Chords for Nik Kershaw - Billy
Tempo:
89.85 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
A
Em
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[G] [D]
[C]
[G] [D] He really [Em] is a new man, [G] he does the [A] best he can to [D] figure out what [Em] it's about, [G] what the
hell he's [A] meant to be.
He [D] does the right thing [Em] when expected, [G] enough respect once [A] in a while.
He [D] likes a smoke [Em] and a joke [G] just as long as [A] it's PC.
[Bm] And he thinks that he cries [E] at the movies, cause [A] he's in touch with his feminine [D] side.
Sally wants a proud man, Sally wants a proud man, Sally wants a proud man, [A] but she's taken
[D] all his pride.
Billy [Em] is a new man, [G] at least when [A] she's around, a [D] mother or father, [Em] or if needed, [G] he'll be
mother [A] for the day.
[D] Watch as men behave [Em] in a bad way, or [G] he'll gladly [A] switch it off.
If [D] she's offended, [Em] he'll pretend it [G] wasn't funny [A] anyway.
[Bm] He's got one face he keeps [E] for his woman,
[A] once when he's out [D] with the guys.
[G] Sally [D] wants a true [G] man, Sally [A] wants a true [Em] man, Sally [D] wants a true man, but he's living
out [G]
[C] his life.
[G] Better go and [D] find that oyster [G] something, time [D] for sorting out his head.
[Dm] [Am] Better go and [G] find the book to [C] read about it, [Dm] just [Am] like his daddy [G] never did.
[D]
[E] [G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D] [Em]
[G] [A] [D]
[Em] [G] [A] And [Bm] he reads Marie Claire [E] at the doctor's, just [A] in case there is something he [D] should know.
[G] Sally [D] wants a free [G] man, Sally [D] wants a free man, Sally wants a free man, but she will
never let him go.
Billy is [Em] confused, he [G] feels abusive and [A] abused.
He's [D] got his one hand [E] on another branch, [G] the other on [A] each crotch.
He [D] drives a sensible [Em] coupe, he [G] thinks the waiters are [A] okay.
He drinks [D] non [Em]-alcoholic lager, though [G] he'd rather [A] have a scotch.
And [Bm] he tries very hard to [E] be happy, but [A] there's a few little things [D] in the way.
[G] Billy [D] wants a good girl, and a bad girl, and a blonde girl, [G] and a brunette, [D] or a blonde
girl, and a housemaid, and a teachmate, [G] and a French maid, [D] yeah, a sex aide, [Bm] and a goddess,
and [A] a confident [G] witness, [D] and an agony, [Bm] and a lover, [A] mother, babysitter, [G] a young girl
[D] with a pretty face, [Bm] and smart, but not [D] too smart to [G] love an asshole, [D] yes, an asshole.
[Bm] Billy wants to be [D] an asshole.
Sing it.
[G] Billy wants [D] it all now, [G] Billy [D] wants it all [Em] now, Billy wants [G] it all now.
[A] Billy's so much [G] nine for sign.
Sally wants a Superman, Sally wants [D] a Superman, [Em] Sally [G] wants a Superman.
She hasn't [D] got a chance.
[G] [E]
[C]
[G] [D] He really [Em] is a new man, [G] he does the [A] best he can to [D] figure out what [Em] it's about, [G] what the
hell he's [A] meant to be.
He [D] does the right thing [Em] when expected, [G] enough respect once [A] in a while.
He [D] likes a smoke [Em] and a joke [G] just as long as [A] it's PC.
[Bm] And he thinks that he cries [E] at the movies, cause [A] he's in touch with his feminine [D] side.
Sally wants a proud man, Sally wants a proud man, Sally wants a proud man, [A] but she's taken
[D] all his pride.
Billy [Em] is a new man, [G] at least when [A] she's around, a [D] mother or father, [Em] or if needed, [G] he'll be
mother [A] for the day.
[D] Watch as men behave [Em] in a bad way, or [G] he'll gladly [A] switch it off.
If [D] she's offended, [Em] he'll pretend it [G] wasn't funny [A] anyway.
[Bm] He's got one face he keeps [E] for his woman,
[A] once when he's out [D] with the guys.
