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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
no capo capo 2nd fret (transpose this tab -2)
E-A-D-G-B-e E-A-D-G-B-e
A x-0-2-2-2-0 G 3-x-0-0-0-3
E7sus4 0-2-2-4-3-6 or (easier) D7sus4 x-x-0-2-1-3
0-2-0-2-0-0 C x-3-2-0-1-0
D x-X-0-2-3-2 Gmaj7 3-x-4-4-3-x
Amaj7 x-0-2-1-2-0 Am x-0-2-2-1-0
Bm x-2-4-4-3-2
E7sus4/A x-0-2-4-3-6 or (easier) D7sus4/G 3-x-0-2-1-3
x-0-0-2-0-0 C/G 3-x-2-0-1-0
D/A x-0-0-2-3-2 Am/G 3-x-2-2-1-0 or (easier)
Bm/A x-0-4-4-3-2 3-x-2-0-1-0 (= Am7/G)
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INTRO
| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |
| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |
VERSE
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
VERSE
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
CHORUS
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
VERSE
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
VERSE
A
I’ve got no gift for music, William
E7sus4
I’ve got no gift for music, Bill
D
Sing a song of sixpence
Amaj7 Bm
Steady as you go
CHORUS
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 | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da
VERSE
A
Tell me all your secrets, Bill
E7sus4/A
Tell me all your secrets, Bill
D/A
Lead me to your doorstep
Amaj7 Bm/A
There’s so much I don’t know
VERSE
A
I’m in love with Susan, Bill
E7sus4/A
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 | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Let your feelings show - Da, da, da, da
| A | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Let your feelings show - Da, da, da, da
| A | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
| A | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
| A | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da
CHORUS
A
Let your feelings show
E7sus4/A
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
E7sus4/A
Let your feelings show
D/A
Trumpets come, trumpets go
Amaj7 Bm/A
It’s amazing what gets left out in the snow
VERSE
A
Tell me all your secrets, Bill
E7sus4/A
Tell me all your secrets, Bill
D/A
Lead me to your doorstep
Amaj7 Bm/A
There’s so much I don’t know
VERSE
A
I’m in love with Susan, Bill
E7sus4/A
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
OUTRO (instrumental)
| A | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
(vocals ad lib - repeat and fade)
