Caetano Veloso – Billie Jean Eleanor Rigby (Guitar Live)

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[Chords] Bm9 x2022x Em9 020032
Gmaj7  3x443x
F#aug7 2x233x
E7 02010x [Note] Sounds even better if you alternate the bass with your thumb on the E and A strings, bossa nova style. [Verse 1]
Bm9
She was more like a beauty queen from a movie screen
N.C I said don't mind but what do you mean
           Em9
I am the one

                            Bm9
Who will dance on the floor in the round

                   Em9
She said I am the one

                                   Bm9
Who will dance on the floor in the round
N.C She told me her name was Billie Jean as she caused a scene N.C Then every head turned
                                    Em9
With eyes that dreamed of being the one

                            Bm9
Who will dance on the floor in the round
[Pre-chorus]
Em9                           Bm9
People always told me: Be careful what you do

Em9                                    Bm9
Don't go around breaking young girl's hearts

    Em9                       Bm9
And mother always told me: Be careful of who you love

   Gmaj7
Be careful of what you do
F#aug7 Cause the lie becomes the truth [Chorus]
Bm9
   Billie Jean is not my lover

N.C                                          Em9
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

                       Bm9
But the kid is not my son

                  Em9
She says I am the one

                      Bm9
But the kid is not my son
[Verse 2]
Bm9
   For forty days and forty nights the law was on her side

                                                       Em9
But who can stand when she's in demand her schemes and plans

                      Bm9
On the floor in the round

                     Em9
So take my strong advice

                               Bm9
Just remember to always think twice (Do think twice)

Bm9
   She told my baby best of three as she looked at me

                                                     Em9
And showed a photo of a baby cry, his eyes were like mine

                   Bm9
Danced on the floor in the round
[Pre-chorus]
    Em9                               Bm9
Yes people always told me: be careful what you do

      Em9                             Bm9
Don't go around breaking young girl's hearts

    Em9                                 Bm9
She came and stood right by me then the smell of sweet perfume

       Gmaj7
That happened much too soon
F#aug7 She called me to her room [Chorus]
Bm9
   Billie Jean is not my lover

N.C                                          Em9
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

                       Bm9
But the kid is not my son

Bm9
   Billie Jean is not my lover

N.C                                          Em9
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one

                       Bm9
But the kid is not my son
[Bass note transition: B A] [Outro]
Gmaj7     E7             Bm9
I look at all the lonely people
[Bass note: B A]
Gmaj7     E7             Bm9
I look at all the lonely people
[Bass note: B A]
Gmaj7     E7             Bm9
I look at all the lonely people
[Bass note: B A]
Gmaj7     E7             Bm9
I look at all the lonely people