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Billie Jean by Coldplay


                          Billie Jean 

Capo: no capo
Tuning: EADGBe  Standard
  
This is the part John Buckland plays:
 
Riff A
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|  Repeat 12 times.
D|--------------------------|  You can mute the notes if that sounds better to you.
A|---10----8-10-8-----------|
E|------10--------10-8-10---|
 
 
Then the next riff comes in, after Chris Martin sings: 'She said I'm the one' in the 1st verse.
 
Riff B
 
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|  Play this riff 2 times.
D|---10----8-10-8-----------|
A|------10--------10-8-10---|
E|--------------------------|
 
After Riff B, play Riff A again.
 
 
There is an other guitar (Will Champion, COldplay drummer) in this song. He strums a few
while John plays the riff.
 
 
This is the part of Will in the verse:
 
     Bm   C#m     D  C#m
e|--------------------------|
B|----3---5-------7---5-----|
G|----4---6-------7---6-----|   Repeat the whole verse,
D|----4---6-------7---6-----|   Listen to the song for the rhythm.
A|----2---4-------5---4-----|
E|--------------------------|
 
OR
 
e|----2---4-------5---4-----|
B|----2---4-------5---4-----|
G|----2---4-------6---4-----|   Or you can play this. But I don't
D|--------------------------|   believe this is the way Will plays it.
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
The outro (solo) by John Buckland:
               FH               FH
e|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|
G|---5-5h7-5---5h7-|----5h7-5---5h7--|  Repeat 7 times.
D|-----------8-----|--8-------8------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|
 
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-----5h7\\\\\--|
D|---8-----------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
 

(Intro)
She was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
I said, "Don't mind, but what do you mean
I am the one?"
Who will dance on the floor in the round? 
(Verse 1)
She said, "I am the one who will dance on the floor in the round"
People always told me, "Be careful of what you do"
And don't go around breaking young girls' hearts
And mother always told me, "Be careful of who you love
And be careful of what you do"
'Cause the lie becomes the truth 
(Chorus)
"Billie Jean is not my lover"
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son
"Billie Jean is not my lover"
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son 
(Verse 2)
For forty days and forty nights
The law was on her side
But who can stand when she's in demand?
With her schemes and plans
'Cause we danced on the floor in the round 
(Chorus)
So take my strong advice
Just remember to always think twice
She says I am the one, but the kid is not my son
"Billie Jean is not my lover"
She's just a girl who claims that I am the one
But the kid is not my son 


 
h  = Hammer-on
FH = Fast Hammer-On
\\ = Slide down the neck




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