James Blunt

James Blunt-Billy 
Capo 3 
Possibly the best on the album 
Intro might not be 100% correct but its a simple acoustic

Intro-

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Verse 

Listen to the song for chord timing 

Em-022000
G- 320033
D- 000232 

Em     G       D     
Billys leaving today, dont know where he's going
Holds his head in disgrace, he cant escape the truth
He knows the price that he's paid, he admits it took too
Long to admit that he was wrong 

Chorus 

D        G             Em                        D
Tomorrow comes, sorrow becomes his soulmate  
The damage is done, the prodigal son is too late 
Em                       G                   D 
Old doors are closed but he's always open
Em            G             D
To relive time, in his mind. Oh Billy! 

Verse 2-Same as Verse 1 

Billys leaving today, dont know where he's going
He's got lines on his face, they tell a story of his pain 
He accepts its his fate, he admits it took too
Long, to admit that he was wrong

Chorus 

Em                   G                      D
Once he was a lover, sleeping with another, now he's just known as a cheat

Em                             G                        D
And he wished he had a mirror, looked a little clearer, seen into the eyes of the weak

         Em                   G                      D
Yeah and once he was a lover, sleeping with another, now he's just known as a cheat 

Em                             G                        D
And he wished he had a mirror, looked a little clearer, seen into the eyes of the weak 

Chorus 

So there you go, pretty basic acoustic for Billy, Intro might not be 100% correct but the chords are easy

James Blunt - Billy

(As James plays the track live)

Capo 3

Intro

Em G D x2

Verse 1

Em     G         D
Billy's leaving today (don't know where he's going).
Em          G         D
Holds his head in disgrace (he can't escape the truth).
Em                G                    D
He knows the price that he's paid.
He admits that it's too
C9                          D
Late to admit that he's afraid.

Chorus
         G             Em             D
Tomorrow comes. Sorrow becomes his soul mate.
              G                  Em             D
The damage is done. The prodigal son is too late.
    Em                  G           D
Old doors are closed but he's always open,
          C9              D
To relive time in his mind.
Oh Billy.


Em G D x2

Verse 2

Em       G      D
Billy's leaving today (don't know where he's going).
Em       G            D
He's got lines on his face (they tell the story of his pain).
Em  G               D
He accepts it's his fate.
He admits it took too
C9                       D
Long to admit that he was wrong.

Chorus
         G             Em             D
Tomorrow comes. Sorrow becomes his soul mate.
              G                  Em             D
The damage is done. The prodigal son is too late.
    Em                  G           D
Old doors are closed but he's always open,
          C9              D
To relive time in his mind.
Oh Billy.

Em G D x2


Bridge

C9                  Em
Once he was a lover sleeping with another.
G                             D
Now he's just known as a cheat.
       C9                      Em
And he wish he'd had a mirror; looked a little clearer.
G                             D
Seen into the eyes of the weak.

C9                  Em
Once he was a lover sleeping with another.
G                             D
Now he's just known as a cheat.
       C9                      
And he wish he'd had a mirror; looked a little clearer.
D
Seen into the eyes of the weak.

Chorus
         G             Em             D
Tomorrow comes. Sorrow becomes his soul mate.
              G                  Em             D
The damage is done. The prodigal son is too late.
    Em                  G           D
Old doors are closed but he's always open,
          C9              D
To relive time in his mind.
Oh Billy.

Em G D x2

Zither.