Difficulty
Intermediate
Rate for accuracy
🎸
Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)
π€ Intro:
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb/C
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb/C
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb/C
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb
Cm
π€ Verse:
Cm
Billy's got a gun, he's on the run
Bb F
Confusion in his mind, the blind leads the blind
Cm F Eb/C
Yeah, Billy's got a gun, he's gonna shoot ya down
Bb F Cm
He's got evil in his eyes, got a reason to despise
There's danger in the air
π€ Chorus:
Ab Cm
Can you feel it in the air? (There's danger in the air)
F/C Eb/C
Danger (such a strange emotion)
Ab
Can you feel it in the air?
Bb
Oh yeah
π€ Verse 2:
Cm
Oh he was locked inside a room without a door
His innocence he suffered for
Bb F
In a world of black and white, they were wrong and he was right
Cm F Eb/C
Just looking for a clue, it's a nightmare come true
Bb F
He's going underground to track that danger down
Cm
Oh Billy, and why you got that gun?
π€ Chorus 2:
Ab Cm
Can you feel it in the air? (There's danger in the air)
F/C Eb/C
Danger (such a strange emotion)
Ab
Can you feel it in the air?
Bb G
Oh yeah
π€ Bridge:
Dm
Never give him an even break
Bb
Gettin' caught is the chance you take
G/B
It could be your last mistake
G
(You could be so helpless)
Dm
As a bird with a broken wing
Bb
Like a sheep in a lion's den
G/B
Gonna fall but you won't know when
G
It's gonna get you
π€ Intro:
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb/C
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb/C
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb/C
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb
Cm
π€ Verse 3:
Cm
You hear footsteps in the night, see shadows on the wall
Bb F
And the ghostly sound of silence, as the mist begins to fall
Cm F Eb/C
Then a scream rang out like thunder, but the lightning was too late
Bb
As the rain came down on the crimson ground
F
It was the hand of fate
Cm
And a crowd of people gathered 'round, but Billy couldn't wait
π€ Chorus 3:
Ab Cm
Can you feel it in the air? (There's danger in the air)
F/C Eb/C
Danger (such a strange emotion)
Ab
Can you feel it in the air?
Bb G
Oh yeah
π€ Solo:
Dm Bb G/B G
Dm Bb G/B G
Em C Em C
Am F Am F
Am F Am F
π€ Bridge 2:
Dm
Never give him an even break
Bb
Gettin' caught is the chance you take
G/B
It could be your last mistake
G
(You could be so helpless)
Dm
As a bird with a broken wing
Bb
Like a sheep in a lion's den
G/B
Gonna fall but you won't know when
G
It's gonna get you
π€ Outro:
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb/C
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb/C
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb/C
Cm Bb/C Ab/C Bb Cm
Other versions of this song
- Billys Got A Gun (Tabs)
Song History
Published: June 16, 2021
Last Updated: September 10, 2025