C'mon Billy Chords

KeyAm CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays484

C'mon Billy by PJ Harvey is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of Am. It uses the chords Am, C, Dm and Em. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
Am
Text
16
Speed
  			
     Am    C    Dm    Em   
e|---0-----0----1-----0----- 
B|---1-----1----3-----0----- 
G|---0h2---0----2-----0-----   
D|---0h2---2----0-----2-----   
A|---0-----3----0-----2-----   
E|---0----(3)---x-----0----- 
 
Here's how they fit into the Verse and Chorus : 
 
{VERSE} 
 
Am           C   Am          C 
  C'mon Billy,     Come to me 
Am                    C       Dm   C   Dm C   Am 
  You know I'm waiting,  I'll love you endlessly. 
Am           C  Am                   C 
  C'mon Billy,    you're the only one, 
Am                          C       Dm  C    Dm C  Am 
  Don't you think it's time now you met your on-ly son ? 
Am          C   Am                C 
  I remember      our lovers' play 
Am                   C     Dm  C  Dm C   Am 
  The corn was golden,  we lay in it for days 
Am          C   Am                   C 
  I remember      the things you said 
Am               C         Dm C    Dm C     Dm 
  My little Billy,    come to your lo-ver's bed 
Dm          Am 
  Come home,  is my plea 
Em                Am 
  Your home now is  here with me 
Dm         Am 
  Come home  to your son 
Em 
  Tomorrow might never come  
{VERSE} 
C'mon Billy, you look good to me 
How many nights now your child inside ohh - v.unsure about this! 
Don't forget me, I had your son 
Damn thing went crazy, but I swear you're the only one 
 
{INSTRUMENTAL} for rest of verse 
 
Then just repeat : 
 
Am                C  Am          C 
  Come along Billy,    Come to Me 

    	

Chord diagrams

Guitar tuner

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Start the tuner and play a string

Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
No microphone? You can still tap any string above to hear its exact reference pitch.

Metronome

100 BPM Andante