Billy    (intro)

Em - G - D (2x)

Em G D

1. Billy's leaving today, don't know where he's going,

Em G D

holds his head in disgrace, he can't escape the truth.

Em G D

He knows the price that he's paid, he admits that

C D

it's too late to admit that he's afraid.

G Em D

Tomorrow comes, sorrow becomes his soul mate,

G Em D

the damage is done, the prodigal son is too late.

Em G D

Old doors are closed but he's always open,

C D

to relive time in his mind.

+ Em - G - D (2x)

Oh Billy.

Em G D

2. Billy's leaving today, don't know where he's going,

Em G D Em

he's got lines on his face, they tell the story of his pain.

G D

He accepts it's his fate, he admits it took too

C D

long to admit that he was wrong.

+ CHORUS + + Em - G - D (2x)

Oh Billy.

C

Once he was a lover sleeping with another,

G D

now he's just known as a cheat.

C

And he wished he'd had a mirror, looked a little clearer,

G D

seen into the eyes of the weak.

C

Once he was a lover sleeping with another,

G D

now he's just known as a cheat.

C

And he wished he'd had a mirror, looked a little clearer,

G D

seen into the eyes of the weak.

G Em D

Tomorrow comes, sorrow becomes his soul mate,

G Em D

the damage is done, the prodigal son is too late.

Em G D

Old doors are closed but he's always open,

C D

to relive time in his mind.

- Em - G - D + Em - G - D (3x)

Oh Billy. Oh Billy !

(orig. = capo 4th) (James Blunt)