Chords with lyrics
The Ballad Of Billy Christian:The Statler Brothers.
Flip Side of "Flowers On The Wall' on MERCURY
Records in 1965.
INTRO:
D7D7 G+G
If you're listenin' Billy Christian, come on home.
CHORUS:
G+G C majorC
Are you listening Billy Christian, if you are
then go on home.
D7D7 G+G
Everything is like you left it, she spends all
her time alone.
G+G C majorC
All that music never thrills her like it did when
you were there.
D7D7 G....Ab A augmentedA
Go on home, Billy Christian, if you care.
#2.
A augmentedA D MajorD
What a team they were together, Billy Christian
and his wife.
E MajorE A augmentedA
People loved to hear them singin', that was their
success in life .
A augmentedA D MajorD
But the eyes of Billy Christian were the wild and
wandering kind.
E MajorE A....G
Now, Billy's wife sings solo all the time.
CHORUS:
G+G C majorC
Are you listening Billy Christian, if you are
then go on home.
D7D7 G+G
Everything is like you left it, she spends all
her time alone.
G+G C majorC
All that music never thrills her like it did when
you were there.
D7D7 G....Ab A augmentedA
Go on home, Billy Christian, if you care.
#3.
A augmentedA D MajorD
All the fellows tried to date her but she never
blinked an eye.
E MajorE A......G
Every night she sings the same sad song and cries.
BRIDGE:
G+G C majorC
Now, where is Billy Christian, does he ever hear
the song?
D MajorD G+G
Does Billy Christian know he's welcome home?
CHORUS:
G+G C majorC
Are you listening Billy Christian, if you are
then go on home.
D7D7 G+G
Everything is like you left it, she spends all
her time alone.
G+G C majorC
All that music never thrills her like it did when
you were there.
D7D7 G+G
Go on home, Billy Christian, if you care.
OUTRO:
D7D7 G+G
Go on home, Billy Christian, if you care.
A augmentedA sixties smash from Kraziekhat.