Billys Got A Gun chords by Def Leppard

• Difficulty: Intermediate

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

🤘 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



🤘 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


🤘 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


🤘 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?


🤘 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


🤘 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


🤘 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


🤘 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


🤘 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


🤘 Solo:

Dm Bb G/B G
Dm Bb G/B G

Em C Em C

Am F Am F
Am F Am F



🤘 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


🤘 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