Gene Pitney - Billy Youre My Friend

billy you’re my friend : gene pitney .
#92 in canada and #92 on A# hot 100 on
musicor records in 1968 .

intro : Em D Em . . B G Bm . .

#1 .
Em G C
billy , you`re my friend . . let me tell you what
A# G
i saw .
C G B
i saw you in the park . . walking mysteriously
D C
in the dark .
Em G C G
when i looked again , i saw you weren`t alone ,

bill .
C Em C G D G B
you had a girl by your side . . was then i realized
D
she was mine .

bridge :
E A# Bm Em Bm
i was hurt . . eyes , i can’t believe what they saw .
Em Bm
ears could not believe what they heard .
D
but they bent with every word they heard . . it’s
D#
absurd cause . .

#2 .
Em D C G
billy , you`re my friend . . . . . . . we grew up together .
C G
how could you do this to me?

inteerlude : C Em G . . C G C . . G#m Am A#m . . B Em C . .

B C G . . C G D . . A Bm E . . A F#m Bm . . B Em B . .

bridge :
E A# Bm Em Bm
i was hurt . . eyes , i can’t believe what they saw .
Em Bm
ears could not believe what they heard .
D
but they bent with every word they heard . . it’s
D#
absurd cause . .

#3 .
Em D C G
billy , you`re my friend . . . . . . . we grew up together .
C G
how could you do this to me?

#3 .
Em G C
billy , you`re my friend . . now , that i`ve told you what
G C G
i saw . . i think i`ll be on my way .
Cm D# D Em
there seems to be nothing more to say . . billy , you`re
G
my friend .

outro :
C G C G
da – da – da – da – da – da . . da – da – da – da – da – da . .

a sixties smash from kraziekhat .