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Wild Bill Jones

by Billy Strings
Tab
4.9 (14)
Tuning: D A D G B E Capo: 3th fret
Transpose
0
Capo
None
Size
100%
Intro 
E|------0---0---------0---|----------0-0------0----|-------0----------------|-0-----0--------0--------|
B|------3---3---------3---|----------3-3----1-1----|-------3----------------|-3-----3--------3--------|
G|------2---2-0-0-0h2-2---|-2p0-0----2-2-0h2--2-1p0|-------2----------------|-2-----2----0-0h2-1/2----|
D|----0-0-3-0--3------0---|----3-3-0-0-0------0----|-3/4-0-0---0------------|-0-3p0-0-0h3---------3p0-|
A|-0h3--------------------|------------------------|--------3p0-0h3-0h3-0---|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------3b0|-------------------------|
E|------0------0----------|-0------0-0----0---0----|-------------------0----|-------0--------0-0------|
B|------3----1-1----------|-3------3-1---1---1--1h3|-3-3-1-------------3----|-------3--------3-3------|
G|-0----2-0h2--2-1p0------|-2------2-2--2---2------|------0h2-1p0------2----|-------2----0-0h2-2------|
D|--3-0-0------0----3/4-0-|-0----0-0-0-------------|-------------3/4-0-0----|-0-3p0-0-0h3------0-3-0--|
A|------------------------|---3p0------------------|---------------------0h3|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|------0---0---------0---|----------0-0------0----|-------0----------------|
B|------3---3---------3---|----------3-3----1-1----|-------3----------------|
G|------2---2-0-0-0h2-2---|-2p0-0----2-2-0h2--2-1p0|-------2----------------|
D|----0-0-3-0--3------0---|----3-3-0-0-0------0----|-3/4-0-0---0------------|
A|-3p0--------------------|------------------------|--------3p0-0h3-0h3-0---|
D|------------------------|------------------------|---------------------3b0|
Verse 1
Dm
I went out one mornin' for to take a little walk
F Dm
I came across that Wild Bill Jones
Dm
He was a walkin' and a talkin' by my true lover's side
F Dm
And I begged him for to leave her alone
Verse 2
F
He said "Young man, now i'm passed twenty one
Dm
Too old for you to control"
Dm
He reached for his knife, so I pulled my gun
Dm
And I destroyed that poor boy's soul
Break 1 
E|-----------------0---0--|---------0----------0---|------0----------0------|-------------0---0-------|
B|-----------------3---3--|---------3----------3---|----1-1----------3------|-------------3---3-------|
G|-----------------2---2--|-0-0-0h2-2-2p0-0----2---|-0h2--2-1p0------2------|-------------2---2-0-0---|
D|----0------------0-3-0--|--3------0----3-3-0-0---|------0----3/4-0-0---0--|-------------0-3-0--3----|
A|-3h0-0h3-0h3-0----------|------------------------|------------------3p0---|-0h3-0h3-0---------------|
D|--------------3b0-------|------------------------|------------------------|----------3b0------------|
E|-----0----------0-------|----------0-------0-----|
B|-----3----------3-3-1---|----------3-------3-----|
G|-0h2-2-2p0-0----2----2-0|----------2-------2-----|
D|-----0----3-3-0-0-------|3--0------0-------0---0-|
A|------------------------|----3/4-0--3-0-----0h3--|
D|------------------------|--------------3b0-------|
Verse 3
Dm
I've got a little money in my pocket boys
F Dm
Won't you come and have a drink with me?
