Billie Jean Eleanor Rigby Acoustic Live chords by Caetano Veloso

Chords with lyrics

Note: Sounds even better if you alternate the bass with your thumb on the E MajorE and A augmentedA strings, bossa nova style.

Verse 1:
Bm9Bm9
She was more like a beauty queen from a movie screen
N.C
I said don't mind but what do you mean
      Em9Em9
I am the one
              Bm9Bm9
Who will dance on the floor in the round
          Em9Em9
She said I am the one
                  Bm9Bm9
Who will dance on the floor in the round
N.C
She told me her name was Billie Jean as she caused a scene
N.C
Then every head turned
                  Em9Em9
With eyes that dreamed of being the one
              Bm9Bm9
Who will dance on the floor in the round

Pre-chorus:
Em9Em9              Bm9Bm9
People always told me: Be careful what you do
Em9Em9                  Bm9Bm9
Don't go around breaking young girl's hearts
  Em9Em9            Bm9Bm9
And mother always told me: Be careful of who you love
  Gmaj7Gmaj7
Be careful of what you do
     F#aug7
Cause the lie becomes the truth

Chorus:
Bm9Bm9
  Billie Jean is not my lover
N.C                     Em9Em9
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
            Bm9Bm9
But the kid is not my son
         Em9Em9
She says I am the one
           Bm9Bm9
But the kid is not my son

Verse 2:
Bm9Bm9
  For forty days and forty nights the law was on her side
                            Em9Em9
But who can stand when she's in demand her schemes and plans
           Bm9Bm9
On the floor in the round
           Em9Em9
So take my strong advice
                Bm9Bm9
Just remember to always think twice (Do think twice)
Bm9Bm9
  She told my baby best of three as she looked at me
                           Em9Em9
And showed a photo of a baby cry, his eyes were like mine
          Bm9Bm9
Danced on the floor in the round

Pre-chorus:
  Em9Em9                Bm9Bm9
Yes people always told me: be careful what you do
   Em9Em9               Bm9Bm9
Don't go around breaking young girl's hearts
  Em9Em9                 Bm9Bm9
She came and stood right by me then the smell of sweet perfume
    Gmaj7Gmaj7
That happened much too soon
   F#aug7
She called me to her room

Chorus:
Bm9Bm9
  Billie Jean is not my lover
N.C                     Em9Em9
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
            Bm9Bm9
But the kid is not my son
Bm9Bm9
  Billie Jean is not my lover
N.C                     Em9Em9
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
            Bm9Bm9
But the kid is not my son

Bass note transition: BB A:

Outro:
Gmaj7Gmaj7   E7E7       Bm9Bm9
I look at all the lonely people
Bass note: BB A:
Gmaj7Gmaj7   E7E7       Bm9Bm9
I look at all the lonely people
Bass note: BB A:
Gmaj7Gmaj7   E7E7       Bm9Bm9
I look at all the lonely people
Bass note: BB A:
Gmaj7Gmaj7   E7E7       Bm9Bm9
I look at all the lonely people