Capo 4
Intro: [Em] [G] [D] [Em] [G] [D]
[Em] [G]Billy's leaving [D]today (don't know where he's going).
[Em]Holds his [G]head in [D]disgrace (he can't escape the truth).
[Em]He knows the [G]price that he's paid. [D]
He admits that it's too
[C9]Late to admit that he's [D]afraid.
Tomorrow [G]comes. Sorrow [Em]becomes his [D]soul mate.
The damage is [G]done. The prodigal [Em]son is too [D]late.
Old [Em]doors are closed [G]but he's [D]always open,
To relive [C9]time in his [D]mind.
Oh Billy.
[Em] [G] [D] [Em] [G] [D]
[Em]Billy's [G]leaving [D]today (don't know where he's going).
[Em]He's got [G]lines on his [D]face (they tell the story of his pain).
[Em]He [G]accepts it's his [D]fate.
He admits it took too
[C9]Long to admit that he [D]was wrong.
Tomorrow [G]comes. Sorrow [Em]becomes his [D]soul mate.
The damage is [G]done. The prodigal [Em]son is too [D]late.
Old [Em]doors are closed [G]but he's [D]always open,
To relive [C9]time in his [D]mind.
Oh Billy.
[Em] [G] [D] [Em] [G] [D]
[C9]Once he was a lover [Em]sleeping with another.
[G]Now he's just known as a [D]cheat.
And he [C9]wish he'd had a mirror; [Em]looked a little clearer.
[G]Seen into the eyes of the [D]weak.
[C9]Once he was a lover [Em]sleeping with another.
[G]Now he's just known as a [D]cheat.
And he [C9]wish he'd had a mirror; looked a little clearer.
[D]Seen into the eyes of the weak.
Tomorrow [G]comes. Sorrow [Em]becomes his [D]soul mate.
The damage is [G]done. The prodigal [Em]son is too [D]late.
Old [Em]doors are closed [G]but he's [D]always open,
To relive [C9]time in his [D]mind.
Oh Billy.