The Civil Wars – Billy Jean (Guitar Tab)
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Update: Cheers to Jarrod Stockwell for bringing feedback on chord section. I
believe the tab is great now, but if you've got any suggestions for an update, mail me.
[Intro part 1]
let ring
e|------0---------5--0--------0--------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------5--0--------0--------3-----------------------------------|
G|---------0----------------0---0------4-----------------------------------|
D|--------------4--------------------4-------------------------------------|
A|----------2---------------------2----------------------------------------|
E|---0--------------------0------------------------------------------------|
[Intro part 2]
don't let ring
e|------0---------5--0---------0-------x-----------------------------------|
B|------0---------5--0---------0-------x-----------------------------------|
G|---------0-----------------0----0----x-----------------------------------|
D|--------------4----------------------x-----------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------0-------0---x-----------------------------------|
[Verse 1]
let ring
e|------0----------------------0-------x-----------------------------------|
B|------0---------3--0---------0-------x-----------------------------------|
G|---------0------4--0-------0---------x-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------0-----------x-----------------------------------|
e|------0----------------------0-------x-----------------------------------|
B|------0---------3--0---------0-------x-----------------------------------|
G|----0----0------4--0-------0---------x-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------0-----------x-----------------------------------|(I am the oooone...)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------1p0--------1p0-------1p0-------1p----------------------------------| G|------2----------2---------2---------2-----------------------------------| D|----2----------------2---2-----2---2-----2-------------------------------| A|--0-------0------------0-------------------------------------------------| E|------------0--------------------0---------------------------------------| e|-------0--------5--0--------0--------x-----------------------------------| B|-------0--------5--0--------0--------x-----------------------------------| G|-----0----0---0-----------0----0-----x-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------| E|---0--------0-----------0-------0----x-----------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
C
People always told me
Em
Be careful what you do
C Em
Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
C
And mama always told me
Em
Be careful who you love
Am
Be careful what you do
B
Because a lie becomes the truth
[Chorus & Outro]
let ring
e|------0------------------0-----------------------------------------------|
B|------0--------3--0------0---------3--0----------------------------------|
G|---------0-----4--0----------------4--0----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------4---------------------------------------|
A|----------2-------------------2------------------------------------------|
E|---0------------------0--------------------------------------------------|
e|------0----------------------0-------------------------------------------|
B|------0---------3--0---------0-------------------------------------------|
G|---------0------4--0-----------0-----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------0-------0---------------------------------------|(claims that I am the oooone...)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1p0--------1p0-------1p0-------1p----------------------------------|
G|------2----------2---------2---------2-----------------------------------|
D|----2----------------2---2-----2---2-----2-------------------------------|
A|--0-------0------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------0--------------------0---------------------------------------|
dont let ring
e|-------0--------5--0--------0-------0------------------------------------|
B|-------0--------5--0--------0-------0------------------------------------|
G|----------0---0----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--------0-----------0-------0----------------------------------------|(She says I am the oooone...)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1p0--------1p0-------1p0-------1p----------------------------------|
G|------2----------2---------2---------2-----------------------------------|
D|----2----------------2---2-----2---2-----2-------------------------------|
A|--0-------0------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------0--------------------0---------------------------------------|
don't let ring
e|-------0--------5--0--------0--------------------------------------------|
B|-------0--------5--0--------0--------------------------------------------|
G|-----0----0---0-----------0---0------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--------0-----------0-------0----------------------------------------|[Verse 2]
(For forty days and for forty nights...)
let ring
e|------0----------------------0-------x-----------------------------------|
B|------0---------3--0---------0-------x-----------------------------------|
G|---------0------4--0-------0---------x-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------0-----------x-----------------------------------|
e|------0----------------------0-------x-----------------------------------|
B|------0---------3--0---------0-------x-----------------------------------|
G|----0----0------4--0-------0---------x-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------0-----------x-----------------------------------|('Cause we danced on the floor in the round)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1p0--------1p0-------1p0-------1p----------------------------------|
G|------2----------2---------2---------2-----------------------------------|
D|----2----------------2---2-----2---2-----2-------------------------------|
A|--0-------0------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------0--------------------0---------------------------------------|
e|-------0--------5--0--------0--------x-----------------------------------|
B|-------0--------5--0--------0--------x-----------------------------------|
G|-----0----0---0-----------0----0-----x-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E|---0--------0-----------0-------0----x-----------------------------------|
(just remember to always think twice)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------1p0--------1p0-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------2----------2-------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----------------2---------------------------------------------------|
A|--0-------0------------0-------------------------------------------------|
E|------------0------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------0--------5--0--------0------0-------------------------------------|
B|-------0--------5--0--------0------0-------------------------------------|
G|-----0----0---0-----------0----0-0---------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---0--------0-----------0-------0----------------------------------------|
(She told my baby we'd danced 'til three...)
let ring
e|------0----------------------0-------x-----------------------------------|
B|------0---------3--0---------0-------x-----------------------------------|
G|---------0------4--0-------0---------x-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------0-----------x-----------------------------------|
e|------0----------------------0-------x-----------------------------------|
B|------0---------3--0---------0-------x-----------------------------------|
G|----0----0------4--0-------0---0-----x-----------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------|
A|----------2--------------------------x-----------------------------------|
E|---0---------------------0-------0---x-----------------------------------|('Cause we danced on the floor in the round)
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------1p0--------1p0-------1p0-------1p----------------------------------| G|------2----------2---------2---------2-----------------------------------| D|----2----------------2---2-----2---2-----2-------------------------------| A|--0-------0------------0-------------------------------------------------| E|------------0--------------------0---------------------------------------| e|-------0--------5--0--------0--------x-----------------------------------| B|-------0--------5--0--------0--------x-----------------------------------| G|-----0----0---0-----------0----0-----x-----------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------x-----------------------------------| E|---0--------0-----------0-------0----x-----------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus 2]
C
People always told me
Em
Be careful what you do
C Em
Don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
C
Then she came and stood right by me
Em
With the smell of sweet perfume
Am
It happened much too soon
B
She called me to her room
[Chorus]
[Outro]
Strum an Em chord at the end