WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Decemberists - Billy Liar Chords | Ver. 2
and many thanks to them, but they got the chorus and solo wrong,
so I've edited it to be more right.
(I'd like to state that whilst not 100% right, this version is MORE right)
Standard Tuning: EADGBe
G/f# : (2x0033)
VERSE I
G G/f# Em
Billy Liar's got his hands in his pockets
A Em
Staring over at his neighbor's, knickers down.
A Em A D
He's got his knickers down.
G G/f# Em
So the summer is eternity for you?
A Em
Sleeping in until your father's shaking you down
A Em A
He's shaking you down.
G
And the mailroom shift gets a real short shrift
F#m Em
As you dole out the packages, no-one seems to want you around
A Em A
All skullking around.
CHORUS
D F#m Bm G
Let your legs loll on the lino
D F#m Bm G
'Til your sinews spoil
D F#m Bm G
Will you stay here for awhile, dear,
D F#m Bm Em
'Til the radio, plays something familiar?
A D
Plays something familiar.
SOLO
(D) G G/f# Em
e--------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------3---0-----0------------|
G-------------------0-2-4----------2---------------|
D-------------0-2-4--------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
A Em
e--------------------------------------------------|
B-------------2-3---0-----0------------------------|
G-------0-2-4----------2---------------------------|
D---2-4------------------------2-------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
A Em
e----(5)--(3)--(2)--(0)------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------2h4--2-----------------|
D-----------------------------------4---2----------|
A--------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------|
A D
e----(5)--(3)--(2)--(0)|
B----------------------|
G----------------------|
D----------------------|
A----------------------|
E----------------------|
VERSE II (Same Chords)
All a-drifting, he's the nogood boyo
Sent a-fishing for a whalebone corset frame
(The only catch all day)
So he sits and lets the current take him
A gentle breeze will leave his pants in disarray
And at his ankles laid.
As he drifts to sleep with a moan and a weep
He is decked by a Japanese geisha with a garland of pearls
How she twists and twirls!
CHORUS
D F#m Bm G
Let your legs loll on the lino
D F#m Bm G
'Til your sinews spoil
D F#m Bm G
Will you stay here for awhile, dear,
D F#m Bm Em
'Til the radio plays something familiar
A
Plays something familiar
Em
Plays something familiar
A
Plays something familiar
OUTRO
Em A
e--3--3--2--2--0--0----0-----------------------------|
B--------------------3---3--2--2--3--3--4--4--5--5---|
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
Em
Bah bah bah bah bah bah bah-da-dah
A
Bah bah bah bah bah bah bah bah
REPEAT UNTIL FADE