Logo
GuitarTuna Pick
GuitarTuna

Get the full experience in app

Open

Billy Liar easy guitar chords by
The Decemberists
The Decemberists

N/A
Verse 1
D
G
D

Billy Liar's got his hands in his pockets
Em
A

Staring over at the neighbor's,
Em

knickers down.
A

He's got his knickers down.
Em
A

Verse 2
D
G
D

So the summer is eternity for you?
Em
A

Sleeping in until your father's
Em
A

shaking you down
Em
A

He's shaking you down.
Verse 3
G

And the mailroom shift

gets a real short shrift
D

As you dole out the packages,
F#m
Em
A

no- one seems to want you around
Em

All skulking around.
A
Verse 4
D

F#m
D
Bm
G
D

Let you legs loss on the lino
F#m
Bm
G
Em
D

'Til your sinews spoil
F#m
Bm
G

Will you stay here for a while,
D
G
D

dear,
F#m
D
Bm

'Til the ra di o plays
Em

something familiar?
A
D

Plays smoething familiar.
A
Interlude 1
G
Em
A
Em
A
Em

A
D

Verse 5
G
D
Em

All a- drifting, he's a nogood boyo
A

Sent a- fishing for a whalebone
Em
A

corset frame
Em
A
D

(His only catch all day)
Verse 6
G
D

So he sits and lets the current take him
Em

A gentle breeze will leave
A
Em

his pants in disarray
A
Em
A

And at his ankles laid.
Verse 7
G

As he drifts to sleep with

a moan and a weep
F#m

He is decked by a Japanese geisha
Em
A

with a garland of pearls
Em

How she twists and twirls!
A
Verse 8
D

F#m
D
Bm

Let you legs loss
G
D
G
D

on the lino
F#m
Bm
G
Em
G
D

'Til your sinews spoil
F#m
Bm
G

Will you stay here for a while,
D

dear,
F#m
D
Bm
Em

'Til the ra di o plays
A
Em

something familiar?
A

Plays smoething familiar.
Outro 1
A
Em
A
Em
A

Em

A
Em
A

Em
A
Em
A

Em
A
D
A
Em
A

Em

How did you like the song?

You need to log in to leave a rating.
Learn to play Billy Liar by The Decemberists with GuitarTuna

Master Billy Liar by The Decemberists on guitar and explore 10000 tabs created by our verified editors.

Whether you're learning Billy Liar by The Decemberists for the first time or perfecting your skills, GuitarTuna makes it easier to practice across guitar, bass and piano. Join 2 Million musicians already playing songs they love on GuitarTuna. Rated 4/5 on App Store.

Chords
  • D

  • G

  • Em

  • A

  • F#m

    2
  • Bm

    2

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

0

Autoscroll20%

Join millions playing with GuitarTuna

  • #1 Tuner

    in AppStore & Google Play

  • +

    AppStore & Play rating

  • M

    Downloads worldwide

  • k+

    Songs available

Trusted by guitar players worldwide

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • 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 🙂

  • 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!!!

  • 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!

  • 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.

  • Great to tune and play

    Lynae T

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