Chords for The Civil Wars // Billie Jean // VH1 Unplugged
Tempo:
114.75 bpm
Chords used:
Em
Bm
Am
E
D
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[E] [Bm] [A] [Em]
[Bm] [E] [Em] [Bm] [A]
[Em] [D] [E] [Em] She was [Bm] more like [Em] a beauty queen from a movie scene
[G] I said, don't mind me, [Em] but do you mean
I [Am] am the one
Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
[Bm] [A] [Em]
She said, I [A] am the [Am] one
Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
She [E]
[Em] told me [Bm] her name was [Em] Billie Jean
She [Bm] calls the same [G] thing every year
Turned [Em] when I was a dream to be [Am] in the morn
Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
[D] [Em] [D] [E]
[C] People always [Am] told me [Em] be careful what you do
[C] No more out breaking young [Em] girls' hearts
[C] And mama always told [Em] me be careful who you love
[Am] Be careful what you do, [B] the lie becomes the [Em] truth
I am [Bm] not [Em]
your lover
She's just a girl who claims that I [Am] am
But the cat is not my [Em] sign
[D] [Em]
She says, I [Am] am the one
But the cat is not my [Em] sign
[D] [E]
[Em] For [Bm] forty [G] days and [Em] for forty nights
I was on the side
But you [Bm] can't stand what [Em] she's in demand
Of [B] schemes and [Am] plans
Cause we danced on the floor [D] in a [Em] [Em] row
So take my [Am] strong advice
[F] Just remember [Em] to always think twice
Oh, think twice
[Dm] [Em]
She [G] told [Bm] my baby [Em] we danced till three
And [E] she looked at [Em] me and showed [Bm] a photo
[Em]
Baby cried his eyes [Am] were a lot more
Cause we danced on the floor [B] in [Em] a row
[D] [E]
[C] People always told [Am] [Em] me be careful what you do
[C] No more out breaking young girls' [Em] hearts
She [C] came and stood right by [Em] me with a smell of sweet [Bm] perfume
[Am]
It happened much too soon, [B] she called me to her room
[Em] Billie [Bm] Jean is [Em] not my [Bm] lover
[Em]
She's just a girl who claims that [Am] I am
But [B] [Am] the cat is not my [Em] [Bm] sign
[A]
[Em] She says, I [Am] am the one
But the cat is not [D] my [Em] sign
[B] [Am] [Em] [D]
[Em] So, [B] Billie [G] Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
[Bm] Billie Jean [E] is [G] not my lover
She's just a girl
Billie Jean is [Em] not my lover
[Bm] Thank [Em]
[G]
[N]
you
[Bm] [E] [Em] [Bm] [A]
[Em] [D] [E] [Em] She was [Bm] more like [Em] a beauty queen from a movie scene
[G] I said, don't mind me, [Em] but do you mean
I [Am] am the one
Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
[Bm] [A] [Em]
She said, I [A] am the [Am] one
Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
She [E]
[Em] told me [Bm] her name was [Em] Billie Jean
She [Bm] calls the same [G] thing every year
Turned [Em] when I was a dream to be [Am] in the morn
Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
[D] [Em] [D] [E]
[C] People always [Am] told me [Em] be careful what you do
[C] No more out breaking young [Em] girls' hearts
[C] And mama always told [Em] me be careful who you love
[Am] Be careful what you do, [B] the lie becomes the [Em] truth
I am [Bm] not [Em]
your lover
She's just a girl who claims that I [Am] am
But the cat is not my [Em] sign
[D] [Em]
She says, I [Am] am the one
But the cat is not my [Em] sign
[D] [E]
[Em] For [Bm] forty [G] days and [Em] for forty nights
I was on the side
But you [Bm] can't stand what [Em] she's in demand
Of [B] schemes and [Am] plans
Cause we danced on the floor [D] in a [Em] [Em] row
So take my [Am] strong advice
[F] Just remember [Em] to always think twice
Oh, think twice
[Dm] [Em]
She [G] told [Bm] my baby [Em] we danced till three
And [E] she looked at [Em] me and showed [Bm] a photo
[Em]
Baby cried his eyes [Am] were a lot more
Cause we danced on the floor [B] in [Em] a row
[D] [E]
[C] People always told [Am] [Em] me be careful what you do
[C] No more out breaking young girls' [Em] hearts
She [C] came and stood right by [Em] me with a smell of sweet [Bm] perfume
[Am]
It happened much too soon, [B] she called me to her room
[Em] Billie [Bm] Jean is [Em] not my [Bm] lover
[Em]
She's just a girl who claims that [Am] I am
But [B] [Am] the cat is not my [Em] [Bm] sign
[A]
[Em] She says, I [Am] am the one
But the cat is not [D] my [Em] sign
[B] [Am] [Em] [D]
[Em] So, [B] Billie [G] Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
[Bm] Billie Jean [E] is [G] not my lover
She's just a girl
Billie Jean is [Em] not my lover
[Bm] Thank [Em]
[G]
[N]
you
Key:
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Bm
Am
E
D
Em
Bm
Am
[E] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ [A] _ [Em] _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] She was [Bm] more like [Em] a beauty queen from a movie scene
[G] I said, don't mind me, [Em] but do you mean
I [Am] am the one
_ Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
