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Ballad Of Billy The Kid

by Billy Joel · harmonica tab for C diatonic harmonica

No bends337 notesHoles 4–9Diatonic
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4 = blow hole 4-4 = draw hole 4’ = bend
From a town known as Wheel-ing West Vir-gin-ia
rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand,
and his dar-ing life of crime
made him a leg-end in his time
east and west of the Ri-o-Grande.
Well, he start-ed with a bank in Col-o-rad-o,
in the pock-et of his vest a Colt he hid,
and his age and his size took the tel-er by sur-prise
and the word spread of Bil-ly the Kid.
Well he nev-er tra-veled hea-vy,
yes he al-ways rode a-lone,
and he soon put man-y old-er guns to shame.
Well he nev-er had a sweet-heart,
and he nev-er had a home,
but the cow-boys and the ranch-ers knew his name.
Well he robbed his way from U-tah to O- kla- ho-ma
and the law just could-n't seem to track him down,
and it served his leg-end well,
for the folks they love to tell 'bout
when Bil-ly the Kid was in town.
One cold day a pos-se cap-tured Bil-ly,
and the judge said string 'im up for what he did,
and the cow-boys and their kin
like the sea came pour-in' in
to watch the hang-in' of Bil-ly the Kid.
Well he nev-er tra-veled hea-vy,
yes he al-ways rode a-lone,
and he soon put man-y old-er guns to shame.
Well he nev-er had a sweet-heart,
tho' he fi-n'lly found a home
un-der-neath the boot-hill grave that bears his name.
From a town known as Oy-ster Bay, Long Is-land,
rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand,
and his dar-ing life of crime
made him a leg-end in his time
east and west of the Ri-o-Grande.