Billy Boy
Billy Boy

Billy Boy easy guitar chords by Joe Ely

N/A
Guitar
Tuning

E A D G B E

Capo

No capo

Capo

Transpose

0

Capo
  • Am

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • E

  • Am

  • C

  • G

  • F

  • E

  • Verse 1
    What did 
    you see 
    at the fair 
    little Billy 

    were 
    there 
    pretty 
    girls 
    there 
    my 
    billy 

    Maybe 
    it was 
    the colors 

    and the lights 
    all 
    ablaze 

    Maybe 
    it was face 
    with a candy 

    apple glaze 

    The motorcycle 
    girl 
    put 
    a spell 
    on 
    me 

    the 
    fortune 
    teller 
    said she 

    tell 
    on me 

    everything 
    was 
    spinning' and 

    it 
    carried 
    me away 

    To 
    a place 
    for 
    a while 
    I thought 

    wanted 
    to stay 


    Verse 2
    What took 
    you so 
    long 

    to get 
    home 
    Billy? 

    Did you 
    stay did you 
    stay till you 

    were there 
    all 
    alone 

    Yeah 
    stayed 
    till 
    the lights 

    began 
    to grow 
    dim 

    My 
    friends 
    had 
    all left, 

    couldn't 
    find 
    them 

    I didn't 
    mind 
    at this time 

    cause I didn't 
    think 

    that 
    the rides 
    would 
    stop 
    and 
    the lights 

    would quit 
    blinking 

    or the booths 
    where 
    the men 
    who 

    talked 
    through their noses 

    Verse 3
    Would seal 
    them selves 
    tight 
    , like 

    rose 
    when 
    it closes 

    I didn't think 
    that the color 

    that 
    was 
    all 
    air 

    could disap
    pear 
    so fast 
    and leave 

    nothing 
    there 

    I never dreamed 
    that 
    the music 

    of 
    the 
    calliope 

    could change 
    to the 
    noise 
    of of 

    men 
    takin 
    the 
    street 

    It all turned 
    so 
    strange 
    , it all went 
    so quick 

    The 
    only 
    friend left 
    was 
    the 

    sound 
    of 
    a cricket 

    With 
    my fantasy 
    gone 
    it all 
    seems 
    so real 

    I was 
    left 
    there to feel 
    , what 

    didn't 
    want to feel 

    No 
    one wants 
    to see 
    when it 

    comes 
    to the 
    end 

    The 
    still 
    ferris 
    wheel 
    when 
    it quits 
    spinning 

    Verse 4
    no 
    one 
    wants to hear 

    the sound 
    is too intense 

    When 
    the 
    midway 
    doses 
    and leaves 

    nothing 
    but silence 

    When 
    your 
    soul 
    goes 
    swirling 
    and 
    the 
    worlds 
    in a 

    spinYour
    heart 
    will 
    nev
    er 
    be 
    the 
    same 

    Verse 5

    Thats 
    when I 
    got scared 
    And 

    thought I 
    was lost 

    Thats 
    when I heard 
    the sword 

    swallowercough 

    I listened 
    like a 
    rabbit 
    and stopped 

    in a freeze 

    That's when 
    I heard 

    fat man 
    sneeze 

    There was a 
    light in 
    a trailer 

    crept 
    to the door 

    And I 
    pressed 
    my ear 
    close 

    and 
    tried 
    to hear 
    more 

    heard 
    many voices 
    but 

    they weren't 
    the kind 

    That I'd 
    heard 
    in my 
    life 

    or 
    any 
    other time 

    at the 
    back of my 
    coat 
    there 

    blew 
    a cold 
    wind 

    That's 
    when the Siamese 

    twins 
    took me 
    in 

    the people 
    inside 
    could
    n't believe 

    They 
    wer
    en't like 
    the kind 

    that you 
    see 
    in the street 

    They 
    brushed 
    off my 
    hat 

    and 
    dusted 
    my coat 

    And 
    offered 
    me milk 
    that 

    came 
    from a goat 

    I liked 
    em at once 
    , They treated 
    me good 

    So 
    told 
    em my story 
    like I 

    thought I 
    should 

    Verse 6
    When 
    your 
    soul 
    is 
    stirring' 

