he [G]soon put many older guns to [C]shame
  And he [D]never had a [Em]sweetheart
  And he [Bm]never had a [C]home
  But the [Dsus4]cowboy and the [Dadd9]rancher knew his [D]name

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