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Billy

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Tempo 80 BPMVol

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intro solo: riff:  A   G   F   G(x2) 
e|--------------------------------------------5---3-5-3-8-7-5-3-----3h5-3--| 
B|--------------------------------------------------------------6----------| 
G|-2---0-2-0-5-4-2-0------0h2-0-0h2-5-4-2-0--------------------------------| 
D|-------------------3-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
Ai Gcan recall the warm youth of a summer day, yeah 
FthGe sweetest lemonade, the darkest game arcade, 
AanGd billy had a yearning in the corner of his mind. 
Fit Gmoved him secretly. it moved him powerfully. 
FbuCt GprAescience was lacking and the present was not all 
FanCd Ghis aptitudes were carelessly wasted. 
FanCd GchAallenging life with the abandon of a fool 
Fhe GsAquandered the hours of his day. 
INTRO RIFF 
then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face, yeah. 
it hit him like a friend, struck something deep within. 
he couldn't break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him 
just like a fatal tie toward the other side. 
and billy was a lunatic, just barking at the moon, 
and his brain was totally wasted. 
he then exchanged his friends for a needle and a spoon 
and he threw his future away. 
EboGlt EtGhe door and throw away the key. 
EyoGur EdGim reflection is all that you can see. 
Fso CwGheAre is the justice when no one is at fault 
FanCd Ga human life is tragically wasted? 
FhoCw GfrAagile is the flame that burns within us all 
Fto GlAight each passing day? 
G C B

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Billy

by Bad Religion

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

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A G F G

intro solo: riff: (x2)

e|--------------------------------------------5---3-5-3-8-7-5-3-----3h5-3--|

B|--------------------------------------------------------------6----------|

G|-2---0-2-0-5-4-2-0------0h2-0-0h2-5-4-2-0--------------------------------|

D|-------------------3-----------------------------------------------------|

A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

A G

i can recall the warm youth of a summer day, yeah

F G

the sweetest lemonade, the darkest game arcade,

A G

and billy had a yearning in the corner of his mind.

F G

it moved him secretly. it moved him powerfully.

F C G A

but prescience was lacking and the present was not all

F C G

and his aptitudes were carelessly wasted.

F C G A

and challenging life with the abandon of a fool

F G A

he squandered the hours of his day.

INTRO RIFF

then darkness and disorder slapped him sharply in the face, yeah.

it hit him like a friend, struck something deep within.

he couldn't break the chain of slow decay that seemed to drag him

just like a fatal tie toward the other side.

and billy was a lunatic, just barking at the moon,

and his brain was totally wasted.

he then exchanged his friends for a needle and a spoon

and he threw his future away.

E G E G

bolt the door and throw away the key.

E G E G

your dim reflection is all that you can see.

F C G A

so where is the justice when no one is at fault

F C G

and a human life is tragically wasted?

F C G A

how fragile is the flame that burns within us all

F G A

to light each passing day?

G C B

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