Chords for The Civil Wars - Billie Jean (Live at Amoeba)

Tempo:
134.45 bpm
Chords used:

Em

E

Bm

A

Am

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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The Civil Wars - Billie Jean (Live at Amoeba) chords
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[E]
[Em]
What part of can they [Bm] find this next song [E] in?
[A] [E] Well
I think [N] R&B?
Yeah.
That's where you went looking [A#] for Beyonce earlier today, didn't you?
It [E] wasn't for me.
[B] [A] [Em] [Bm]
[Em] Stop being [Bm] judgy.
[A] [Em] [E]
[Em] [Bm] She was more [Em] like a beauty queen from the movie set.
I [G] said don't mind me, [Em] do you, may you [A#] not?
I [Am] am the one who dance [A] on the floor [Em] in the round.
[A] [Em]
She said I [Am] am the one who dance on the floor [Em] in the round.
[Bm] [Am] [Em]
[G] [E]
[G] She [Bm] told me her name is [Em] Billie Jean.
[F#] [E]
[C] [G] And every air turns [Em]
without a dream.
I am the [Am]
one [E] [F#] who [Am]
dance on the floor [Em] in the round.
[A] [Em]
[G] [E] [C]
People always told [Em] me be careful what you do.
[C] Don't go around.
[Em]
[C] And my heart always told [Em] me be careful who you love.
[Am] Be careful what you do.
[B] The lie becomes the [Em] truth.
Billie [Bm] Jean [Em] is not my [Bm] lover.
[Em]
She's just a girl who plays it [A#] right.
[A]
[Am] But the kid [E] is not [Em] my size.
[A] [E]
[Em] She says I'm [A]
[Am] right.
[A] But the kid is not my [E]
[Em] size.
[Am] [Em]
[E]
[Bm] For forty days and [Em] for forty nights I [F#] was on her [E]
side.
[Em] [Bm] Who can stand [Em] the teasing [A] of men?
Her schemes ain't [Am] playing out.
[A] Cause we dance on the floor [Em] in the round.
[Bm] [E]
So take my [A] strong [Am] [Em] advice.
[Am] Just [F#] remember you [Em] always think twice.
Oh think twice.
She [G] told my baby [Em] to dance with [Gm] three and she [A#] looked at [Em] me.
And she [Bm] rolled up her doll [Em] and baby cried.
[C]
[Am] Oh no [A] cause we danced on the floor [E] in the round.
[A] [Em]
[E] [C]
People always told [Em] me be careful who [C] you love.
Don't go around breaking young [Em] girls' [C] hearts.
And she came and stood right by me.
A [Em] man with the smell of sweet perfume.
[Am]
It happened much too soon.
[B]
She called me too.
[E] Billie [Bm] Jean [Em] is not my [Bm] lover.
[Em] She's [Bm] just a girl [Em] who plays it right.
[A]
[Am] But the kid is not [E] my size.
[B] [E]
[Em] She says [Am] I'm right.
But the kid [A] is not [Dm] my [Em]
size.
[E] [A#] [Em] So Billie Jean is not my lover.
She's just a girl.
Billie Jean is not my [Bm] lover.
[Em] She's just a girl.
[Bm] Billie Jean [Em]
is not [Gm] [E]
[Em] [Bm] my lover.
[Em] [E]
[Em]
[F#]
Key:  
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
A
1231
Am
2311
Em
121
E
2311
Bm
13421112
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Let's start jamming The Civil Wars - (Live) Billie Jean chords, Practice these chords sequence - Bm, Em, Bm, Em, C and Em. To build a solid grasp, start slowly at 67 BPM and then match the original tempo of 134 BPM. Considering your vocal pitch and chord choices, adjust the capo in accordance with the key: E Minor.

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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Em] _
_ What part of can they [Bm] find this next song [E] in? _ _
_ [A] _ [E] _ _ Well_
I think [N] R&B?
Yeah.
_ _ That's where you went looking [A#] for Beyonce earlier today, didn't you? _ _
_ _ _ _ It [E] wasn't for me. _ _ _ _
[B] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ [Em] Stop being [Bm] judgy. _
[A] _ [Em] _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ _ [Em] [Bm] She was more [Em] like a beauty queen from the movie set.
I [G] said don't mind me, [Em] do you, may you [A#] not?
I [Am] am the one _ _ who dance [A] on the floor [Em] in the round.
_ [A] _ [Em] _
_ She said I [Am] am the one _ who dance on the floor [Em] in the round.
[Bm] _ [Am] _ _ [Em] _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ _ _
[G] She [Bm] told me her name is [Em] Billie Jean.
[F#] _ _ [E] _
[C] [G] And every air turns [Em]
without a dream.
I am the _ _ [Am]
one [E] _ _ [F#] who [Am] _
dance on the floor [Em] in the round.
[A] _ _ [Em] _ _
_ [G] _ [E] _ _ [C] _
People always told [Em] me be careful what you do.
_ [C] Don't go around.
_ _ _ [Em] _ _
_ _ _ _ [C] And my heart always told [Em] me be careful who you love.
_ [Am] Be careful what you do.
[B] The lie becomes the [Em] truth. _
_ Billie [Bm] Jean [Em] is not my [Bm] lover.
_ [Em] _
_ She's just a girl who plays it [A#] right.
_ [A] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ But the kid [E] is not [Em] my size.
_ [A] _ [E] _ _
[Em] She says I'm [A] _
[Am] _ right.
[A] But the kid is not my [E] _
[Em] size.
_ [Am] _ [Em] _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] For forty days and [Em] for forty nights I [F#] was on her [E]
side.
[Em] [Bm] Who can stand [Em] the teasing [A] of men?
Her schemes ain't [Am] playing out.
[A] Cause we dance on the floor [Em] in the round.
[Bm] _ _ [E] _ _
So take my [A] strong [Am] [Em] advice.
_ _ [Am] Just [F#] remember you _ [Em] always think twice.
_ Oh think twice. _ _ _ _
She [G] told my baby [Em] to dance with [Gm] three and she [A#] looked at [Em] me.
And she [Bm] rolled up her doll [Em] and baby cried.
_ _ [C] _
[Am] _ Oh no [A] cause we danced on the floor [E] in the round.
_ [A] _ _ [Em] _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ [C] _
People always told [Em] me be careful who [C] you love.
Don't go around breaking young [Em] girls' _ _ _ [C] hearts.
And she came and stood right by me.
A [Em] man with the smell of sweet perfume.
[Am]
It happened much too soon.
[B]
She called me too. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Billie [Bm] Jean [Em] is not my [Bm] lover.
[Em] _ She's [Bm] just a girl [Em] who plays it right.
[A] _
_ [Am] _ _ _ But the kid is not [E] my size.
[B] _ _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] She says [Am] I'm _ _ _ right.
But the kid [A] is not [Dm] my [Em]
size. _ _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ [A#] _ [Em] So _ Billie Jean is not my lover.
She's just a girl.
Billie Jean is not my [Bm] lover.
[Em] She's just a girl.
[Bm] Billie Jean [Em]
is not _ _ [Gm] _ _ [E] _
_ [Em] _ [Bm] _ my lover.
[Em] _ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _

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This song was authored by Michael Jackson.

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