Chords for Billie Jean, The Civil Wars
Tempo:
81.5 bpm
Chords used:
Em
E
B
Am
G
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Em]
[B] [Em]
[Bm] She was more like [Em] a beauty [B] queen than a maiden, say
A slip of my boot, do you mean [A] that you know?
[E] [Am] You were dancing on the [B] floor, you were the rock
[Em] Said I am the one
[Am]
That danced on the floor, you [E] were the rock
I'm [Em] late for [E] everything
She [G] told me her name was [Em] Billie [Ebm] Jean
She called me a [Em] saint
And every hit turn flies a dream
You [B] were the one
[E] That danced on the floor, you [Em] were the rock
[E] [C] People always told [Em] me, don't care what you [C] do
Don't go around bringing [Em] young girls' hearts
[C]
Mama always told [Em] me, be careful who you love
[Am] And careful what you [B] do
A lie becomes a truth, [Em] hey
Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who plays the [E] high road
[Am] Billie Jean is [Em] not my soul
[B] [Em] She says [A] I am the [E] one
But the kid [Em] is not my son
[E] [Em] For forty days and forty nights, I was on her side
[B] But who can [E] stand when she's in the manhood [Ab] schemes and [N] plays
Cause the danced on the floor, you were [G] the rock
[B]
So take my [Ab] strong advice
Just [A] remember what you [E] always said
[B]
She told [Em] my baby we danced till three and [D] she looked at me
[G]
Should've [E] phoned over, baby, cried [Gb] his eyes [Am] were like mine
Cause the dance on the floor, you were [Em] the rock
[G] People always told [Em] me, be careful what you [G] do
Don't go around bringing [Em] young girls' hearts
[Cm] Then she came and stood right by me, [Em] the smell was sweet perfume
[Am] It happened much too [B] soon, she called me to her [E] room, hey
Billie [C] Jean is not [Ab] my lover
[E] She's just [G] a girl [E] who plays the [G] high road
[E] But the kid is [Em] not my son
[Bm]
[E] She says I [Am] am the one
But the kid is not [Em] my son
[E]
So, [Em] Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
Billie Jean [E] is not my lover
She's just a [B] girl
Billie Jean [E] is not my lover
[Db] Billie Jean is [B] not my lover
[Em] [N]
[B] [Em]
[Bm] She was more like [Em] a beauty [B] queen than a maiden, say
A slip of my boot, do you mean [A] that you know?
[E] [Am] You were dancing on the [B] floor, you were the rock
[Em] Said I am the one
[Am]
That danced on the floor, you [E] were the rock
I'm [Em] late for [E] everything
She [G] told me her name was [Em] Billie [Ebm] Jean
She called me a [Em] saint
And every hit turn flies a dream
You [B] were the one
[E] That danced on the floor, you [Em] were the rock
[E] [C] People always told [Em] me, don't care what you [C] do
Don't go around bringing [Em] young girls' hearts
[C]
Mama always told [Em] me, be careful who you love
[Am] And careful what you [B] do
A lie becomes a truth, [Em] hey
Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl who plays the [E] high road
[Am] Billie Jean is [Em] not my soul
[B] [Em] She says [A] I am the [E] one
But the kid [Em] is not my son
[E] [Em] For forty days and forty nights, I was on her side
[B] But who can [E] stand when she's in the manhood [Ab] schemes and [N] plays
Cause the danced on the floor, you were [G] the rock
[B]
So take my [Ab] strong advice
Just [A] remember what you [E] always said
[B]
She told [Em] my baby we danced till three and [D] she looked at me
[G]
Should've [E] phoned over, baby, cried [Gb] his eyes [Am] were like mine
Cause the dance on the floor, you were [Em] the rock
[G] People always told [Em] me, be careful what you [G] do
Don't go around bringing [Em] young girls' hearts
[Cm] Then she came and stood right by me, [Em] the smell was sweet perfume
[Am] It happened much too [B] soon, she called me to her [E] room, hey
Billie [C] Jean is not [Ab] my lover
[E] She's just [G] a girl [E] who plays the [G] high road
[E] But the kid is [Em] not my son
[Bm]
[E] She says I [Am] am the one
But the kid is not [Em] my son
[E]
So, [Em] Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
Billie Jean [E] is not my lover
She's just a [B] girl
Billie Jean [E] is not my lover
[Db] Billie Jean is [B] not my lover
[Em] [N]
Key:
Em
E
B
Am
G
Em
E
B
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] She was more like [Em] a beauty [B] queen than a maiden, say
A slip of my boot, do you mean [A] that you know?
