Tripping Billies — Dave Matthews Band
Chords and lyrics for Tripping Billies by Dave Matthews Band (key of D).
Intro
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
Verse 1
[A]We were above, you were standing underneath [D5]us,
[C]we were not yet [B5]lovers
[A]Dragons were smoked, bumble-bees were stinging [D5]us,
[D/F#] [G]I was soon to be crazy
Chorus
[Bm]Eat, drink and be [Aadd4]merry, [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]for tomorrow we [Aadd4]die [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
[Bm]Eat, drink and be [Aadd4]merry, [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]for tomorrow we [Aadd4]die [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
Cause we're tripping billies
[A] [D5] [C] [B5] [A] [D5] [D/F#] [G]
[A] [D5] [C] [B5] [A] [D5] [D/F#] [G]
Verse 2
[A]We're wearing nothing, nothing but our [D5]shadows,
[C]shadows falling down on the beach [B5]sand
[B5]Remembering once, out on the [A]beaches [D5]
[D/F#] [G]we wore pineapple grass bracelets
Chorus
[Bm]So why [Aadd4]would you care [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]to get out of this [Aadd4]place [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
[Bm]You and me and all our [Aadd4]friends, [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]such a [Aadd4]happy human [D/F#] [G]
[Aadd4] [Bm]race Yeah
Interlude
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
Tripping Billies
Cause we're tripping Billies
[A] [D5] [C] [B5] [A] [D5] [D/F#] [G]
[A] [D5] [C] [B5] [A] [D5] [D/F#] [G]
Verse
[A]We are all sitting, legs crossed 'round a fire my [D5]yellow flame, she
[C]dances [B5]
[A]Tequila drinking, oh our minds will wander to [D5]wondrous places [D/F#] [G]
Chorus
[Bm]So why [Aadd4]would you care [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]to get out of this [Aadd4]place [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
[Bm]You and me and all our [Aadd4]friends, [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]such a happy human [Aadd4]race [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4]
[Bm]Eat, drink and be [Aadd4]merry [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]for tomorrow we [Aadd4]die [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G]
[Aadd4] [Bm]Eat, drink and be [Aadd4]merry [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]for tomorrow we [Aadd4]die, Take it
[D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]mountain boy [Aadd4]Yeah
Solo
[D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
[D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
[D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
[D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
[D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
[Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
Chorus
[Bm]Eat, drink and be [Aadd4]merry [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]for tomorrow we [Aadd4]die [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G]
[Aadd4] [Bm]Eat, drink and be [Aadd4]merry [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]for tomorrow we [Aadd4]die [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G]
[Aadd4] [Bm]Eat, drink and be [Aadd4]merry [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]for tomorrow we [Aadd4]die [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G]
[Aadd4] [Bm]Eat, drink and be [Aadd4]merry [D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]for tomorrow we [Aadd4]die [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G]
[Aadd4] [Bm]
Outro
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G]
[D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]
[D/F#] [G] [D/F#] [G] [Bm] [Aadd4] [D/F#] [G]
[D/F#] [G] [Aadd4] [Bm]