Billy Liar chords by The Decemberists

Verse 1:
(C)                  F            F/E    Dm
Billy Liar's got his hands in his pockets
                    G                         Dm
Staring over at his neighbor's, knickers down.
G                          Dm        G        C
He's got his knickers down.
                 F        F/E     Dm
So the summer is eternity for you?
                       G                        Dm
Sleeping in until your father's shaking you down
G                     Dm        G
He's shaking you down.
        F
And the mailroom shift gets a real short shrift
       Em                                                   Dm
As you dole out the packages, no-one seems to want you around
G              Dm    G
All skullking around.

Chorus:
C        Em      Am      F
Let your legs loll on the lino
C         Em         Am        F
'Til your sinews spoil
C        Em      Am     F
Will you stay here for awhile, dear,
C        Em  Am       Dm
'Til the radio,  plays something familiar?
      G                   C
Plays something familiar.

Solo:
(C), F   F/E, Dm,
G , Dm
G, Dm
G, C

Verse 2:
(C)                  F          F/E    Dm
All a-drifting, he's the nogood boyo
                    G                  Dm
Sent a-fishing for a whalebone corset frame
G                    Dm        G        C
(The only catch all day)
(C)                  F            F/E    Dm
So he sits and lets the current take him
                    G                         Dm
A gentle breeze will leave his pants in disarray
G                          Dm        G
And at his ankles laid.

      F
As he drifts to sleep with a moan and a weep
       Em                                                   Dm
He is decked by a Japanese geisha with a garland of pearls
G                  Dm    G
How she twists and twirls!

Chorus:
C        Em      Am      F
Let your legs loll on the lino
C         Em         Am        F
'Til your sinews spoil
C        Em      Am     F
Will you stay here for awhile, dear,
C        Em  Am     Dm
'Til the radio plays something familiar
      G
Plays something familiar
      Dm
Plays something familiar
      G
Plays something familiar

Dm
Bah bah bah bah bah bah bah-da-dah
G