Transcription by W. McGee A7 riff --0--0--0--0--0--0--0---- --2--3--5--3--2--0--2---- --0--0--0--0--0--0--0---- --2--4--5--4--2--0--2---- --0--0--0--0--0--0--0---- Variation: Use alternating --X--X--X--X--X--X--X---- A - E bass Dadd9/sus4: 554030 Am9: X07500 --- A7riff Strapped on my holster low across my hips Two Colt .45s with white plastic grips Dadd9sus4 Am9 Dadd9sus4 Am9 I'd head west through our neighbor - hood they'd say A7riff Here comes young Billy and he's up to no good A7riff I rode a trail through the neighbors' back yards Shootin' the bad guys through my handlebars Dadd9sus4 Am9 Dadd9sus4Am9 Known for my bravery both far and near A7riff Being late for supper way my only fear E D A I miss Billy the kid the times that he had E F#m The life that he lived E D A I guess he must have got caught his innocence lost E GAdd9 A I wonder where he is I miss Billy the kid A7riff These days I don't know whose side to be on There's such a thin line between right and wrong Dadd9sus4 Am9 Dadd9sus4 Am9 I live and learn do the best that I can A7riff There's only so much you can do as a man (CHORUS X 2 -- END) This is an arrangement not a direct transcription of the recording; its intended for solo acoustic fingerstyle. I think original key was Eb (capo 6). Anyone who wants it in D with alternate tuning, e-mail me. McGee