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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

E7sus4/A  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 | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Da, da, da, da – Da, da, da, da

A
 Tell me all your secrets, Bill
E7sus4/A
 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
             E7sus4/A
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 | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Let your feelings show – Da, da, da, da
| A | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Let your feelings show – Da, da, da, da

| A | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
| A | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |

| A | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |
Da, da, da, da – Da, da, da, da

A
 Let your feelings show
E7sus4/A
 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
E7sus4/A
 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
E7sus4/A
 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
             E7sus4/A
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 | E7sus4/A | D/A | Amaj7 Bm/A |

(vocals ad lib – repeat and fade)