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Billy Jack

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C#minor

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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Step 1 / 4Position: 4

1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO openSpace = play/pause

     (album: Various, A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield, 1994)
Intro and verses:
e|---C#m-4----G#m-4-----A5----F#m-5-----|
B|----5-----4-----5-----7-----|
G|----6-----4-----6-----6-----|
D|----6-----6-----7-----4-----|
A|----4-----6-----7-----------|
E|----------4-----5-----------|
C#mJust out of Monday
G#mRun into a friend
Down the strAeet, down the street
Where I liF#mve
Ah! Ah! Sad things begin
I could feel from within
From the message, from the message
He had to give
'Bout a buddy of mine
Running out of time
Somebody past noon, shot across the room
And now the man no longer lives
Too bad about him
Too sad about him
Don't get me wrong, the man is gone
But it's a wonder he lived this long
Up in the C#mcity they called him Boss Jack
But down F#mhome he was a alley cat
Ah! didn't care nC#mothing about being black
Oh! F#mBilly Jack
C#m, G#m, A  
C#m, G#m, A  
Can't be no fun (can't be no fun)
To be shot, shot with a hand gun
Body sprawled out, you without a doubt
Running people out, there on the floor, oh oh oh
Ah! Ah! Bad bloody bloody mess
Shot all up in his chest
One sided duel, gun and a fool
What a way to go
Up in the city they called him Boss Jack
But down home he was a alley cat
Ah! Didn't care nothin' 'bout being Black
Ah, Oh, Billy Jack
Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah! 
Used chords:
        EADGBe
C#m-----x44654
G#m-----466444
A-------577655
F#m-----xx4675

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Billy Jack

by Lenny Kravitz

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

C#m

G#m

F#m

(album: Various, A Tribute To Curtis Mayfield, 1994)

Intro and verses:

C#m G#m A F#m

e|----4-----4-----5-----5-----|

B|----5-----4-----5-----7-----|

G|----6-----4-----6-----6-----|

D|----6-----6-----7-----4-----|

A|----4-----6-----7-----------|

E|----------4-----5-----------|

C#m

Just out of Monday

G#m

Run into a friend

Down the street, down the street

F#m

Where I live

Ah! Ah! Sad things begin

I could feel from within

From the message, from the message

He had to give

'Bout a buddy of mine

Running out of time

Somebody past noon, shot across the room

And now the man no longer lives

Too bad about him

Too sad about him

Don't get me wrong, the man is gone

But it's a wonder he lived this long

C#m

Up in the city they called him Boss Jack

F#m

But down home he was a alley cat

C#m

Ah! didn't care nothing about being black

F#m

Oh! Billy Jack

C#m G#m A

, ,

C#m G#m A

, ,

Can't be no fun (can't be no fun)

To be shot, shot with a hand gun

Body sprawled out, you without a doubt

Running people out, there on the floor, oh oh oh

Ah! Ah! Bad bloody bloody mess

Shot all up in his chest

One sided duel, gun and a fool

What a way to go

Up in the city they called him Boss Jack

But down home he was a alley cat

Ah! Didn't care nothin' 'bout being Black

Ah, Oh, Billy Jack

Ah! Ah! Ah! Ah!

Used chords:

EADGBe

C#m-----x44654

G#m-----466444

A-------577655

F#m-----xx4675

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