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Billy Elliot - Expressing Yourself

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[Intro]
    F#7Is it Bsinful if yG6ou're blue
To Bcheer up the F#place?
What is C#mwrong with Bdressing up iEmaj7n sa-tiC#7n and F#lace?
Get some G#mearrings, some masD#cara, D#mheels and a G#fan.
Pretty C#msoon you will Bstart to feelC#,  a different F#susman.F#  D7  
[Verse 1]
GWhat the hell's wrong with exF#pressing yourself?
FBeing who yDm7ou want to Ebe?F#m7  Gdim  E  
Will Cmanybody die if you Gput on a dress?
AWho the hell cares if your Dblusher's a mess?
GStart a new fashion, F#buck all the trends.
FEmphasise Dm7integritEyF#m7  Gdim  
(E)                            Am7              G  Em  
Cos what the hell is wrong with expressing yourself
For Ebwanting Fto be Gme?
[Verse 2]
BILLY
GWhat the hell's wrong with F#wearing a dress?
FBeing wCm7ho you wanna Ebe?F#m7  Gdim  E  
MICHAEL
CmWho the hell is it you Gtry to impress
AAll you have to do is Dlearn to care less
GStart a new fashion, F#buck all the trends
MICHAEL
FBilly, sing Dm7something to EmeF#m7  Gdim  E  
Am7What the hell is wrong with exGpressing yourEmself?
For Ebtrying to Fbe fGree
[Chorus 1]
G7If you C7wanna be a dancer, dGance
If you D9wanna be a miner, miGne
G7If you C7want to dress like Gsomebody else,
A7Fine, fine, Dfine.
It's Emnot a big statement, it's Bnot a weird act
Just a Cgood idea at the Atime
   A7We'll not Am7complain about your borBm7ing Em7life
If Fyou'll just D7leave me to Gmine.
[Musical Breakdown]
G7If you C7wanna be a dancer, dGance
If you D9wanna be a miner, miGne
[Long dance break - anyone with a lot of time on your hands feel free to add these chords]
[Finale - Kickline Tempo]
GEveryone is different
It's the F#natural state
It's a Ffact, it's plain to Esee,F#m7  Gdim  
EThe Am7world's grey enough without Gmaking Bm7it  Em7worse
EbWhat we need is FindividualityG  C  Cm  Eb  F  G  D+  G  

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Billy Elliot - Expressing Yourself

by Misc Musicals

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

F#7

C#m

Emaj7

C#7

G#m

D#m

F#sus

Dm7

F#m7

Gdim

Am7

[Intro]

F#7 B G6

Is it sinful if you're blue

B F#

To cheer up the place?

C#m B Emaj7 C#7 F#

What is wrong with dressing up in sa-tin and lace?

G#m D# D#m G#

Get some earrings, some mascara, heels and a fan.

C#m B C# F#sus F# D7

Pretty soon you will start to feel, a different man.

[Verse 1]

G F#

What the hell's wrong with expressing yourself?

F Dm7 E F#m7 Gdim E

Being who you want to be?

Cm G

Will anybody die if you put on a dress?

A D

Who the hell cares if your blusher's a mess?

G F#

Start a new fashion, buck all the trends.

F Dm7 E F#m7 Gdim

Emphasise integrity

Am7 G Em

(E)

Cos what the hell is wrong with expressing yourself

Eb F G

For wanting to be me?

[Verse 2]

ILLY

G F#

What the hell's wrong with wearing a dress?

F Cm7 E F#m7 Gdim E

Being who you wanna be?

MICHAEL

Cm G

Who the hell is it you try to impress

A D

All you have to do is learn to care less

G F#

Start a new fashion, buck all the trends

MICHAEL

F Dm7 E F#m7 Gdim E

Billy, sing something to me

Am7 G Em

What the hell is wrong with expressing yourself?

Eb F G

For trying to be free

[Chorus 1]

G7 C7 G

If you wanna be a dancer, dance

D9 G

If you wanna be a miner, mine

G7 C7 G

If you want to dress like somebody else,

A7 D

Fine, fine, fine.

Em B

It's not a big statement, it's not a weird act

C A

Just a good idea at the time

A7 Am7 Bm7 Em7

We'll not complain about your boring life

F D7 G

If you'll just leave me to mine.

[Musical Breakdown]

G7 C7 G

If you wanna be a dancer, dance

D9 G

If you wanna be a miner, mine

[Long dance break - anyone with a lot of time on your hands feel free to add these chords]

[Finale - Kickline Tempo]

Everyone is different

It's the natural state

F E F#m7 Gdim

It's a fact, it's plain to see,

E Am7 G Bm7 Em7

The world's grey enough without making it worse

Eb F G C Cm Eb F G D+ G

What we need is individuality

About Billy Elliot - Expressing Yourself Chords by Misc Musicals

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