[Verse 1] G I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid D G I'll sing you the record of deeds that he did G C Way out in New Mexico a long time ago G D G When a man's only friend was his own forty-four [Verse 2] G Now when Billy the Kid was a very young lad D G In old Silver City he went to the bad G C Way out west with a knife in his hand G At the age of twelve years D G he killed his first man [Verse 3] G Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing D G Songs about Billy, their boy bandit king G C Before his young manhood had reached its sad end G D G He'd a notch on his pistol for twenty-one men [Instrumental] G G G G D D G G G G G G G G D G (x2) [Verse 4] G It was on one black night that poor Billy died D G He said to his friends, "I'm not satisfied G There's twenty-one men C that I've put bullets through G And sheriff Pat Garrett's D G gonna make twenty-two" [Verse 5] G Well, this is how Billy the Kid met his fate D G A big moon was shining and the hour was late G Shot down by Pat Garrett, C Silver City's best friend G D G The poor outlaw's life had reached its sad end
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