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
Start Jamming...
[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#]
[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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[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#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [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#] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _