James Blunt Billy
By Daniel McHugh
Can be played easier with capo on 4th fret though
i.e. the used chords G#m B and F# would change to
(Em)(G) (D)
Intro
G#m B F#
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Verse 1
G#m B F#
Billy's leaving today (don't know where he's going).
G#m B F#
Holds his head in disgrace (he can't escape the truth).
G#m B F#
He knows the price that he's paid.
He admits that it's too
G#m B F#
Late to admit that he's afraid.
Chorus
B G#m F#
Tomorrow comes. Sorrow becomes his soul mate.
B G#m F#
The damage is done. The prodigal son is too late.
G#m B F#
Old doors are closed but he's always open,
G#m B F#
To relive time in his mind.
Oh Billy.
G#m B F#
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Verse 2
G#m B E
Billy's leaving today (don't know where he's going).
G#m B E
He's got lines on his face (they tell the story of his pain).
G#m B F#
He accepts it's his fate.
He admits it took too
G#m B F#
Long to admit that he was wrong.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/james_blunt/billy_tab.html ]
Chorus
B G#m F#
Tomorrow comes. Sorrow becomes his soul mate.
B G#m F#
The damage is done. The prodigal son is too late.
G#m B F#
Old doors are closed but he's always open,
G#m B F#
To relive time in his mind.
Oh Billy.
G#m B F#
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Bridge
G#m B
Once he was a lover sleeping with another.
F#
Now he's just known as a cheat.
G#m B
And he wish he'd had a mirror; looked a little clearer.
F#
Seen into the eyes of the weak.
G#m B
Once he was a lover sleeping with another.
F#
Now he's just known as a cheat.
G#m B
And he wish he'd had a mirror; looked a little clearer.
F#
Seen into the eyes of the weak.
Chorus
B G#m F#
Tomorrow comes. Sorrow becomes his soul mate.
B G#m F#
The damage is done. The prodigal son is too late.
G#m B F#
Old doors are closed but he's always open,
G#m B F#
To relive time in his mind.
Oh Billy.
G#m B F#
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Oh Billy
G#m B F#
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