Come Home Billy Bird Chords by The Divine Comedy
Tempo:
124.15 bpm
Chords used:
A
D
G
E
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[N] [E] [Bm]
[F#m] [C#m]
[D] [Dm]
[A] William wakes with his clothes on, the morning call has been and gone, and [D] he might not make [G] the flight, but he will [A] try, [Am] yeah.
[A] Bit by bit it [G] comes back to him, [A] a bunch of Belgians, [G]
businessmen, and [D] a strange drinking game.
[E] Come [Bm] home Billy Bird, international [A] business juggler, [D] come [F] home Billy Bird.
[A] He hails a cab but the driver sucks, he drives so slowly and he talks [Am] so much that it [D] hurts.
Billy [G] Bird's [A] aching brain, [Am] yeah, [A] he runs from the cab to the check [G]-in desk, [A] she says no way, but [D] William begs on his knees, please, [G] please, please, well, [E] okay.
Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, international [A] business juggler, [D] come [F] home Billy [A] Bird.
Drenched in sweat he finds his seat, and with the luggage squeezed down [G] beneath his feet, he [D] begins to think that things can't get [A] no worse.
But then a voice says, bags of candy, [G]
in [A] the overhead lockers must go below in [D] the hold, please [G] let go, [D]
thank [E] you sir.
Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, [F#m] international [C#m] business juggler, [D] come home Billy Bird.
[E] Come [F#m] home, [C#m] William,
[Dm] come home.
[A] He runs on past the [G] carousel [A] screaming, damn my luggage, all the hell I can buy, a new shirt and [G] tie any [A] day.
[Am]
He [A] rides from the airport into town, to the high school football ground where his son [G] has just begun his big [F] football game.
[E] Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, international [A]
business juggler, [D] come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[E] Come [Bm]
home Billy Bird, international [A]
business [D] juggler, come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[E] Come home Billy [Bm] Bird, international [A]
business [D] juggler, come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[A] Come home Billy Bird, [F#m] international [A]
business juggler, [D] come home Billy Bird.
[Dm] [E]
[F#m] [C#m]
[D] [Dm]
[A] William wakes with his clothes on, the morning call has been and gone, and [D] he might not make [G] the flight, but he will [A] try, [Am] yeah.
[A] Bit by bit it [G] comes back to him, [A] a bunch of Belgians, [G]
businessmen, and [D] a strange drinking game.
[E] Come [Bm] home Billy Bird, international [A] business juggler, [D] come [F] home Billy Bird.
[A] He hails a cab but the driver sucks, he drives so slowly and he talks [Am] so much that it [D] hurts.
Billy [G] Bird's [A] aching brain, [Am] yeah, [A] he runs from the cab to the check [G]-in desk, [A] she says no way, but [D] William begs on his knees, please, [G] please, please, well, [E] okay.
Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, international [A] business juggler, [D] come [F] home Billy [A] Bird.
Drenched in sweat he finds his seat, and with the luggage squeezed down [G] beneath his feet, he [D] begins to think that things can't get [A] no worse.
But then a voice says, bags of candy, [G]
in [A] the overhead lockers must go below in [D] the hold, please [G] let go, [D]
thank [E] you sir.
Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, [F#m] international [C#m] business juggler, [D] come home Billy Bird.
[E] Come [F#m] home, [C#m] William,
[Dm] come home.
[A] He runs on past the [G] carousel [A] screaming, damn my luggage, all the hell I can buy, a new shirt and [G] tie any [A] day.
[Am]
He [A] rides from the airport into town, to the high school football ground where his son [G] has just begun his big [F] football game.
[E] Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, international [A]
business juggler, [D] come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[E] Come [Bm]
home Billy Bird, international [A]
business [D] juggler, come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[E] Come home Billy [Bm] Bird, international [A]
business [D] juggler, come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[A] Come home Billy Bird, [F#m] international [A]
business juggler, [D] come home Billy Bird.
[Dm] [E]
Key:
A
D
G
E
Bm
A
D
G
[N] _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bm] _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [A] William wakes with his clothes on, the morning call has been and gone, and [D] he might not make [G] the flight, but he will [A] try, _ [Am] yeah. _ _
_ [A] Bit by bit it [G] comes back to him, [A] a bunch of Belgians, _ _ [G]
businessmen, and [D] a strange drinking game. _
_ [E] Come _ [Bm] home Billy Bird, _ international _ [A] business juggler, [D] _ come [F] home Billy Bird.
