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Turn On Billie

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Intro
          Bbm     F#   F(x2)
Verse 1
BbmWhen I woke up this afternoon
I know I feF#lt… uFn-ea-sy
BbmBut no matter what I do
Nothing seemed to please F#meF  
BbmI couldn't get out of my head
That lF#ittle Ffight we had… last night
BbmBut I would much rather be dead
Than adF#mit tFo myself… that you were right
BbmOh… G#Oh... F#Oh… FOhhh
CHORUS
BbmDon't be silly
Turn On Billie
F#She's singing us to sleep
FSo we can dream our lives away
BbmAnd if we wake up
In full make-up
F#We'll paint the town in blue
FCause baby, red is so passé
Bbm      F# F
Verse 2
BbmNow don't look at me that way
You know I jusF#t canF't… take it
ABbmnd no matter what they say
I know that F#we wiFll…. Make it
CBbmause when we are good we are grand
But whF#en weF're bad… we are.. very bad (so bad)
BBbmut I stick around cF#ause the love that you are giving me is the best
I hFave ever had
BbmOh… G#Oh... F#Oh… FOhhh
CHORUS
BbmDon't be silly
Turn On Billie
F#She's singing us to sleep
FSo we can dream our lives away
BbmAnd if we wake up
In full make-up
F#We'll paint the town in blue
FCause baby, red is so passé
BbmAhhhBbh 	Ahhhhhh
AF#nd it's funny, to me
The way that things have worked outF  
There's no doubt in my mind
F#That you can't recall what this song was aboutF  
So let's give it up…
         Bbm    F#   F(x2)
BbmLove me sweetly and completely
F#Come anFd sit beside me, ‘cause you know I need you near
BbmWhen you are reeling, with that feeling
F#We’ll Fpaint the town pink because red is so last year
BbmDon’t be silly
Turn on Billie
F#She’s singing us to sleep 
FSo we can dream our lives away
BbmAnd if we wake up
In full make-up
F#We’ll paint the town blue
FCause baby, red is so passé.
BbmLa di F#daFh dah 
La dah dah dah (x4)

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Turn On Billie

by The Pierces

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Bbm

Intro

Bbm F# F

(x2)

Verse 1

Bbm

When I woke up this afternoon

F# F

I know I felt… un-ea-sy

Bbm

But no matter what I do

F# F

Nothing seemed to please me

Bbm

I couldn't get out of my head

F# F

That little fight we had… last night

Bbm

But I would much rather be dead

F# F

Than admit to myself… that you were right

Bbm G# F# F

Oh… Oh... Oh… Ohhh

CHORUS

Bbm

Don't be silly

Turn On Billie

She's singing us to sleep

So we can dream our lives away

Bbm

And if we wake up

In full make-up

We'll paint the town in blue

Cause baby, red is so passé

Bbm F# F

Verse 2

Bbm

Now don't look at me that way

F# F

You know I just can't… take it

Bbm

And no matter what they say

F# F

I know that we will…. Make it

Bbm

Cause when we are good we are grand

F# F

But when we're bad… we are.. very bad (so bad)

Bbm F#

But I stick around cause the love that you are giving me is the best

I have ever had

Bbm G# F# F

Oh… Oh... Oh… Ohhh

CHORUS

Bbm

Don't be silly

Turn On Billie

She's singing us to sleep

So we can dream our lives away

Bbm

And if we wake up

In full make-up

We'll paint the town in blue

Cause baby, red is so passé

Bbm Bb

Ahhhh Ahhhhhh

And it's funny, to me

The way that things have worked out

There's no doubt in my mind

F# F

That you can't recall what this song was about

So let's give it up…

Bbm F# F

(x2)

Bbm

Love me sweetly and completely

F# F

Come and sit beside me, ‘cause you know I need you near

Bbm

When you are reeling, with that feeling

F# F

We’ll paint the town pink because red is so last year

Bbm

Don’t be silly

Turn on Billie

She’s singing us to sleep

So we can dream our lives away

Bbm

And if we wake up

In full make-up

We’ll paint the town blue

Cause baby, red is so passé.

Bbm F# F

La di dah dah

La dah dah dah (x4)

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