[Intro - Swing - no drums--BPM 85] E -------------------------- B -----------------------0-- G -----------------------0-- D ---02-0--02-0--02-0---02- A -------------------------- E -3-----3-----3-----3------
E ----------------------- B -3------0-30----------- G -0------0-00-0--------- D --02-2-02--0-02-0--02-0 A ----------------------- E -3----3----3----3-----
F-F --- F-C --- C-C9--- --- E 1-1-----1-0-----0-0-----0-- B 1-1-----1-1-----1-3-----1-- G 2-2-----2-0-----0-0-----0-432 D ------------------------2- A ----------3--3--3----3--3- E 1---1---1------------------
E ----------------------- B ----------------------- G -0--------------------- D ---02-0--02-0--02-0---- A ----------------------- E -3-----3-----3-----3---
[Harmonica Solo - Finger pick] G Em F E -3-5-7--10*---7--------8- B ---------------10-8--10 G -----0---------------- D ---------------------- A ---------------------8- E ------------0------------1* *right 1st finger fret, right 4th finger pluck
G Em F C D E -3-5-7--10*---7---------------- B ----------------10-8-10-5--7-- G -----0---------------10-5--7-- D ---------------------10-5--7--- A ---------------------8--3--5-- E ------------0------------------
G Em F C C/B E -3-5-7--10*---7--------8------ B ---------------10--8-10--5--5-- G -----0-------------------5--5- D -------------------------5--5--- A ---------------------8---3--2- E ------------0-------------- *keep as many notes of C ringing and just drop bass note one fret
Am7 D7sus4 E 0---------0-3------------- B 1--3-3-3-3--1----------- G 0-----------2----------- D 2-----------0---------- A 0----------------------- E ------------------------
[Full Drums - Play BxxB SxBx xxBx Sxxx for chords - then drum fills on body of guitar] (you can slide C/G up to equivalent at 12th fret to simulate high piano part) [F/G]--[F/G]--[C/G] [C/G]--[F/G]--[G] Repeat
[Verse - No Drums] From a [G] town known as [Em] Wheeling, West Vir [F] ginia, [Fsus4]... rode a [G] boy with a six [Em] gun in his hand [F][C][D] And his [G] daring life of crime, [Em] made him a [F] legend in his time [C] East [G] and west [Am7] (stop) of the [D7sus] Rio Grande
[Drums - Play BxxB SxBx xxBx Sxxx for chords - then drum fills on body of guitar] [F/G]-[F/G]-[C/G]----[C/G]-[F/G]-[G] x2
[Verse - Drums in] Well, he [G] started with a [Em] bank in Colo [F] rado, in the [G] pocket of his vest [Em], a Colt he hid [F][C][D] And his age [G] and his size [Em] took the [F] teller by sur [C] prise [G] And [Am7] the word spread [D7sus] of Billy the Kid
[Drums - Play BxxB SxBx xxBx Sxxx for chords - then drum fills on body of guitar] [F/G]-[F/G]-[C/G]----[C/G]-[F/G]-[G]
[Bridge] Well, he [C] never traveled heavy, [D] yes, he [Em] always rode a [Bm] lone And he [C] soon put many [C/D] older guns to [G7sus] shame And he [C] never had a [D] sweetheart, and he [Em] never had a [Bm] home But the [C] (stop) cowboy and the rancher knew his name [Dsus4][Dsus4][D]
[Verse - Drums back in] Well, he [G] robbed his way from [Em] Utah to Okla [F] homa,and the [G] law just could not [Em] seem to track him down [F][C][D] And it [G] served his legend [Em] well, for the [F] folks, they loved to [C] tell [G] 'Bout [Am7] (stop) when Billy the [D7sus] Kid came to town
[Drums - Play BxxB SxBx xxBx Sxxx for chords - then drum fills on body of guitar] [F/G]-[F/G]-[C/G]----[C/G]-[F/G]-[G] x 2
