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            Billy - Prefab Sprout
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard

Prefab Sprout 
Billy (2013) 
(McAloon)

From: "Crimson/Red" 

This beautiful song consists of just a four-bar sequence repeated over and 
over.

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CHORDS/SPECIAL VOICINGS

          E-A-D-G-B-E
A         x-0-2-2-2-0
E7sus4    0-2-2-4-3-6 or (easier)
          0-2-0-2-0-0
D         x-X-0-2-3-2
Amaj7     x-0-2-1-2-0
Bm        x-2-4-4-3-2

[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]  x-0-2-4-3-6 or (easier)
          x-0-0-2-0-0
D/A       x-0-0-2-3-2
Bm/A      x-0-4-4-3-2

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INTRO
| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |
| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |

A
 Where?d you find that trumpet, Bill?
             E7sus4
Yeah, I said, where?d you find that trumpet, Bill?
           D  
He said, I found it on some wasteland
Amaj7         Bm
Buried in the snow

A
 How?d you learn to play it, William?
       E7sus4
I said, how?d you learn to play it, Bill?
           D  
He said, I sat down on the doorstep
    Amaj7              Bm
And practiced long and slow

A
 I let my feelings show
E7sus4
 I let my feelings show
D  
Trumpets come, trumpets go
      Amaj7             Bm
It?s amazing what gets left out in the snow
A
 I let my feelings show
E7sus4
 I let my feelings show
D  
Trumpets come, trumpets go
      Amaj7             Bm
It?s amazing what gets left out in the snow

A
 I?m in love with Susan, Bill
             E7sus4
Yeah, I said, I?m in love with Susan, Bill
    D  
Her smile is like a fairground
    Amaj7          Bm
I?m basking in the glow

A
 I?ve got no gift for music, William
E7sus4
 I?ve got no gift for music, Bill
D  
 Sing a song of six-guns
Amaj7         Bm
Steady as you go

A
 I let my feelings show
E7sus4
 I let my feelings show
D  
Trumpets come, trumpets go
 Amaj7            Bm
Amazing what gets left out in the snow
A
 I let my feelings show
E7sus4
 I let my feelings show
D  
Trumpets come, trumpets go
 Amaj7            Bm
Amazing what gets left out in the snow

VERSE/CHORUS (instrumental)
| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da

A
 Tell me all your secrets, Bill
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
 Tell me all your secrets, Bill
D/A 
 Lead me to your doorstep
        Amaj7           Bm/A
There?s so much I don?t know

A
 I?m in love with Susan, Bill
             [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Yeah, I said, I?m in love with Susan, Bill
    D/A
Her smile is like a fairground
    Amaj7          Bm/A
I?m basking in the glow

CHORUS (instrumental)
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Let your feelings show - Da, da, da, da
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Let your feelings show - Da, da, da, da

| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |

| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da

A
 Let your feelings show
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
 Let your feelings show
D/A
 Trumpets come, trumpets go
      Amaj7            Bm/A
It?s amazing what gets left out in the snow
A
 Let your feelings show
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
 Let your feelings show
D/A
 Trumpets come, trumpets go
      Amaj7            Bm/A
It?s amazing what gets left out in the snow

A
 Tell me all your secrets, Bill
[ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
 Tell me all your secrets, Bill
D/A
 Lead me to your doorstep
        Amaj7           Bm/A
There?s so much I don?t know

A
 I?m in love with Susan, Bill
             [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch]
Yeah, I said, I?m in love with Susan, Bill
    D/A
Her smile is like a fairground
    Amaj7          Bm/A
I?m basking in the glow

CHORUS (instrumental)
| A | [ch]E7sus4/A[/ch] | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |

(vocals ad lib - repeat and fade)