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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
E-A-D-G-B-E
A 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?
E7sus4
Yeah, I said, where’d you find that trumpet, Bill?
D
He said, I found it on some wasteland
Amaj7 Bm
Buried in the snow
A
How’d you learn to play it, William?
E7sus4
I said, how’d you learn to play it, Bill?
D
He said, I sat down on the doorstep
Amaj7 Bm
And practiced long and slow
A
I let my feelings show
E7sus4
I let my feelings show
D
Trumpets come, trumpets go
Amaj7 Bm
It’s amazing what gets left out in the snow
A
I let my feelings show
E7sus4
I let my feelings show
D
Trumpets come, trumpets go
Amaj7 Bm
It’s amazing what gets left out in the snow
A
I’m in love with Susan, Bill
E7sus4
Yeah, I said, I’m in love with Susan, Bill
D
Her smile is like a fairground
Amaj7 Bm
I’m basking in the 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 Bm
Steady as you go
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/prefab_sprout/billy_crd.html ]
A
I let my feelings show
E7sus4
I let my feelings show
D
Trumpets come, trumpets go
Amaj7 Bm
Amazing what gets left out in the snow
A
I let my feelings show
E7sus4
I let my feelings show
D
Trumpets come, trumpets go
Amaj7 Bm
Amazing what gets 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
Amaj7 Bm/A
There’s so much I don’t know
A
I’m in love with Susan, Bill
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Yeah, I said, I’m in love with Susan, Bill
D/A
Her smile is like a fairground
Amaj7 Bm/A
I’m basking in the 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
Amaj7 Bm/A
It’s amazing what gets left out in the snow
A
Let your feelings show
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Let your feelings show
D/A
Trumpets come, trumpets go
Amaj7 Bm/A
It’s amazing what gets 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
Amaj7 Bm/A
There’s so much I don’t know
A
I’m in love with Susan, Bill
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Yeah, I said, I’m in love with Susan, Bill
D/A
Her smile is like a fairground
Amaj7 Bm/A
I’m basking in the glow
CHORUS (instrumental)
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
(vocals ad lib - repeat and fade)
