Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy The Kid 1980 G Em

(studio version - 1980)
Words & Music by  Billy Joel
From The Album "Songs In The Attic" 1980
Album Charts: JPN No.3 US No.8 AUS No.9 NOR No.12
NZ No.30 SWE No.38 GER No.51 UK No.57
Kar by Geoff Carter 20th March 2026
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From a town known
As Wheeling, West Virginia...
Rode a boy with a
sixgun in his hand
And his daring life of crime..
Made him a legend in his time..
East and west of the Rio Grande...

Well, he started with a
bank in Colorado...
In the pocket of his vest,
a Colt he hid...
And his age and his size..
Took the teller by surprise
And~.. the word spread
of Billy the Kid...

Well, he never travelled heavy
Yes he always rode alone..
And he soon put many
older guns to shame~...
Well he never had a sweetheart..
And he never had a home..
But the cowboys and the ranchers
Knew his name...

Well, he robbed his way
From Utah to Oklahoma...
And the law.. just couldn't seem
To track him down...
And it served his legend well..
For the folks they loved to tell..
'Bout when Billy the Kid was in town...

Well, one cold day
a posse captured Billy..
And the judge said, "String him up
For what he did."
And the cowboys and their kin..
Like the sea came pouring in..
To watch the hanging
of Billy the Kid...

And he never traveled heavy
Yes he always rode alone
And he soon put many
older guns to shame~...
And he never had a sweetheart
But he finally found a home
Underneath the boot hill grave..
That bears his name...

From a town known
As Oyster Bay, Long Island
Rode a boy with a sixpack in his hand..
And his daring life of crime...
Made him a legend in his time
East and west of the Rio Grande...

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Billy Joel - The Ballad of Billy The Kid(1980) G Em
(Studio Version)
Words & Music by Billy Joel
From The Album "Songs In The Attic" 1980
Album Charts: JPN No.3 US No.8 AUS No.9 NOR No.12
NZ No.30 SWE No.38 GER No.51 UK No.57
Revised by Geoff Carter 20th March 2026
Added Horse clip clops
For PC MIDI Player sounds best with Timbres of Heaven
Sound fonts loaded via Coolsoft Virtual Midi Synth
Violoncello 1
Violoncello 2
Slide Trumpet
Slide Trumpet
Bassoon
Bassoon
Electric Guitar
Electric Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Acoustic Guitar
Electric Bass
Electric Bass
Timpani
Drumset
Woodblock
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Track 27
Track 28
Track 29