[G] Sally [D] wants a true [G] man, Sally [A] wants a true [Em] man, Sally [D] wants a true man, but he's living
out [G]
[C] his life.
[G] Better go and [D] find that oyster [G] something, time [D] for sorting out his head.
[Dm] [Am] Better go and [G] find the book to [C] read about it, [Dm] just [Am] like his daddy [G] never did.
[D]
[E] [G] [D]
[Em]
[A] [D] [Em]
[G] [A] [D]
[Em] [G] [A] And [Bm] he reads Marie Claire [E] at the doctor's, just [A] in case there is something he [D] should know.
[G] Sally [D] wants a free [G] man, Sally [D] wants a free man, Sally wants a free man, but she will
never let him go.
Billy is [Em] confused, he [G] feels abusive and [A] abused.
He's [D] got his one hand [E] on another branch, [G] the other on [A] each crotch.
He [D] drives a sensible [Em] coupe, he [G] thinks the waiters are [A] okay.
He drinks [D] non [Em]-alcoholic lager, though [G] he'd rather [A] have a scotch.
And [Bm] he tries very hard to [E] be happy, but [A] there's a few little things [D] in the way.
[G] Billy [D] wants a good girl, and a bad girl, and a blonde girl, [G] and a brunette, [D] or a blonde
girl, and a housemaid, and a teachmate, [G] and a French maid, [D] yeah, a sex aide, [Bm] and a goddess,
and [A] a confident [G] witness, [D] and an agony, [Bm] and a lover, [A] mother, babysitter, [G] a young girl
[D] with a pretty face, [Bm] and smart, but not [D] too smart to [G] love an asshole, [D] yes, an asshole.
[Bm] Billy wants to be [D] an asshole.
Sing it.
[G] Billy wants [D] it all now, [G] Billy [D] wants it all [Em] now, Billy wants [G] it all now.
[A] Billy's so much [G] nine for sign.
Sally wants a Superman, Sally wants [D] a Superman, [Em] Sally [G] wants a Superman.
She hasn't [D] got a chance.
[G] [E]
Key:
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D
A
Em
Bm
G
D
A
_ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] He really [Em] is a new man, [G] he does the [A] best he can to [D] figure out what [Em] it's about, [G] what the
hell he's [A] meant to be.
He [D] does the right thing [Em] when expected, [G] enough respect once [A] in a while.
He [D] likes a smoke [Em] and a joke [G] just as long as [A] it's PC.
[Bm] And he thinks that he cries [E] at the movies, cause [A] he's in touch with his feminine [D] side.
_ _ Sally wants a proud man, Sally wants a proud man, Sally wants a proud man, [A] but she's taken
[D] all his pride.
_ Billy [Em] is a new man, [G] at least when [A] she's around, a [D] mother or father, [Em] or if needed, [G] he'll be
mother [A] for the day.
[D] Watch as men behave [Em] in a bad way, or [G] he'll gladly [A] switch it off.
If [D] she's offended, [Em] he'll pretend it [G] wasn't funny [A] anyway.
[Bm] He's got one face he keeps [E] for his woman, _ _
[A] once when he's out [D] with the _ guys.
[G] Sally [D] wants a true [G] man, Sally [A] wants a true [Em] man, Sally [D] wants a true man, but he's living
out [G] _
_ [C] his life.
[G] Better go and [D] find that oyster [G] something, time [D] for sorting out his head. _
[Dm] _ [Am] Better go and [G] find the book to [C] read about it, [Dm] just [Am] like his daddy [G] never _ did.
[D] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] And [Bm] he reads Marie Claire [E] at the doctor's, just [A] in case there is something he [D] should know.
_ [G] Sally [D] wants a free [G] man, Sally [D] wants a free man, Sally wants a free man, but she will
never let him go.
_ Billy is [Em] confused, he [G] feels abusive and [A] abused.
He's [D] got his one hand [E] on another branch, [G] the other on [A] each crotch.
He [D] drives a sensible [Em] coupe, he [G] thinks the waiters are [A] okay.
He drinks [D] non [Em]-alcoholic lager, though [G] he'd rather [A] have a scotch.