[Piano Interlude - C - hammer on to E on D string from open E] (first set of chords play with snare - then after the dash play without) * = snare hit CCC C CF C AmAm G - FFFF F FFAm C G GG *** * ** * * * * * * * ** CCC C CF C AmAm G - FF F F FF G6-3x0000 G5-3x003x C *** * ** * * * * * * * CCC C CF C AmAm G - FFFF F FFAm C G GG(goes up an octave recording) *** * ** * * * * * * * ** CCC C CF C AmAm G - FF F F FF G6-3x0000 G5-3x003x C *** * ** * * * * * * *
[Quiet section] C-Bb----C-Bb---C-Bb---C-Bb
E ----------3h5p3-----------3-- B ----------------3h5p3--3h5-5p3 G -02--5s3----------------------5 D 2----5s3-------------- A -----3s1-------------
E --------------------------- B -------1-1--s4-3-1---1----- G 5s3-0h2---2--------2------- D 5s3------------------------ A 3s1------------------------
E ------5p3------------------8p5-------------------- B ----------5p3--8p5-----5h8----8p5-----8---5------- G 5s3----------------7p5------------7p5--------7---5 D 5s3----------------------------------------------- A 3s1-----------------------------------------------
E --------------------------- B -------1-1--s4-3-1---1----- G 5s3-0h2---2--------2------- D 5s3------------------------ A 3s1------------------------
FF F F FF G6-3x0000 G5-3x003x C ** * * ** * * *
[Drums - Play BxxB SxBx xxBx Sxxx for chords - then drum fills on body of guitar] [F/G]-[F/G]-[C/G]----[C/G]-[F/G]-[G] x2
[Verse] Well, [G] one cold day a [Em] posse captured [F] Billy, [Fsus4][F] and the [G] judge said, "String 'im [Em] up for what he did!" [F][C][D] And the [G] cowboys and their [Em] kin, like the [F] sea came pourin' [C] in to [G] watch [Am7] the hangin', [D7sus] of Billy the Kid
[Drums - Play BxxB SxBx xxBx Sxxx for chords - then drum fills on body of guitar] [F/G]-[F/G]-[C/G]----[C/G]-[F/G]-[G]
[Bridge] Well, he [C] never traveled heavy [D] yes, he [Em]always rode a [Bm] lone And he [C] soon put many [C/D] older guns to [G7sus] shame And he [C] never had a sweet [D] heart, but he [Em]finally found a home [Bm] Under [C] neath the boothill grave that bears his name [Dsus4][Dsus4][D]
[Verse] From a [G] town known as [Em] Oyster Bay, Long [F] Island, [Fsus4][F] rode a [G] boy with a [Em] six-pack in his hand [F][C][D] And his [G] daring life of [Em] crime, made him a [F] legend in his time [C] East [G] and west [Am7] (stop) of the [D7sus] Rio Grande
[Drums - Play BxxB SxBx xxBx Sxxx for chords - then drum fills on body of guitar] [F/G]-[F/G]-[C/G]----[C/G]-[F/G]-[G] x2
[Piano Interlude] CCC C CF C AmAm G - FFFF F FFAm C G GG CCC C CF C AmAm G - FF F F FF G6-3x0000 G5-3x003x C CCC C CF C AmAm G - FFFF F FFAm C G GG(goes up an octave recording) CCC C CF C AmAm G - FF F F FF G6-3x0000 G5-3x003x C
C-Bb----C-Bb---C-Bb---C-Bb FF F F FF G6-3x0000 G5-3x003x C
[Intro BPM 130 - No drums] [G][Bm7][Am7][C/D] - [G][Bm7][Am7] x
[Verse 1n - Drums in ] [G] I know it sounds [Bm7] funny, but I just can't [Am7] stand the pain, [C/D] [G] Girl, I'm [Bm7] leaving you to - [Am7] morrow, [C/D] [G] Seems to [Bm7] me, girl, you know I've done [Am7] all I can, [C/D] [G] You see, I [Bm7] begged, stole and I [Am7] borrowed, ...yeah! [C/D]
[Verse 2] [G] Why in the [Bm7] world would anybody put [Am7] chains on me? [C/D] Yeah! [G] I've [Bm7] paid my dues to make [Am7] it, [D7sus4] [G] Everybody [Bm7] wants me to be what they [Am7] want me to be, [C/D] [G] I'm not [Bm7] happy when I try to [Am7] fake it, ...no! [C/D]
[Bridge - Em7s are quick passing chords] [G] I wanna be [Fmaj7]high------, [Em7]so [Dm7]high, [F/G] I wanna[Em7] be [Fmaj7]free to know the things I do [Em7]are [Dm7]right, [F/G] ee ee ete I wanna[Em7] be [Fmaj7]free, ... [Em7]just [Dm7]me, [F/G] woh, babe!
[Bb/F-11333x] x x [F/C] x x x x [Bb/D-x5333x] x x [C] Oooo!
