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From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia 
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Rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand 
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And his daring life of crime 
             F            C 
Made him a legend in his time 
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East and West of the Rio Grande 
 
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Well he started with a bank in Colorado 
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In the pocket of his vest a Colt he hid 
         G           Em 
And his age and his size 
           F          C 
Took the teller by surprise 
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And the word spread of Billy the Kid 
 
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Well he never travelled heavy 
           Em        Bm 
Yes, he always rode alone 
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And he soon put many older guns to shame 
          C              D 
Well he never had a sweetheart 
        Em          Bm 
And he never had a home 
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But the cowboys and the ranchers knew his name 
 
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Well he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma 
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And the law just could not seem to track him down 
         G                Em 
And it served his legend well 
          F                 C 
For the folks they love to tell 
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'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town 
 
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 G              Em              F 
One cold day a posse captured Billy 
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And the judge said, "String 'im up for what he did." 
           G              Em 
And the cowboys and their kin 
          F               C 
Like the sea came pourin' in 
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To watch the hangin' of Billy the Kid 
 
G         C               D 
Well he never travelled heavy 
        Em           Bm 
Yes, he always rode alone 
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And he soon put many older guns to shame 
          C             D 
Well he never had a sweetheart 
         Em             Bm 
But he finally found a home 
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Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name 
 
        G              Em             F 
From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island 
        G          Em                 F C D 
Rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand 
          G              Em 
And his daring life of crime 
              F            C 
Made him a legend in his time 
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East and West of the Rio Grande