Billy Dean, Billy The Kid Tabs/Chords

Billy the Kid
(Billy Dean)
Transcription by W. McGee


A7 riff

--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----
--2--3--5--3--2--0--2----
--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----
--2--4--5--4--2--0--2----
--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
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A7riff
Strapped on my holster low across my hips

Two Colt .45s with white plastic grips
Dadd9sus4  Am9             Dadd9sus4  Am9
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
Dadd9sus4     Am9         Dadd9sus4    Am9
Known for my bravery both far   and   near
A7riff
Being late for supper way my only fear

     E                D                        A
     I miss Billy the kid    the times that he had
                      E         D  F#m
     The life that he lived
     E                        D                       A
     I guess he must have got caught    his innocence lost
                       E            GAdd9     A
     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
Dadd9sus4   Am9         Dadd9sus4    Am9
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; it’s 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