[A] He hails a cab but the driver sucks, he drives so slowly and he talks [Am] so much that it [D] hurts.
Billy [G] Bird's _ [A] aching brain, _ [Am] yeah, _ [A] he runs from the cab to the check [G]-in desk, [A] she says no way, but [D] William begs on his knees, please, [G] please, please, well, [E] okay.
Come _ home [Bm] Billy Bird, _ international _ [A] business juggler, [D] _ come [F] home Billy _ [A] Bird. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Drenched in sweat he finds his seat, and with the luggage squeezed down [G] beneath his feet, he [D] begins to think that things can't get [A] no worse. _ _ _ _
But then a voice says, bags of candy, [G]
in [A] the overhead lockers must go below in [D] the hold, please [G] let go, [D]
thank [E] you sir.
Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, _ [F#m] international _ _ [C#m] business juggler, [D] _ come home Billy Bird.
[E] Come _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] home, _ _ [C#m] William, _ _
_ [Dm] _ come _ _ _ home.
_ [A] He runs on past the _ [G] carousel [A] screaming, damn my luggage, all the hell I can buy, a new shirt and [G] tie any [A] day.
_ _ [Am] _
_ He [A] rides from the airport into town, to the high school football ground where his son [G] has just begun his big [F] football _ _ _ _ game.
[E] _ Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, _ _ international [A] _
business juggler, [D] come _ [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[E] _ Come _ [Bm]
home Billy Bird, _ international [A] _
business [D] juggler, come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[E] _ Come home Billy [Bm] Bird, _ _ international [A] _
business [D] juggler, _ come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[A] _ Come home Billy Bird, [F#m] _ _ international [A] _
business juggler, [D] _ _ come home Billy Bird.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [F#m] _ _ _ _ [C#m] _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [Dm] _ _ _
_ [A] William wakes with his clothes on, the morning call has been and gone, and [D] he might not make [G] the flight, but he will [A] try, _ [Am] yeah. _ _
_ [A] Bit by bit it [G] comes back to him, [A] a bunch of Belgians, _ _ [G]
businessmen, and [D] a strange drinking game. _
_ [E] Come _ [Bm] home Billy Bird, _ international _ [A] business juggler, [D] _ come [F] home Billy Bird.
[A] He hails a cab but the driver sucks, he drives so slowly and he talks [Am] so much that it [D] hurts.
Billy [G] Bird's _ [A] aching brain, _ [Am] yeah, _ [A] he runs from the cab to the check [G]-in desk, [A] she says no way, but [D] William begs on his knees, please, [G] please, please, well, [E] okay.
Come _ home [Bm] Billy Bird, _ international _ [A] business juggler, [D] _ come [F] home Billy _ [A] Bird. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ Drenched in sweat he finds his seat, and with the luggage squeezed down [G] beneath his feet, he [D] begins to think that things can't get [A] no worse. _ _ _ _
But then a voice says, bags of candy, [G]
in [A] the overhead lockers must go below in [D] the hold, please [G] let go, [D]
thank [E] you sir.
Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, _ [F#m] international _ _ [C#m] business juggler, [D] _ come home Billy Bird.
[E] Come _ _ _ _ _ [F#m] home, _ _ [C#m] William, _ _
_ [Dm] _ come _ _ _ home.
_ [A] He runs on past the _ [G] carousel [A] screaming, damn my luggage, all the hell I can buy, a new shirt and [G] tie any [A] day.
_ _ [Am] _
_ He [A] rides from the airport into town, to the high school football ground where his son [G] has just begun his big [F] football _ _ _ _ game.
[E] _ Come home [Bm] Billy Bird, _ _ international [A] _
business juggler, [D] come _ [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[E] _ Come _ [Bm]
home Billy Bird, _ international [A] _
business [D] juggler, come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[E] _ Come home Billy [Bm] Bird, _ _ international [A] _
business [D] juggler, _ come [Dm] home Billy Bird.
[A] _ Come home Billy Bird, [F#m] _ _ international [A] _
business juggler, [D] _ _ come home Billy Bird.
[Dm] _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _