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G C G
There's guns across the river aimin' at ya
G C G
Lawman on your trail, he'd like to catch ya
C G
Bounty hunters, too, they'd like to get ya
D G
Billy, they don't like you to be so free.
G C G
Campin' out all night on the berenda
G C G
Dealin' cards 'til dawn in the hacienda
C G
Up to Boot Hill they'd like to send ya
D G
Billy, don't you turn your back on me
G C G
Playin' around with some sweet senorita
G C G
Into her dark hallway she will lead ya
C G
In some lonesome shadows she will greet ya
D G
Billy, you're so far away from home.
G C G
There's eyes behind the mirrors in empty places
G C G
Bullet holes and scars between the spaces
C G
There's always one more notch and ten more paces
D G
Billy, and you're walkin' all alone
G C G
They say that Pat Garrett's got your number
G C G
So sleep with one eye open when you slumber
C G
Every little sound just might be thunder
D G
Thunder from the barrel of his gun
G C G
Guitars will play your grand finale
G C G
Down in some Tularosa alley,
C G
Maybe in the Rio Pecos valley
D G
Billy, you're so far away from home.
D G
There's always some new stranger sneakin' glances
G C G
Some trigger-happy fool willin' to take chances
G C G
And some old whore from San Pedro to make advances
C G
Advances on your spirit and your soul.
D G
The businessmen from Taos want you to go down
G C G
They've hired Pat Garrett to force a showdown
G C G
Billy, don't it make ya feel so low-down
C G
To be shot down by the man who was your friend
D G
Hang on to your woman if you got one
G C G
Remember in El Paso, once, you shot one
G C G
She may have been a whore, but she was a hot one
C G
Billy, you been runnin' for so long.
D G
Guitars will play your grand finale
G C G
Down in some Tularosa alley
G C G
Maybe in the Rio Pecos valley
C G
Billy, you're so far away from home.
C G
There's guns across the river about to pound you
D G
There's a lawman on your trail like to surround you
G C G
Bounty hunters are dancing all around you
G C G
Billy, they don't like you to be so free.
C G
Camping out all night on the veranda
D G
Walking in the streets down by the hacienda
G C G
Up to Boot Hill the like to send you
G C G
Billy, don't you turn your back on me.
C G
There's mills inside the minds of crazy faces
D G
Bullet holes and rifles in their cases
G C G
There is always one more notch in four more aces
G C G
Billy, and you're playing all alone.
C G
Playing around with some sweet signorita
D G
Into her dark chamber she will greet you
G C G
In the shadows of the maizes she will lead you
G C G
Billy, and you're going all alone
C G
They say that Pat Garrett's got your number
D G
So sleep with one eye open, when you Wander
G C G
Every little sound just might be thunder
G C G
Thunder from the barrel of his gun.
C G
There's always another stranger sneaking glances
D G
Some trigger-happy fool willing to take chances
G C G
Some old whore from San Pedro'll make advances
G C G
Advances on your spirit and your soul
C G
The businessmen from Taos want you to go down
D G
So they've hired mister Garrett, he'll force you to slow down
G C G
Billy, don't let it make you feel so low down
G C G
To be hunted by the man who was your friend
C G
So hang on to your woman, if you got one
D G
Remember in El Paso once you shot one
G C G
I'll be in Santa Fe about one
G C G
Billy, you've been running for so long.
C G
Gypsy queens will play your grand finale
D G
Way down in some Tularosa alley
G C G
Maybe in La Rio Pecas valley
G C G
Billy, you're so far away from home
G C G
Billy, you're so far away from home
Written by Bob Dylan