Chords for BJ Thomas - Billy and Sue

Tempo:
125.55 bpm
Chords used:

Db

Bbm

B

Abm

Gb

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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BJ Thomas - Billy and Sue chords
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[Gb] [Bb] [B] [Abm]
[B] [Abm]
[B] [Abm]
[B] [Abm]
[B] [Gb]
[E]
[Gb] [B] [Abm]
[B]
[Abm] [B]
[Abm] [B]
[Gb] [E] And I'm going to sing a song about Billy and Sue.
Story [Gb] about Billy and Sue, [B] they were as in love as were [Abm] the [B] inner two, and dead Billy [Abm] had to [B] die.
Hear the [Abm] reason why, you'll [B] hang your head and [Gb] cry.
Hear the reason why, [E] they were led to [Gb] fight for his country and [B] his way of
[Abm] life.
[Bbm] Sue's letters [Fm] came every [Abm] day, strengthened his [Ebm] cause, they showed him the way [E] to fight for his [B] country and their girly love.
[Gb]
That's a soldier's [Abm] lonely pay.
[Bbm] [Db] And Billy heard [Bbm] no more from Sue, [Db] he was worried and sick, [Bbm] but what could he [Db] do?
The bullets were screaming [Ab] as he hugged the ground, [Gb] and back home, [Ab] Sue [Db] was running round.
[Bbm] [Db] Billy was getting [Bbm] less and less strong, [Db] his hope, his faith [Bbm] was almost gone.
[Db] And then like a [Ab] [Gb] millstone, a letter of a [Ab] man he read, [Db] he did his [Bbm] job.
[Db] Home he came to a village [Bbm] that would scare no ghost, [Db] of a million seen on [Bbm] soldiers coast to coast.
[Db] And even though they had [Ab] lost Billy, [Gb] they jumped up,
[Ab] they [Db] shot him dead.
[Bbm] [Db] Billy was buried [Bbm] in a quarry grave, and [Db] raved for his country, [Bbm] his life he gave.
[Db] But that every man [Ab] [Gb] died from a bullet, [Ab] but he died from a [Db] broken heart.
[Bbm] [Db] [Bbm] [Db]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Bbm] [Db]
[Bbm]
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Db
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Bbm
13421111
B
12341112
Abm
123111114
Gb
134211112
Db
12341114
Bbm
13421111
B
12341112
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To learn B.J. Thomas - Billy & Sue chords, begin by getting comfortable with these sequence: Bbm, Db, Bbm, Abm, B and Abm. A good strategy is to initiate at 62 BPM and then accelerate to the track's regular speed of 126 BPM. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: D Major.

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[Gb] _ [Bb] _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Abm] _
_ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
[Gb] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ [Abm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
[Abm] _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ [Gb] _ _ _ _ [E] And I'm going to sing a song about Billy and Sue.
Story [Gb] about Billy and Sue, _ [B] they were as in love as were [Abm] the _ _ [B] inner two, and dead Billy [Abm] had to _ _ [B] die.
Hear the [Abm] reason why, you'll [B] hang your head and _ [Gb] cry.
Hear the reason why, [E] they were led to [Gb] fight for his country and [B] his way of _
_ [Abm] _ _ life.
[Bbm] _ Sue's letters [Fm] came every [Abm] day, strengthened his [Ebm] cause, they showed him the way [E] to fight for his [B] country and their girly love.
[Gb] _ _
_ _ _ That's a soldier's [Abm] lonely pay.
_ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ [Db] And Billy heard [Bbm] no more from Sue, [Db] he was worried and sick, [Bbm] but what could he [Db] do?
The bullets were screaming [Ab] as he hugged the ground, [Gb] and back _ home, [Ab] _ _ Sue [Db] was running round.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] Billy was getting [Bbm] less and less strong, [Db] _ his hope, his faith [Bbm] was almost gone.
[Db] And then like a [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] millstone, a letter of a [Ab] man he _ read, [Db] he did his _ [Bbm] job.
_ _ [Db] Home he came to a village [Bbm] that would scare no ghost, [Db] of a million seen on [Bbm] soldiers coast to coast.
[Db] And even though they had [Ab] lost Billy, _ _ [Gb] they jumped up, _
_ [Ab] _ _ they [Db] shot him dead.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] Billy was buried [Bbm] in a quarry grave, and [Db] raved for his country, [Bbm] his life he gave.
[Db] But that every man [Ab] _ _ _ _ [Gb] died from a bullet, [Ab] but he died from a [Db] broken _ heart.
[Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _ _ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
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_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
_ [Bbm] _ _ _ _ [Db] _ _ _
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This song finds its place within the 20 Re-Energized Hits: 1966 album.

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