(D) I'll sing you the story of (A) Billy the (D) Kid A D I'll (D) tell'em the deeds thatyoung outlawdid G Way out in the west along time ago When a (D) man's truest friend was his (A) own forty- (D) four D A D When Billy the Kid was avery younglad A D In old Silver City hewent to thebad G With a curse on his lips and aknife in his hand D A D At theage of fourteen years hekilled his firstman D A D t was on the same night that ouryoung Billydied A D He said to himself, "I'm notquitesatisfied G It's twenty one men I've havesift bullets through D A D Andsheriff Pat Garrett's gonnamaketwenty-two" D A D he sheriff he walked through thebushes sosly A D He waited til billy was awalking closeby G He shot Billy down though heonce was his friend A D And that's how young billy's lifecame to anend D A D Will always remember thisyoung outlawsname A D He was quick on the draw he wasbold he wasgame G He wanted to die in hisboots an he did D A D Andthat's the true story ofbill thekid Thanks to bill for tabs