...BILLIE JEAN... by Michael Jackson
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*from 'Thriller' (1982)*
*CAPO 2nd FRET*
(Original Key: F#)
Intro:
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E,
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E
Verse 1:
Em F#m/E
She was more like,
Em
A beauty queen,
F#m/E
From a movie scene,
Em F#m/E
I said don't mind,
Em
But what do you mean,
F#m/E Am7
I am the one?
Who will dance on the floor,
Em F#m/E
In the round.
Em
She said;
F#m/E Am7
I am the one,
Who will dance on the floor,
Em
In the round.
Interlude:
Em F#m/E (x2)
Verse 2:
Em
She told me,
F#m/E Em
Her name was Billie Jean,
F#m/E
As she caused a scene.
Em F#m/E
Then every head turned,
Em
With eyes that,
F#m/E Am7
Dreamed of being the one,
Who will dance on the floor,
Em
In the round.
Interlude:
Em F#m/E (x2)
Bridge 1:
C
People always told me,
Em
Be careful of what you do,
C
And don't go around,
Em
Breaking young girls' hearts.
C
And mother always told me,
Em
Be careful of who you love,
C
And be careful of what you do,
B7
'Cos the lie becomes the truth.
Chorus 1:
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover,
Em F#m/E
She's just a girl,
Em F#m/E Am7
Who claims that I am the one.
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Em F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Interlude:
Em F#m/E (x2)
Verse 3:
Em F#m/E Em
For forty days and forty nights,
F#m/E
The law was on her side.
Em F#m/E
But who can stand,
Em
When she's in demand,
F#m/E Am7
Her schemes and plans?
'Cos we danced on the floor,
Em F#m/E
In the round.
Em F#m/E
So take my strong advice;
Em F#m/E
Just remember to always think twice.
Em F#m/E
(Do think twice).
Verse 3:
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Em F#m/E
She told my baby,
Em
We'd danced 'till three,
F#m/E
Then she looked at me,
Em F#m/E
Then showed a photo;
Em
My baby cried...
F#m/E Am7
His eyes looked like mine.
Go on dance on the floor,
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E
In the round, baby.
Bridge 2:
C
People always told me,
Em
Be careful of what you do,
C
And don't go around,
Em
Breaking young girls' hearts.
C
She came and stood right by me,
Em
Then the smell of sweet perfume.
C
This happened much too soon,
B7
She called me to her room.
Chorus 2:
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover,
Em F#m/E
She's just a girl,
Em F#m/E Am7
Who claims that I am the one.
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Em F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Chorus 3:
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover,
Em F#m/E
She's just a girl,
Em F#m/E Am7
Who claims that I am the one.
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Em F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Coda:
Em F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Em F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Em F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Em F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Em F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Em F#m/E Am7
She says; I am the one,
Em F#m/E
But the kid is not my son.
Outro:
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover,
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover.
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover,
Em F#m/E Em F#m/E
Billie Jean is not my lover.
(Repeat to Fade)
CHORD DIAGRAMS:
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Em F#m/E Am7 C B7
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
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Tabbed by Joel from cLuMsY, Bristol, England, 2005
(clumsyband@hotmail.com)
