E  Esus4  E  Esus4  E  Esus4  E  Esus4

[Verse 1]

E               Esus4
Say, Billy Budd
E                          D
So you think you should? - Oooh
           A         E  Esus4  E  Esus4
Everyone's laughing
E               Esus4
Say, Billy Budd
E                            D
So you think that you should?
           A         E  Esus4  E  Esus4
Everyone's laughing
F#    A                  E  Esus4  E  Esus4
Since I took up with you

[Verse 2]

E                   Esus4
Things have been bad
E                           D
Yeah, but now it's 12 years on
A           E         Esus4  E  Esus4
Now it's 12 years on
         F# A            E
Yes, and I  took up with you

[Instrumental]

E  Esus4  E  Esus4  E  Esus4  E  Esus4
D  A  E

[Verse 3]

E             Esus4
I took my job
E                D
Application into town
        A                    E     Esus4  E  Esus4
Did you hear? They turned me down
              F#    A        E    Esus4  E  Esus4
Yes, and it's all because of us

[Bridge]

  C                       E     Esus4  E  Esus4
Oooh, and what was in our eyes
  C                   B      G#
Oooh, what was in our eyes, yeah

[Verse 4]

E                  Esus4
I said, Billy Budd
E                               D
I would happily lose both of my legs
        A            E       Esus4  E  Esus4
I would lose both of my legs
      F#              A        E     Esus4  E
Oooh, if it meant you could be free
            F#                 A     E
Oooh, if it meant you could be free