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Chords in this song5
Song
Me and Billy the Kid
by Joe Ely
off the album Live at Liberty Lunch
(and Lord of the Highway)
Intro:
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Well, me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he cocked his hat and he wore his gun all wrong
We had the same girlfriend and he never forgot it
She had a cute little Chihuahua till one day he up and shot it
He rode the hard country down the New Mexico line
He had a silver pocket watch that he never did wind
He crippled a piano player for playing his favorite song
No, me and Billy the Kid never got along
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Yeah, me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he buckled his belt and he wore his gun all wrong
He was bad to the bone, all hopped up on speed
I would have left him alone if it wasn't for that señorita
He gave her silver and he paid her hotel bill
But it was me she loved, she said she always will
I'd always go and see her when Billy was gone
No, me and Billy the Kid never got along
Yeah, me and Billy the Kid never got along
I didn't like the way he tied his shoes and he wore his gun all wrong
One day I said to Billy, I got this foolproof scheme
We'll rob Wells Fargo, it's busting at the seams
*** I admit that I framed him but I don't feel bad
'Cause the way I was livin' was drivin' me mad
Billy reached for his gun but his gun was on wrong
No, me and Billy the Kid, we never got along
No, me and Billy the Kid never got along
But I did like the way he swayed in the wind while I played him his favorite song
Now my baby sings harmony with me to La Cucaracha
She winds her silver pocket watch and pets her new Chihuahua
I moved into the hotel, I got a room with a shower
We lay and listen to that watch tick, hour after hour
Outside I hear the wind, blowing oh, so strong
No, me and Billy the Kid never got along
We never got along
We never got along
We never got along
Never got along
He'd been in the sun too long
*** I've heard Joe in concert change these lyrics to something like:
I admit that I framed him but I don't feel no remorse
'Cause I never could forgive him for stealing my old horse
trey@terminator.tamu.edu
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