Biography:
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (b. 1947) is a guitarist, singer and composer from the United States. He is known mostly for his slide guitar work, his passion for American roots music, and for his collaborations with the Rolling Stones, the Buena Vista Social Club and many other musicians from countries all around the world.
Born in Los Angeles, California on 15th March 1947, Cooder first attracted attention in the 1960s, playing with Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band, after having worked with Taj Mahal in The Rising Sons.
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- Across The Borderline
- Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now
- Billy The Kid
- Cancion Mixteca
- Drive Like I Never Been Hurt
- How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live
- How Can You Keep On Moving
- If Walls Could Talk
- Im A Good Old Rebel
- Jesus On The Mainline
- Little Sister
- Nobody
- Soy Luz Y Sombra
- Straight Street
- Tattler
- The Very Thing That Makes You Rich Makes Me Poor
- Waitin For Some Girl
- Why Dont You Try Me
- You Must Unload
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[Verse 1]
G
I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid
D G
I'll sing you the record of deeds that he did
G
Way out in New Mexico a long time ago
G D G
When a man's only friend was his own forty-four
[Verse 2]
G
Now when Billy the Kid was a very young lad
D G
In old Silver City he went to the bad
G
Way out west with a knife in his hand
G D G
At the age of twelve years he killed his first man
[Verse 3]
G
Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing
D G
Songs about Billy, their boy bandit king
G
Before his young manhood had reached its sad end
G D G
He'd a notch on his pistol for twenty-one men
[Instrumental]
G G G G
D D G G
G G G G
G G D G
(x2)
[Verse 4]
G
It was on one black night that poor Billy died
D G
He said to his friends, "I'm not satisfied
G
There's twenty-one men that I've put bullets through
G D G
And sheriff Pat Garrett's gonna make twenty-two"
[Verse 5]
G
Well, this is how Billy the Kid met his fate
D G
A big moon was shining and the hour was late
G
Shot down by Pat Garrett, Silver City's best friend
G D G
The poor outlaw's life had reached its sad end
G
I'll sing you a true song of Billy the Kid
D G
I'll sing you the record of deeds that he did
G
Way out in New Mexico a long time ago
G D G
When a man's only friend was his own forty-four
[Verse 2]
G
Now when Billy the Kid was a very young lad
D G
In old Silver City he went to the bad
G
Way out west with a knife in his hand
G D G
At the age of twelve years he killed his first man
[Verse 3]
G
Fair Mexican maidens play guitars and sing
D G
Songs about Billy, their boy bandit king
G
Before his young manhood had reached its sad end
G D G
He'd a notch on his pistol for twenty-one men
[Instrumental]
G G G G
D D G G
G G G G
G G D G
(x2)
[Verse 4]
G
It was on one black night that poor Billy died
D G
He said to his friends, "I'm not satisfied
G
There's twenty-one men that I've put bullets through
G D G
And sheriff Pat Garrett's gonna make twenty-two"
[Verse 5]
G
Well, this is how Billy the Kid met his fate
D G
A big moon was shining and the hour was late
G
Shot down by Pat Garrett, Silver City's best friend
G D G
The poor outlaw's life had reached its sad end
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