{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1136098,"song":"Billy Liar","artist":"The Decemberists","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11252658-billy-liar-chords-by-the-decemberists/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1136098?type=chord","rating":4.8177,"votes":22,"content":"Standard Tuning: EADGBe\r\n[ch]G/F#[/ch] : (2x0033)\r\n[VERSE]\r\n[tab]                     [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBilly Liar's got his hands in his pockets[/tab]\r\n[tab]                    [ch]A[/ch]                    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nStaring over at his neighbor's, knickers down.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nHe's got his knickers down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]                 [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]G/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo the summer is eternity for you?[/tab]\r\n[tab]                       [ch]A[/ch]                        [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSleeping in until your father's shaking you down[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                     [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHe's shaking you down.[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAnd the mailroom shift gets a real short shrift[/tab]\r\n[tab]       [ch]F#m[/ch]                                                   [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAs you dole out the packages, no-one seems to want you around[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAll skullking around.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet your legs loll on the lino[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]    \r\n'Til your sinews spoil[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWill you stay here for awhile, dear,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]       [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Til the radio,  plays something familiar?[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]                   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nPlays something familiar.[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][SOLO]\r\n([ch]D[/ch])                         [ch]G[/ch]   [ch]G/F#[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ne--------------------------------------------------|\r\nB---------------------------3---0-----0------------|\r\nG-------------------0-2-4----------2---------------|\r\nD-------------0-2-4--------------------------------|\r\nA--------------------------------------------------|\r\nE--------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ne--------------------------------------------------|\r\nB-------------2-3---0-----0------------------------|\r\nG-------0-2-4----------2---------------------------|\r\nD---2-4------------------------2-------------------|\r\nA--------------------------------------------------|\r\nE--------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]\r\ne----(5)--(3)--(2)--(0)------------------------------|\r\nB--------------------------------------------------|\r\nG---------------------------2h4--2-----------------|\r\nD-----------------------------------4---2----------|\r\nA--------------------------------------------------|\r\nE--------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                     [ch]A[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\ne----(5)--(3)--(2)--(0)|\r\nB----------------------|\r\nG----------------------|\r\nD----------------------|\r\nA----------------------|\r\nE----------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\n[VERSE]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]    [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nAll a-drifting, he's the nogood boyo[/tab]\r\n[tab]                      [ch]A[/ch]               [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSent a-fishing for a whalebone corset frame[/tab]\r\n[tab]          [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]Em[/ch]   [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]D[/ch]\r\n(The only catch all day)[/tab]\r\n[tab]                         [ch]G[/ch]      [ch]G/F#[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nSo he sits and lets the current take him[/tab]\r\n[tab]                               [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nA gentle breeze will leave his pants in disarray[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                 [ch]Em[/ch]        [ch]A[/ch]\r\nAnd at his ankles laid.[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nAs he drifts to sleep with a moan and a weep[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]F#m[/ch]                                           [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nHe is decked by a Japanese geisha with a garland of pearls[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]Em[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]\r\nHow she twists and twirls![/tab]\r\n\r\n[CHORUS]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]      [ch]G[/ch]\r\nLet your legs loll on the lino[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]         [ch]F#m[/ch]         [ch]Bm[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]    \r\n'Til your sinews spoil[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]\r\nWill you stay here for awhile, dear,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]        [ch]F#m[/ch]  [ch]Bm[/ch]     [ch]Em[/ch]\r\n'Til the radio plays something familiar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nPlays something familiar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]Em[/ch]\r\nPlays something familiar[/tab]\r\n[tab]      [ch]A[/ch]\r\nPlays something familiar[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab][OUTRO]\r\n   [ch]Em[/ch]                       [ch]A[/ch]\r\ne--3--3--2--2--0--0----0-----------------------------|\r\nB--------------------3---3--2--2--3--3--4--4--5--5---|\r\nG----------------------------------------------------|\r\nD----------------------------------------------------|\r\nA----------------------------------------------------|\r\nE----------------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Em[/ch]\r\nBah bah bah bah bah bah bah-da-dah[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]A[/ch]\r\nBah bah bah bah bah bah bah bah[/tab]\r","plain_text":"Standard Tuning: EADGBe\nG/F# : (2x0033)\n[VERSE]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[VERSE]\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n[CHORUS]","chords":["G/F#","G","Em","A","D","F#m","Bm","B","E"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"Em":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,0,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,0,0,0]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}