Dm
Yes today was the last of that Wild Bill Jones
F Dm
May tomorrow be the last of me
Verse 4
F Dm
Yeah fill them glasses up to the rim
Dm
And let them drinks flow free
Dm
Today was the last of that Wild Bill Jones
F Dm
May tomorrow be the last of me
Break 2 
E|-----------0---0--------|-0----------0------0----|--------0---------------|----0---0---------0------|
B|-----------3---3--------|-3----------3----1-1----|--------3---------------|----3---3---------3------|
G|-----------2---2-0-0-0h2|-2-2p0-0----2-0h2--2-1p0|--------2---------------|----2---2-0-0-0h2-2-2-0--|
D|-----------0-3-0--3-----|-0----3-3-0-0------0----|--3/4-0-0---0-----------|----0-3-0--3------0------|
A|-3-0-3-0----------------|------------------------|---------3h0-0h3-0h3-0--|-------------------------|
D|--------3b0-------------|------------------------|------------------------|-3b0---------------------|
E|-----0------0----------0|------0-0---0-3-0-3-0-3-|---0---------0------0---|--------0---0---------0--|
B|-----3----1-1----------3|------3-1--1-1-1-1-1-1--|-0h3---------3------3---|--------3---3---------3--|
G|-----2-0h2--2-1p0------2|------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0h2---------2------2---|--------2---2-0-0-0h2-2--|
D|-3-0-0------0----3/4-0-0|----0-0-0---------------|---0-3p0---0-0------0-0-|--------0-3-0--3------0--|
A|------------------------|-3p0--------------------|---0----3p0---3-0-------|3--0---------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|---0-------------3b0----|----3--0-----------------|
E|--------0------0--------|---0----------0---------|
B|--------3----1-1--------|---3----------3---------|
G|-2-0----2-0h2--2-1p0----|---2----------2---------|
D|----3-0-0------0----3/4-|-0-0----------0---0-----|
A|------------------------|----3-0-3-0----3p0------|
D|------------------------|-----------3b0----------|
Verse 5
Dm
I got out of jail without any bail
F Dm
For that judge said I was a free man
Dm
And I walk all around till my true love was found
F Dm
She begged me not to see her again
Verse 6
F Dm
Yeah I took the life of that Wild Bill Jones
Dm
And he still took my true love from me
Dm
I've been overtaken by a worried mind
F Dm
Will this trouble never set me free?
Break 3 
E|-----------0---0--------|-0--------0-------------|-0----------0-----------|-0---0---------0---------|
B|-----------3---3--------|-3--------3----1--------|-3----------3-----------|-3---3---------3---------|
G|-----------2---2-0-0-0h2|-2-2-0----2-0h2-2-0-----|-2----------2-----------|-2---2-0-0-0h2-2-1/2-0---|
D|-----------0-3-0--3-----|-0----3-0-0--------3/4-0|-0----------0-----------|-0-3-0--3------0----3-3-0|
A|-3-0-3-0----------------|------------------------|--3-0-3-0----3-0-3-0----|-------------------------|
D|--------3b0-------------|------------------------|---------3b0--------3b0-|-------------------------|
                                  (Hard up stroke)
E|-0-------0-0--------0---|---0-0---0-3-0---0-3-2-2|---0---------0----------|--------0---0---------0--|
B|-3----1-1-1---------3---|---3-1--1-1--1--1-1-1--1|---3---------3----------|--------3---3---------3--|
G|-2-0h2-2-2-1p0------2---|---2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2---2|---2-0-0-0h2-2-1/2-0----|--------2---2-0-0-0h2-2--|
D|-0------------3/4-0-0---|-0-0-0-------0---------0|-3-0--3------0----3-3-0-|--------0-3-0--3------0--|
A|---------------------0h3|------------------------|------------------------|0-3-0--------------------|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|-----3b0-----------------|
E|----------0-------------|------------0-----------|
B|----------3----1--------|------------3-----------|
G|-2p0-0----2-0h2-2-1-0---|------------2-----------|
D|----3-3-0-0----------3-0|------------0---0-------|
A|------------------------|0-3-0-3-0----3p0--------|
D|------------------------|---------3b0------------|
Verse 7
(He plays the melody while singing)
F
Yeah I took the life of that Wild Bill Jones
Dm
And he still took my true love from me
Dm
I've been over taken by a worried mind
F Dm
Will this trouble never set me free?
Dm
I've been over taken by a worried mind
F Dm
Will this trouble never set me free?
[What he plays]
  (Starts at the first "a worried mind")
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B|-----3----------3--1----|---3------------3-------|----3--1-------3-3-3--3-|
G|-0h2-2-0h2p0----2-2-2-0-|---2------0-0h2-2-0h2p0-|----2-2-2-0----2-2-2--2-|
D|-----0------3-0-0------3|-0-0-3h0-3------0-------|3-0-0------3-0-0-0-0--0-|
A|------------------------|3-----------------------|------------3---3-2-----|
D|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------3b--|
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| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| b Bend
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