JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" adalah lagu dari album fenomenal Billy Joel, Piano Man.
Lagu ini dimuat dalam album tersebut bersama sembilan lagu lainnya.
Album Piano Man yang dirilis pada 1973 juga berhasil mendapatkan sertifikasi gold dari RIAA dua tahun pasca perilisannya.
Baca juga: Lirik dan Chord Lagu Get It Right the First Time - Billy Joel
Berikut ini lirik dan chord lagu "The Ballad of Billy the Kid" dari Billy Joel.
[Intro]
G
G C G C G Am G Am G
[Harmonica Solo]
G Em F
G Em F C D
G Em F C
Am D
F C F G x2
[Verse]
G Em F G Em F C D
From a town known as Wheeling, West Virginia, rode a boy with a six-gun in his hand
G Em F C
And his daring life of crime, made him a legend in his time
G Am D
East and west of the Rio Grande
F C F G x2
[Verse]
G Em F G Em F C D
Well, he started with a bank in Colorado, in the pocket of his vest, a Colt he hid
G Em F C
And his age and his size, took the teller by surprise
G Am D F C F G
And the word spread of Billy the Kid
[Bridge]
C D Em Bm
Well, he never traveled heavy, yes, he always rode alone
C G
And he soon put many older guns to shame
C D Em Bm
And he never had a sweetheart, and he never had a home
C D
But the cowboy and the rancher knew his name
[Verse]
G Em F G Em F-C-D
Well, he robbed his way from Utah to Oklahoma, and the law just could not seem to track him down
G Em F C
And it served his legend well, for the folks, they loved to tell
G Am D
'Bout when Billy the Kid came to town
F - C - F - G x2
[Piano Interlude]
C F C Am G F G
C F C Am G F G C
C F C Am G F G
C F C Am G F G C
C A# C A# C A# C A#
F G C
F - C - F - G x2
[Verse]
G Em F G Em F-C-D
Well, one cold day a posse captured Billy, and the judge said, "String 'im up for what he did!"
G Em F C
And the cowboys and their kin, like the sea came pourin' in
G Am D F C F G
To watch the hangin', of Billy the Kid
[Bridge]
C D Em Bm
Well, he never traveled heavy, yes, he always rode alone
C G
And he soon put many older guns to shame
C D Em Bm
And he never had a sweetheart, but he finally found a home
C D
Underneath the boothill grave that bears his name
[Verse]
G Em F G Em F C D
From a town known as Oyster Bay, Long Island, rode a boy with a six-pack in his hand
G Em F C
And his daring life of crime, made him a legend in his time
G Am D
East and west of the Rio Grande
F - C - F - G x2
[Piano Interlude]
C F C Am G F G
C F C Am G F G C
C F C Am G F G
C F C Am G F G C
C A# C A# C A# C A#
F G C