#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# # Date: 3/16/03; 1:52:53 PM >From: Gurusvw@aol.com Subject: Billy the Kid-Charlie Daniels BILLY THE KID Words and Music: CHARLIE DANIELS Tabbed by Jerry Gant Dm C IN THE SOUTHERN PART OF TEXAS, EAST AND WEST OF EL PASO A7 Dm WHERE THE MIGHTY FRANKLIN MOUNTAINS GUARD THE TRAIL TO MEXICO C THERE'S A NEW-MADE WIDOW CRYING AND A HEARSE A ROLLIN SLOW A7 Dm C/E F C/E Dm I GUESS THE DEVILS PASSED THIS WAY AGAIN THERE'S A LATHERED SORREL STALLION RUNNING THRU THE JOSHUA TREES AND A YOUNG MAN IN THE SADDLE WITH HIS COAT TAILS IN THE BREEZE HE'S GOT A SIX GUN ON HIS RIGHT HIP AND A RIFLE AT HIS KNEES A7 Dm C Dm C F C AND HE'S DEALING IN A GAME THAT HE CAN'T WIN CHORUS Dm C POOR BILLY BONNEY, YOU'RE ONLY 21, Bb F PAT GARRETT'S GOT YOUR NAME ON EVERY BULLET IN HIS GUN Dm EVERY NOTCH YOU CARVE ON YOUR SIX GUN C HAS A BLOODY TALE TO TELL Am7 Dm YOU'RE A MILE AHEAD OF GARRETT AND A STEP OUTSIDE OF HELL THOSE FANCY CLOTHES YOUR WEARIN AND THE WOMEN IN YOUR BED CAN'T TAKE AWAY THE TRACES OF THE MEN THAT YOU'VE LEFT DEAD AS YOU RIDE ACROSS THE BAD LANDS WITH A PRICE UPON YOUR HEAD AND NOW THE WHEEL OF FORTUNE STARTS TO TRUN YOU'RE REPUTATION'S GROWN TILL IT'S THE BIGGEST IN THE LAND AND THERE AIN'T ALOT OF PEOPLE LEFT WHO WANT TO CALL YOUR HAND AND I GUESS YOU'LL GO DOWN SHOOTIN AND LIKE ALL BRANDED MEN WHEN YOU SHAKE HANDS WITH THE DEVIL YOU GET BURNED CHORUS