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            Billy - Prefab Sprout
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: soprano C

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

       g-C-E-A
A      1-2-0-0
E7sus4 2-2-0-2
D      2-2-2-0
Amaj7  1-1-0-0
Bm     4-2-2-2

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


VERSE
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


VERSE
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


CHORUS
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


VERSE
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


VERSE
A
 I’ve got no gift for music, William
E7sus4
 I’ve got no gift for music, Bill
D  
 Sing a song of sixpence
Amaj7         Bm
Steady as you go


CHORUS
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 | D | Amaj7 Bm |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da


VERSE
A
 Tell me all your secrets, Bill
E7sus4  
 Tell me all your secrets, Bill
D   
 Lead me to your doorstep
        Amaj7           Bm  
There’s so much I don’t know


VERSE
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


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

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

| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |
Da, da, da, da - Da, da, da, da


CHORUS
A
 Let your feelings show
E7sus4  
 Let your feelings show
D  
 Trumpets come, trumpets go
      Amaj7            Bm  
It’s amazing what gets left out in the snow

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


VERSE
A
 Tell me all your secrets, Bill
E7sus4  
 Tell me all your secrets, Bill
D  
 Lead me to your doorstep
        Amaj7           Bm  
There’s so much I don’t know


VERSE
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



OUTRO (instrumental)
| A | E7sus4 | D | Amaj7 Bm |