PJ Harvey – Cmon Billy (Guitar)

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by Polly Jean Harvey Performed by PJ Harvey from "To Bring You My Love" LP Chords written out by David Heggie Firstly, the song itself is fairly easy to play chord-wise - there's no hard chords in it at all. There's a fair amount of muting of the strings, very like in her other song on the same album, "Send His Love To Me". No amount of describing would tell you how to play this - just listen to the record and play along - you'll get the hang of it. The chords used & how to play them are :
     Am    C    Dm    Em
e|---0-----0----1-----0-----|  Notice how she plays the Am chord
B|---1-----1----3-----0-----|  it's played this way (hammering on
G|---0h2---0----2-----0-----|  the E and A notes) throughout the
D|---0h2---2----0-----2-----|  verses.  Again, to make it
A|---0-----3----0-----2-----|  clearer, listen to the record.
E|---0----(3)---x-----0-----|
Here's how they fit into the Verse and Chorus : [VERSE]
Am           C   Am          C
  C'mon Billy,     Come to me

Am                    C       Dm   C   Dm C   Am
  You know I'm waiting,  I'll love you endlessly.

Am           C  Am                   C
  C'mon Billy,    you're the only one,

Am                          C       Dm  C    Dm C  Am
  Don't you think it's time now you met your on-ly son ?

Am          C   Am                C
  I remember      our lovers' play

Am                   C     Dm  C  Dm C   Am
  The corn was golden,  we lay in it for days

Am          C   Am                   C
  I remember      the things you said

Am               C         Dm C    Dm C     Dm
  My little Billy,    come to your lo-ver's bed
[CHORUS]
Dm          Am
  Come home,  is my plea

Em                Am
  Your home now is  here with me

Dm         Am
  Come home  to your son

Em
  Tomorrow might never come
[VERSE] C'mon Billy, you look good to me How many nights now your child inside ohh - v.unsure about this! Don't forget me, I had your son Damn thing went crazy, but I swear you're the only one [INSTRUMENTAL] for rest of verse Then just repeat :
Am                C  Am          C
  Come along Billy,    Come to Me
Until the end of the song.