And [Bm] he tries very hard to [E] be happy, but [A] there's a few little things [D] in the way.
_ _ [G] Billy [D] wants a good girl, and a bad girl, and a blonde girl, [G] and a brunette, [D] or a blonde
girl, and a housemaid, and a teachmate, [G] and a French maid, [D] yeah, a sex aide, [Bm] and a goddess,
and [A] a confident [G] witness, [D] and an agony, [Bm] and a lover, [A] mother, babysitter, [G] a young girl
[D] with a pretty face, [Bm] and smart, but not [D] too smart to [G] love an asshole, [D] yes, an asshole.
[Bm] Billy wants to be [D] an asshole.
Sing it.
[G] Billy wants [D] it all now, [G] Billy [D] wants it all [Em] now, Billy wants [G] it all now.
[A] Billy's so much [G] nine for sign.
Sally wants a Superman, Sally wants [D] a Superman, [Em] Sally [G] wants a Superman.
She hasn't [D] got a _ chance.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[C] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] He really [Em] is a new man, [G] he does the [A] best he can to [D] figure out what [Em] it's about, [G] what the
hell he's [A] meant to be.
He [D] does the right thing [Em] when expected, [G] enough respect once [A] in a while.
He [D] likes a smoke [Em] and a joke [G] just as long as [A] it's PC.
[Bm] And he thinks that he cries [E] at the movies, cause [A] he's in touch with his feminine [D] side.
_ _ Sally wants a proud man, Sally wants a proud man, Sally wants a proud man, [A] but she's taken
[D] all his pride.
_ Billy [Em] is a new man, [G] at least when [A] she's around, a [D] mother or father, [Em] or if needed, [G] he'll be
mother [A] for the day.
[D] Watch as men behave [Em] in a bad way, or [G] he'll gladly [A] switch it off.
If [D] she's offended, [Em] he'll pretend it [G] wasn't funny [A] anyway.
[Bm] He's got one face he keeps [E] for his woman, _ _
[A] once when he's out [D] with the _ guys.
[G] Sally [D] wants a true [G] man, Sally [A] wants a true [Em] man, Sally [D] wants a true man, but he's living
out [G] _
_ [C] his life.
[G] Better go and [D] find that oyster [G] something, time [D] for sorting out his head. _
[Dm] _ [Am] Better go and [G] find the book to [C] read about it, [Dm] just [Am] like his daddy [G] never _ did.
[D] _ _
[E] _ _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ [Em] _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ [Em] _ _
[G] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
[Em] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] And [Bm] he reads Marie Claire [E] at the doctor's, just [A] in case there is something he [D] should know.
_ [G] Sally [D] wants a free [G] man, Sally [D] wants a free man, Sally wants a free man, but she will
never let him go.
_ Billy is [Em] confused, he [G] feels abusive and [A] abused.
He's [D] got his one hand [E] on another branch, [G] the other on [A] each crotch.
He [D] drives a sensible [Em] coupe, he [G] thinks the waiters are [A] okay.
He drinks [D] non [Em]-alcoholic lager, though [G] he'd rather [A] have a scotch.
And [Bm] he tries very hard to [E] be happy, but [A] there's a few little things [D] in the way.
_ _ [G] Billy [D] wants a good girl, and a bad girl, and a blonde girl, [G] and a brunette, [D] or a blonde
girl, and a housemaid, and a teachmate, [G] and a French maid, [D] yeah, a sex aide, [Bm] and a goddess,
and [A] a confident [G] witness, [D] and an agony, [Bm] and a lover, [A] mother, babysitter, [G] a young girl
[D] with a pretty face, [Bm] and smart, but not [D] too smart to [G] love an asshole, [D] yes, an asshole.
[Bm] Billy wants to be [D] an asshole.
Sing it.
[G] Billy wants [D] it all now, [G] Billy [D] wants it all [Em] now, Billy wants [G] it all now.
[A] Billy's so much [G] nine for sign.
Sally wants a Superman, Sally wants [D] a Superman, [Em] Sally [G] wants a Superman.
She hasn't [D] got a _ chance.
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ [E] _