    and the 
    world 
    is in a spin 

    Your 
    heart 
    can 
    nev
    er 
    be the 
    same 
    again 

    Verse 7

    told 
    em how different 
    that 

    the 
    midway 
    feels 

    When 
    the 
    lights 
    go out 
    on the 
    ferris 
    wheel 

    and I 
    said to 
    him 
    how you must 

    feel 
    all 
    alone 

    when 
    the 
    music 
    quits 
    to 
    call 
    it your 
    home 

    Verse 8
    The 
    tattooed 
    man 
    looked at me 
    in the face 

    And 
    said we 
    couldn't feel 

    right 
    in any 
    other place 

    We 
    will be 
    here 
    til 
    the 
    day 
    we 
    die 

    when 
    I understand 
    I had 

    tear 
    in my 
    eye 

    I knew this 
    was 
    true 

    and though 
    it seemed 
    lonely 

    It 
    was made 
    for 
    them 
    and 
    them only 

    I left them 
    there 
    holding 
    bak 
    the tears 

    And 
    told them 
    I had hoped 
    that I'd 

    see them 
    next 
    year 

    They laughed 
    and said 
    you 

    can bet 
    on 
    that 

    They all 
    gathered around 
    the 

    trail
    er 
    house steps 

    and 
    no 
    one was 
    counting 
    any 
    ones 
    bets 

    Verse 9
    When 
    your 
    soul 
    is a 
    swirlin' 

    And the 
    worlds 
    in a spin 

    Your 
    heart 
    can 
    nev
    er 
    be the 
    same 
    again 

    Verse 10
    Back 
    down 
    the dark 
    midway 

    I imagined 
    the lights 

    Shining 
    like 
    torches 

    only much 
    more 
    bright 

    A little 
    walked 
    than 
    i did 
    before 

    A little 
    older 
    walked 
    But I knew 

    much more 

    Maybe next 
    year 
    if any 
    older 
    I look 

    I'll run 
    away from home 
    and become 

    the fat 
    mans 
    cook 

    The world 
    is so strange 
    my 
    mother 
    dear 

    It's 
    really 
    a wonder 
    how 

    we 
    all 
    got here 

    Once 
    i thought 
    was in my 
    place 
    when 
    I was 

    just a babe 
    look
    in 
    in your face 

    But now for 
    some reason 
    people 

    have given 
    me doubt 

    It seem
    s some 
    are locked 
    in 
    and 

    some 
    are locked 
    out 

    Verse 11
    The world 
    is so strange 

    can't 
    comprehend 

    The 
    one 
    who wants 
    freedom 

    are the 
    very 
    ones locked 
    in 

    and 
    why 
    does it seem 
    that 

    ones who 
    don't care 

    Breathe 
    in 
    without gratitude 

    and the 
    wild 
    free 
    air 

    My 
    innocence 
    has left 
    by the same 

    door 
    it came 

    and never 
    again 
    will 
    i ever 
    be the same 

    But 
    I'll never 
    forget 
    as 
    long 
    as 
    I live 

    To 
    be grateful 
    to 
    stranglers 
    who 

    ain't afraid 
    to give 

    Verse 12
    When your 
    soul 
    is 
    swirling 

    and your 
    worlds 
    in a spin 

    your 
    heart 
    will 
    nev
    er 
    be the 

    same 
    again 

    Verse 13
    when your 
    heart 
    is 
    swirl
    ing 

    and 
    worlds 
    in a spin 

    your 
    world 
    will 
    never 
    be 
    the 

    same 
    again 

    Outro 1



    Autoscroll20%

    Join millions playing with GuitarTuna

    • #1 Tuner

      in AppStore & Google Play

    • +

      AppStore & Play rating

    • M

      Downloads worldwide

    • +

      Tunings available

    Trusted by guitar players worldwide

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Best Tuning App Ever

      MaddProfessor

      "

      I’ve downloaded many tuning apps before and this one is by far the best. Easy to use, super user-friendly, and they have a bunch of fun different chords and songs to help you learn new music. I highly recommend.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Great to tune and play

      Lynae T

      "

      I love how easy it is to tune and find and play my favorite songs.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Well-Designed App

      Rose the Black Cat

      "

      I mostly use this for tuning my guitar, which this app makes ridiculously easy. It also has a large selection of songs to play along to and it helps show you which chords to play as well how to make the shapes with your fingers.

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Got me back into playing

      Tuliketsune

      "

      I got this app to tune an old guitar, and noticed it has a feature that autoscrolls as I play chords to famous songs. For some reason, this was a lot more motivating for me than any other way of practicing guitar. Now I'm actually practicing and remembering the names of chords 🙂

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Secret weapon

      Brad

      "

      Not only is it a tuner (best app tuner I've used personally) but it also has a metronome, games, chords, and a plethora of instruments to choose from and it's SUPER easy to navigate. I love it! Thanks for making an awesome app. From one musician to another, THANKS!!!

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      Very reliable tuner

      theNewPaul

      "

      This is a great app! Very easy to use and very reliable, if you are just starting out, you can take a big worry off your mind, by getting in tune quickly and easily with this app. Highly recommended!

    • Filled starFilled starFilled starFilled starFilled star

      This is the best guitar tuner ever.

      Caleb Schafli

      "

      It tunes your guitar accurately so you can get the best sound. I like all the other little games as well because they teach you how to play different chords and you can learn to identify the chords by listening to them and it is all offline.