Billy Dean

Billy The Kid

Billy Dean


Tom: G

Intro 2x  D Riff

Verse 1

D7 Riff
Strapped on my holster low across my hips

Two Colt .45s with white plastic grips
G        Dm13          G       Dm13
I'd head west into our neighborhood      they'd say
D7 riff
Here comes young Billy and he's up to no good

Verse 2

D7 riff
I rode a trail through the neighbors' back yards

Shootin' the bad guys through my handlebars
G            Dm13         G       Dm13
Known for my bravery both far and near
D7 riff
Being late for supper way my only fear

chorus

        A                 G                        D
        I miss Billy the kid    the times that he had
                       A      G   Bm
        the life that he lived
        A                        G                       D
        I guess he must have got caught    his innocence lost
                          A            Cadd9     D7 riff
        I wonder where he is    I miss Billy the kid

Verse 3

D7 riff
These days I don't know whose side to be on

There's such a thin line between right and wrong
G           Dm13        G           Dm13
I live and learn do the best that I can
D7 riff
There's only so much you can do as a man

Chorus
         A                 G                        D
        I miss Billy the kid    the times that he had
                         A      G   Bm
        the life that he lived
         A                        G                       D
        I guess he must have got caught    his innocence lost
                        A            Cadd9     D7 riff
        I wonder where he is    I miss Billy the kid
Chorus

        A                 G                        D
        I miss Billy the kid    the times that he had
                         A      G   Bm
        the life that he lived
         A                        G                       D
        I guess he must have got caught    his innocence lost
                        A            Cadd9     D7 riff
        I wonder where he is    I miss Billy the kid