Prefab Sprout – Billy (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: maguri (McAloon) From: "Crimson/Red" This beautiful song consists of just a four-bar sequence repeated over and over. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 | (vocals ad lib - repeat and fade)