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Billy

Nik Kershaw
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
 030010  X00232  3X0230
 D/F200232 Emin7 022030 G 320003
 002220  224432  X20232
Billy  is a new  man he does  the best he can
 to figure out  what it's about  and what the hell  he's meant to be.
 He does the right  thing when expected  nuff respect  once in a while
 he likes a smoke  and a joke  just as long  as it's P.C.
 And he thinks  that he cries  at the Movies
 'Cos he's in touch  with his feminine side
Sally  wants a proud  man
Sally  wants a proud man
Sally  wants a proud  man
 But she's taken  all his pride
Billy  is a new  man at least  when she's around
 a model father  or if needed  he'll be mother  for the day
 He watches "Men  Behaving Badly"  though he'll gladly  switch it off
 if she's offended  he'll pretend  it wasn't funny  any way
 He's got one  face he keeps  for his woman
 And one  for when he's out with the guys
Sally  wants a true  man
Sally  wants a true man
Sally  wants a true  man
 But he’s living  out a lie
Better go  and find an analyst  or something
time  for sorting  out his head
Better go  and find a book  to read about  it
just  like his  daddy never  did
 Instr: D, Emin7, G, A X 4
 And he reads  Marie Claire  at the Doctors  just
 in case  there is something he should know
Sally  wants a free  man
Sally  wants a free man
Sally  wants a free  man
 But she'll never  let him go
Billy  is confused  he feels abusive  and abused
 he's got one  hand on an olive  branch the other  on his crotch
 He drives a sensible  coupe  he thinks Oasis  are OK
 he drinks non alcoholic lager  though he'd rather  have a scotch
 And he tries  very hard  to be happy  but there
 are a few  little things in the way
Billy  wants a good  girl and a bad  girl and a blonde  girl and a
brunette  or a Bond  girl and a house  maid and a teas  maid and a
French  maid yes a sex  aid and a Goddess  and a confidante  a
wet  nurse and an agony  aunt a lover  mother baby  sitter a
young  girl with a pretty  face and smart  but not too smart  to love an
arsehole  yeah an arsehole  Billy wants  to be an arsehole  singin'
Billy  wants it all  now
Billy  wants it all now
Billy  wants it all  now
 But he's too  ashamed to say
Sally  wants a Superman
Sally  wants a Superman
Sally  wants a Superman
 But she hasn't  got a chance

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Readable chord sheet for Billy by Nik Kershaw

[Cadd9]  030010   [D]      X00232   [D/G]    3X0230
D/F
[A]      002220   [Bm]     224432   [Bm/A]   X20232

[Cadd9]  [D]  [D/G]  [D/F#]  [Cadd9]

[D]Billy is a [Emin7]new man he [G]does the best he [A]can

to figure [D]out what it's a[Emin7]bout and what the [G]hell he's meant to [A]be.

He does the [D]right thing when ex[Emin7]pected nuff res[G]pect  once in a [A]while

he likes a [D]smoke and a [Emin7]joke just as [G]long as it's [A]P.C.

And he [Bm]thinks that he [Bm/A]cries at the [E/G#]Movies

'Cos he's in [A]touch with his feminine [Dsus4]side  [F#]

[G]Sally wants a [D]proud man

[G]Sally wants a [D]proud [A]man

[Em]Sally wants a [D/F#]proud m[G]an

But she's [A]taken all his [G]pride

[D]Billy is a [Emin7]new man at [G]least when she's [A]around

a model [D]father or if [Emin7]needed he'll be [G]mother for the [A]day

He watches "[D]Men Behaving [Emin7]Badly" though he'll [G]gladly switch it [A]off

if she's of[D]fended he'll pre[Emin7]tend it wasn't [G]funny any [A]way

He's got [Bm]one face he [Bm/A]keeps for his [E/G#]woman

And [A]one for when he's out with the [Dsus4]guys  [F#]

[G]Sally wants a [D]true man

[G]Sally wants a [D]true [A]man

[Em]Sally wants a [D/F#]true ma[G]n

But he’s [A]living out a [G]lie

[Cadd9]Better [G]go and find an [D]analyst or [Amin7]someth[G/B]ing

[Cadd9]time for [G]sorting out his [D]head [Dsus4]

[Dm7]Bett[A]er [Am7]go and find a [G/B]book to read a[F]bout it

[F]just like his[Am7] daddy neve[G/B]r did

Instr:  D, Emin7, G, A  X 4

And he [Bm]reads Marie [Bm/A]Claire at the [E/G#]Doctors just

in [A]case there is something he should [Dsus4]know  [F#]

[G]Sally wants a [D]free man

[G]Sally wants a [D]free [A]man

[Em]Sally wants a [D/F#]free man[G]

But she'll [A]never let him [G]go

[D]Billy is con[Emin7]fused he feels a[G]busive and abused[A]

he's got [D]one hand on an [Emin7]olive branch the [G]other on his [A]crotch

He drives a [D]sensible cou[Emin7]pe he thinks O[G]asis are O[A]K

he drinks non [D]alcoholic [Emin7]lager though he'd [G]rather have a s[A]cotch

And he [Bm]tries very [Bm/A]hard to be [E/G#]happy but there

are a [A]few little things in the [Dsus4]way   [F#]

[G]Billy wants a [D]good girl and a [Bm]bad girl and a [Dmaj7]blonde girl and a

[G]brunette or a [D]Bond girl and a [Bm]house maid and a [Dmaj7]teas maid and a

[G]French maid yes a [D]sex aid and a [Bm]Goddess and a [Dmaj7]confidante a

[G]wet nurse and an [D]agony aunt a [Bm]lover mother [Dmaj7]baby sitter a

[G]young girl with a [D]pretty face and [Bm]smart but not too [Dmaj7]smart to love an

[G]arsehole yeah an [D]arsehole Billy [Bm]wants to be an [Dmaj7]arsehole singin'

[G]Billy wants it [D]all now

[G]Billy wants it [D]all [A]now

[Em]Billy wants it [D/F#]all n[G]ow
But he's [A]too ashamed to [G]say

[G]Sally wants a [D]Superman

[G]Sally wants a [D]Super[A]man

[Em]Sally wants a [D/F#]Superm[G]an

But she [A]hasn't got a [G]chance

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