Billy The Bum chords by
Jeffrey Foucault

N/A•

Key: C major•

Intro 1

Am

Am

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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C

C

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Billy the

Verse 1

Bone

Am

Am

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lived by the thumb

C

C

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F

F

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Sang of the hobo's delay

He proved he could run

G

G

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twice as fast as the sun

C

C

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By losing his shadow at night

Cm

Cm

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He loved every girl in this

curly -headed world

C

C

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F

F

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No one will know it seems

For two twisted legs

C

C

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and a childhood disease

G

G

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C

C

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Left Billy just a bum in his dreams

F

F

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C

C

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He was just a gentle boy

G

G

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C

C

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A real fluorescent light

F

F

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C

C

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He cried pennies on Sunday morning

G

G

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And laughed nickels on Saturday night

C

C

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And your bullets, they can't harm him

F

F

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Oh, your knives tear him apart

C

C

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Humiliation killed him

G

G

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C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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God bless his little heart

C

C

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Am

Am

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C

C

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He lived all alone in a run -down home

F

F

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By the side of the railroad track

G

G

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Well, the trains used to run,

carry the freight by the ton

Am

Am

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C

C

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Blow the whistle and Billy waved back

But the children around Billy's

Cm

Cm

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hometown

C

C

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Am

Am

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F

F

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Seemed to have nothing better to do

C

C

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Than run around his house

with their tongues from their mouths

G

G

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C

C

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Making fun of that crippled old fool

F

F

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C

C

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He was just a gentle boy,

G

G

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C

C

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a real fluorescent light

F

F

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C

C

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He cried pennies on Sunday morning,

G

G

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and left nickels on Saturday night

C

C

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And your bullets they can't harm him,

Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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oh your knives tear him apart

C

C

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Humiliation killin'

Dm

Dm

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G

G

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C

C

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Cm

Cm

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God bless his little heart

C

C

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Well, some folks wait

and some folks pray

Am

Am

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C

C

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F

F

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For Je sus to rise up again

G

G

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But none of those folks in their holy cloaks

C

C

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Ever took Billy on as a friend

Cm

Cm

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C

C

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For pity's a crime and

it ain't worth a dime

Am

Am

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F

F

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To a person who's really in need

Just treat them the same

C

C

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as you would your own name

G

G

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C

C

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The next time your heart starts to bleed

F

F

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C

C

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And he was just a gentle boy,

G

G

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F

F

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a real florescent lad

C

C

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F

F

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C

C

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He cried pennies on Sunday morning

G

G

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And laughed nickels on Saturday night

Am

Am

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C

C

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And your bullets, they can't harm him

Am

Am

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C

C

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Dm

Dm

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F

F

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Oh, your knives tear him apart

C

C

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Humiliation killed him,

G

G

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Am

Am

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C

C

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God bless his little heart

F

F

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C

C

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Humiliation killed him,

G

G

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C

C

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God bless his little heart you

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

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G ₃

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CavaquinhoStandard

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E ₁

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

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Tuning:Standard Open Tuner

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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B ₁

E ₂

A ₂

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

E ₄

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E ₃

E ₂

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D ₄

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G ₄

G ₃

B ₃

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G ₄

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CavaquinhoStandard

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E ₁

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G ₂

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G ₂

G ₃

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C ₃

G ₃

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E ₄

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G ₄

D ₃

G ₃

B ₃

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Banjo Tuner 4 Strings

C ₃

G ₃

D ₄

A ₄

Chords

Am
C
Cm
F
G
Dm

Capo: 0

Transpose: 0

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Frequently asked questions

The original key of Billy The Bum by Jeffrey Foucault is C major.

The primary chords used in Billy The Bum are Am, C, Cm, F, G, Dm.

No capo is required for this song.

Yes, this version uses open chords like Am, C, Cm, F, making it a great song for beginner guitarists.

The tempo of Billy The Bum is approximately 118 beats per minute.

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