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Billy - Prefab Sprout
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Prefab Sprout
Billy (2013)
(McAloon)
From: "Crimson/Red"
This beautiful song consists of just a four-bar sequence repeated over and
over.
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CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS
A [E-A-D-G-B-E]x-0-2-2-2-0
E7sus4 0-2-2-4-3-6 or (easier)
0-2-0-2-0-0
D x-X-0-2-3-2
Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0
Bm x-2-4-4-3-2
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] x-0-2-4-3-6 or (easier)
x-0-0-2-0-0
D/A x-0-0-2-3-2
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-2
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INTRO
| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |
| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |
[A] Where?d you find that trumpet, Bill?
Yeah, I said,[E7sus4] where?d you find that trumpet, Bill?
He said, I [D]found it on some wasteland
[Amaj7]Buried in the [Bm]snow
[A] How?d you learn to play it, William?
I said,[E7sus4] how?d you learn to play it, Bill?
He said, I [D]sat down on the doorstep
And [Amaj7]practiced long and [Bm]slow
[A] I let my feelings show
[E7sus4] I let my feelings show
[D]Trumpets come, trumpets go
It?s a[Amaj7]mazing what gets l[Bm]eft out in the snow
[A] I let my feelings show
[E7sus4] I let my feelings show
[D]Trumpets come, trumpets go
It?s a[Amaj7]mazing what gets l[Bm]eft out in the snow
[A] I?m in love with Susan, Bill
Yeah, I said,[E7sus4] I?m in love with Susan, Bill
Her [D]smile is like a fairground
I?m [Amaj7]basking in the [Bm]glow
[A] I?ve got no gift for music, William
[E7sus4] I?ve got no gift for music, Bill
[D] Sing a song of six-guns
[Amaj7]Steady as you [Bm]go
[A] I let my feelings show
[E7sus4] I let my feelings show
[D]Trumpets come, trumpets go
A[Amaj7]mazing what gets [Bm]left out in the snow
[A] I let my feelings show
[E7sus4] I let my feelings show
[D]Trumpets come, trumpets go
A[Amaj7]mazing what gets [Bm]left out in the snow
VERSE/CHORUS (instrumental)
| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da
[A] Tell me all your secrets, Bill
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Tell me all your secrets, Bill
[D/A] Lead me to your doorstep
There?s [Amaj7]so much I don?t [Bm/A]know
[A] I?m in love with Susan, Bill
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Yeah, I said, I?m in love with Susan, Bill
Her [D/A]smile is like a fairground
I?m [Amaj7]basking in the [Bm/A]glow
CHORUS (instrumental)
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Let your feelings show - Da, da, da, da
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Let your feelings show - Da, da, da, da
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da
[A] Let your feelings show
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Let your feelings show
[D/A] Trumpets come, trumpets go
It?s a[Amaj7]mazing what gets [Bm/A]left out in the snow
[A] Let your feelings show
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Let your feelings show
[D/A] Trumpets come, trumpets go
It?s a[Amaj7]mazing what gets [Bm/A]left out in the snow
[A] Tell me all your secrets, Bill
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Tell me all your secrets, Bill
[D/A] Lead me to your doorstep
There?s [Amaj7]so much I don?t [Bm/A]know
[A] I?m in love with Susan, Bill
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Yeah, I said, I?m in love with Susan, Bill
Her [D/A]smile is like a fairground
I?m [Amaj7]basking in the [Bm/A]glow
CHORUS (instrumental)
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
(vocals ad lib - repeat and fade)
