Billy Acordes

Nik Kershaw – Billy
 
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Shout out to Isaac Abraham for supplying the chords to www.nikkershaw.it
 
Cadd9  030010   D      x00232   D/G    3x0230
D/F#   200232   Em7    022030   G      320003
A      002220   Bm     224432   Bm/A   x20232
E/G#   422100
 
 
[Intro]
 
Cadd9  D  D/G  D/F#  Cadd9
 
 
D          Em7        G                A
Billy is a new man he does the best he can
          D              Em7               G                  A
to figure out what it's about and what the hell he's meant to be
            D                  Em7            G               A
He does the right thing when expected nuff respect  once in a while
           D           Em7          G            A
he likes a smoke and a joke just as long as it's PC
       Bm             Bm/A         E/G#
And he thinks that he cries at the Movies
             A                       Dsus4/F#
'Cos he's in touch with his feminine side
 
 
G             D
Sally wants a proud man
G             D     A
Sally wants a proud man
Em            D/F#   G
Sally wants a proud man
          A             G
But she's taken all his pride
 
 
D          Em7        G                A
Billy is a new man at least when she's around
        D            Em7             G              A
a model father or if needed he'll be mother for the day
            D            Em7                 G                A
He watches "Men Behaving Badly" though he'll gladly switch it off
           D               Em7            G        A
if she's offended he'll pretend it wasn't funny anyway
         Bm          Bm/A          E/G#
He's got one face he keeps for his woman
    A                              Dsus4/F#
And one for when he's out with the guys
 
 
G             D
Sally wants a true man
G             D    A
Sally wants a true man
Em            D/F#   G
Sally wants a true man
         A            G
But he’s living out a lie
 
 
Cadd9  G              D          Am7   G/B
Better go and find an analyst or something
Cadd9    G               D    Dsus4
time for sorting out his head
Dm7/A  Am7           G/B           F
Better go and find a book to read about it
F            Am7        G/B
just like his daddy never did
 
 
[Instrumental]
 
D  Em7  G  A  x4
 
 
       Bm          Bm/A          E/G#
And he reads Marie Claire at the doctors just
   A                                 Dsus4/F#
in case there is something he should know
 
 
G             D
Sally wants a free man
G             D    A
Sally wants a free man
Em            D/F#    G
Sally wants a free man
           A             G
But she'll never let him go
 
 
D           Em7             G                A
Billy is confused he feels abusive and abused
         D              Em7              G            A
he's got one hand on an olive branch the other on his crotch
            D           Em7           G         A
He drives a sensible coupe he thinks Oasis are OK
              D         Em7               G              A
he drinks non alcoholic lager though he'd rather have a scotch
       Bm         Bm/A       E/G#
And he tries very hard to be happy but there
      A                        Dsus4/F#
are a few little things in the way
 
 
G             D               Bm             Dmaj7
Billy wants a good girl and a bad girl and a blonde girl and a 
G             D               Bm               Dmaj7
brunette or a Bond girl and a house maid and a teas maid and a 
G                 D             Bm            Dmaj7
French maid yes a sex aid and a Goddess and a confidante a 
G                D            Bm           Dmaj7
wet nurse and an agony aunt a lover mother baby sitter a 
G                 D               Bm                Dmaj7
young girl with a pretty face and smart but not too smart to love an 
G                D              Bm             Dmaj7
arsehole yeah an arsehole Billy wants to be an arsehole singin'
 
 
G              D
Billy wants it all now
G              D   A
Billy wants it all now
Em             D/F# G
Billy wants it all now
         A              G
But he's too ashamed to say
 
 
G             D
Sally wants a Superman
G             D    A
Sally wants a Superman
Em            D/F#  G
Sally wants a Superman
        A            G
But she hasn't got a chance
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