[E] _ [Am] You were dancing on the [B] floor, you were the rock
_ [Em] _ Said I am the one
[Am]
That danced on the floor, you [E] were the rock
I'm [Em] late for [E] everything
She [G] told me her name was [Em] Billie [Ebm] Jean
She called me a [Em] saint
And every hit turn flies a dream
You [B] were the one
[E] That danced on the floor, you [Em] were the rock _ _
_ [E] _ [C] People always told [Em] me, don't care what you [C] do
Don't go around bringing [Em] young girls' hearts
_ [C]
Mama always told [Em] me, be careful who you love
[Am] And careful what you [B] do
A lie becomes a truth, [Em] hey
Billie Jean is not my lover
_ She's just a girl who plays the [E] high road
_ [Am] Billie Jean is [Em] not my soul
[B] _ _ [Em] She says [A] I am the [E] one
But the kid [Em] is not my son _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] For forty days and forty nights, I was on her side
[B] But who can [E] stand when she's in the manhood [Ab] schemes and [N] plays
Cause the danced on the floor, you were [G] the rock
[B]
So take my [Ab] strong advice
Just [A] remember what you [E] always said
_ _ _ [B] _ _
She told [Em] my baby we danced till three and [D] she looked at me
[G]
Should've [E] phoned over, baby, cried [Gb] his eyes [Am] were like mine
Cause the dance on the floor, you were [Em] the rock _ _ _ _
[G] People always told [Em] me, be careful what you [G] do
Don't go around bringing [Em] young girls' hearts
[Cm] Then she came and stood right by me, [Em] the smell was sweet perfume
[Am] It happened much too [B] soon, she called me to her [E] room, hey
Billie [C] Jean is not [Ab] my lover
[E] She's just [G] a girl [E] who plays the [G] high road
[E] _ But the kid is [Em] not my son
[Bm] _
[E] She says I [Am] am the one
But the kid is not [Em] my son
_ [E] _ _
So, [Em] Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
Billie Jean [E] is not my lover
She's just a [B] girl
Billie Jean [E] is not my lover
[Db] Billie Jean is [B] not my lover
[Em] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] She was more like [Em] a beauty [B] queen than a maiden, say
A slip of my boot, do you mean [A] that you know?
[E] _ [Am] You were dancing on the [B] floor, you were the rock
_ [Em] _ Said I am the one
[Am]
That danced on the floor, you [E] were the rock
I'm [Em] late for [E] everything
She [G] told me her name was [Em] Billie [Ebm] Jean
She called me a [Em] saint
And every hit turn flies a dream
You [B] were the one
[E] That danced on the floor, you [Em] were the rock _ _
_ [E] _ [C] People always told [Em] me, don't care what you [C] do
Don't go around bringing [Em] young girls' hearts
_ [C]
Mama always told [Em] me, be careful who you love
[Am] And careful what you [B] do
A lie becomes a truth, [Em] hey
Billie Jean is not my lover
_ She's just a girl who plays the [E] high road
_ [Am] Billie Jean is [Em] not my soul
[B] _ _ [Em] She says [A] I am the [E] one
But the kid [Em] is not my son _ _
_ [E] _ [Em] For forty days and forty nights, I was on her side
[B] But who can [E] stand when she's in the manhood [Ab] schemes and [N] plays
Cause the danced on the floor, you were [G] the rock
[B]
So take my [Ab] strong advice
Just [A] remember what you [E] always said
_ _ _ [B] _ _
She told [Em] my baby we danced till three and [D] she looked at me
[G]
Should've [E] phoned over, baby, cried [Gb] his eyes [Am] were like mine
Cause the dance on the floor, you were [Em] the rock _ _ _ _
[G] People always told [Em] me, be careful what you [G] do
Don't go around bringing [Em] young girls' hearts
[Cm] Then she came and stood right by me, [Em] the smell was sweet perfume
[Am] It happened much too [B] soon, she called me to her [E] room, hey
Billie [C] Jean is not [Ab] my lover
[E] She's just [G] a girl [E] who plays the [G] high road
[E] _ But the kid is [Em] not my son
[Bm] _
[E] She says I [Am] am the one
But the kid is not [Em] my son
_ [E] _ _
So, [Em] Billie Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
Billie Jean [E] is not my lover
She's just a [B] girl
Billie Jean [E] is not my lover
[Db] Billie Jean is [B] not my lover
[Em] _ _ _ [N] _ _ _