[Bm] _ [A] _ [Em] _
She said, I [A] am the [Am] one _
Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
_ She _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] told me [Bm] her name was [Em] Billie Jean
She [Bm] calls the same [G] thing every year
Turned [Em] when I was a dream to be [Am] in the morn
_ Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ [C] People always [Am] told me [Em] be careful what you do
[C] No more out breaking young [Em] girls' hearts
[C] And mama always told [Em] me be careful who you love
[Am] Be careful what you do, [B] the lie becomes the [Em] truth
I am [Bm] not [Em] _
_ your lover
_ _ She's just a girl who claims that I [Am] am _
_ _ _ But the cat is not my [Em] sign
[D] _ [Em] _ _
She says, I [Am] am the one _
But the cat is not my [Em] sign
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] For [Bm] forty [G] days and [Em] for forty nights
I was on the side
But you [Bm] can't stand what [Em] she's in demand
Of [B] schemes and [Am] plans
_ Cause we danced on the floor [D] in a [Em] _ [Em] row
_ _ So take my [Am] strong advice
[F] _ _ Just remember [Em] to always think twice
Oh, think twice
[Dm] _ [Em] _ _
She [G] told [Bm] my baby [Em] we danced till three
And [E] she looked at [Em] me and showed [Bm] a photo
[Em]
Baby cried his eyes [Am] were a lot more _
Cause we danced on the floor [B] in [Em] a row _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[C] People always told [Am] [Em] me be careful what you do
[C] No more out breaking young girls' [Em] hearts
She [C] came and stood right by [Em] me with a smell of sweet [Bm] perfume
[Am]
It happened much too soon, [B] she called me to her room _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Billie [Bm] Jean is [Em] not my [Bm] lover
[Em] _
She's just a girl who claims that [Am] I am
_ But _ _ [B] [Am] the cat is not my [Em] [Bm] sign
_ [A] _
[Em] _ She says, I [Am] am the one
But the cat is not [D] my [Em] sign
[B] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ So, [B] Billie [G] Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
[Bm] Billie Jean [E] is [G] not my lover
She's just a girl
Billie Jean is [Em] not my lover
_ [Bm] Thank _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ [A] _ _
[Em] _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _ _ [Em] She was [Bm] more like [Em] a beauty queen from a movie scene
[G] I said, don't mind me, [Em] but do you mean
I [Am] am the one
_ Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
[Bm] _ [A] _ [Em] _
She said, I [A] am the [Am] one _
Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
_ She _ _ _ [E] _ _
_ _ [Em] told me [Bm] her name was [Em] Billie Jean
She [Bm] calls the same [G] thing every year
Turned [Em] when I was a dream to be [Am] in the morn
_ Who will dance on the floor [Em] in a row
[D] _ [Em] _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _
_ [C] People always [Am] told me [Em] be careful what you do
[C] No more out breaking young [Em] girls' hearts
[C] And mama always told [Em] me be careful who you love
[Am] Be careful what you do, [B] the lie becomes the [Em] truth
I am [Bm] not [Em] _
_ your lover
_ _ She's just a girl who claims that I [Am] am _
_ _ _ But the cat is not my [Em] sign
[D] _ [Em] _ _
She says, I [Am] am the one _
But the cat is not my [Em] sign
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
_ [Em] For [Bm] forty [G] days and [Em] for forty nights
I was on the side
But you [Bm] can't stand what [Em] she's in demand
Of [B] schemes and [Am] plans
_ Cause we danced on the floor [D] in a [Em] _ [Em] row
_ _ So take my [Am] strong advice
[F] _ _ Just remember [Em] to always think twice
Oh, think twice
[Dm] _ [Em] _ _
She [G] told [Bm] my baby [Em] we danced till three
And [E] she looked at [Em] me and showed [Bm] a photo
[Em]
Baby cried his eyes [Am] were a lot more _
Cause we danced on the floor [B] in [Em] a row _
_ _ _ _ _ [D] _ [E] _ _
[C] People always told [Am] [Em] me be careful what you do
[C] No more out breaking young girls' [Em] hearts
She [C] came and stood right by [Em] me with a smell of sweet [Bm] perfume
[Am]
It happened much too soon, [B] she called me to her room _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Em] _ _ _ Billie [Bm] Jean is [Em] not my [Bm] lover
[Em] _
She's just a girl who claims that [Am] I am
_ But _ _ [B] [Am] the cat is not my [Em] [Bm] sign
_ [A] _
[Em] _ She says, I [Am] am the one
But the cat is not [D] my [Em] sign
[B] _ [Am] _ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _
[Em] _ _ So, [B] Billie [G] Jean is not my lover
She's just a girl
[Bm] Billie Jean [E] is [G] not my lover
She's just a girl
Billie Jean is [Em] not my lover
_ [Bm] Thank _ _ [Em] _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
[N] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
you _ _ _ _ _ _