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From a (G)town known as Wheel ing, West Vir gin ia
rode a (G)boy with a six gun in his hand
And his (G)dar ing life of crime made him a (F)leg end in his time (G)east and west of the Ri o Grande
Well, he (G)start ed with a bank in (Em7)Col o ra do,
in the (G)pock et of his vest a (Em7)Colt he hid.
And his (G)age and his size
took the (F)tell er by sur prise (G)and the word spread of Bil ly the Kid.
Well, he (C)nev er trav elled heav y,
yes, he (Em)al ways rode a lone,
and he (C)soon put man y old er guns to shame.
Well, he (C)nev er had a sweet heart,
and he (Em)nev er had a home,
but the (C)cow boy and the ranch er knew his name.
Well, he (G)robbed his way from U tah to (Em7)O kla ho ma,
and the (G)law just (G)could not seem to track him (F)down.
And it (G)served his (G)leg end well,
for the (F)folks they love to tell (G)’bout when Bil ly the Kid came to town.
Well, (G)one cold (G)day a pos se (Em7)cap tured Bil ly,
and the (G)judge said, “String ’im up for (Em7)what he did.”
And the (G)cow boys (G)and their (Em7)kin like the (F)sea came pour in’ in to (G)watch
the hang in’ of Bil ly the Kid.
Well, he (C)nev er trav elled heav y, yes, he al ways rode a lone,
and he (C)soon put man y old er guns to shame.
And he (C)nev er had a sweet heart,
but he (Em)fi n’lly found a home
un der (C)neath the boot hill grave that bears his name.
From a (G)town known as Oy ster Bay, Long (F)Is land
rode a (G)boy with a six pack in his hand.
And his (G)dar ing life of crime made him a (F)leg end in his time (G)east and west of the Ri o Grande
This page shows “Ballad Of Billy The Kid” by Billy Joel in our color-coded kid songbook view — every note is colored by pitch (red C, orange D, yellow E, green F, blue G, purple A, pink B) and the lyrics sit directly under each note, so children can sing along while they play. The song is in the key of G at 80 BPM, a slightly more challenging arrangement — practice each phrase slowly first.