Frank Black And The Catholics - Billy Radcliffe: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Billy Radcliffe" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

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G#    Cm        A#            F  G#
Billy Radcliffe didn't go to town
                             D#            A#  G#
And when we looked up he was looking right down
          Cm          A#              F  G#
Catching blue in his eyes that were brown
      Cm      G# Cm G#
Billy Radcliffe

Billy Radcliffe, owned by the state
From his first breath
To the cemetery gate
He was the first boy born in space
Billy Radcliffe

Cm
Billy Radcliffe very first one
G#
He really had lived just a cursed son
F                                     G#
A split in half man sang the cherubim
      Cm       G# Cm  G#
Billy Radcliffe

Chorus:
D#     G#        F            A#        Cm D#
Billy Radcliffe saw what the devil man saw
           G#           F          A#         Cm  D#
A spot of blue in the black of the eye of the lord
        G#        F       A#                  Cm
Such a cruel love is the kind that has wrought,
      D#
oh Billy
       G#     D#  G# D# G#
Billy Radcliffe

Billy Radcliffe saw what the Devil man saw (He saw)
A spot of blue in the black of the eye of the Lord
(The Lord)
Such a cruel love is the kind that has wrought,
oh, Billy
Billy Radcliffe, oh

Billy, sadly, didn't live long
He had to stay there
Because he wasn't too strong
He's stepping out the door
Blowing up like a bomb
Billy Radcliffe

Billy Radcliffe, very first one
Really a hatched man, a light switch son
A split-in-half man, sang the cherubim
Billy Radcliffe, very first one
A split-in-half man, sang the cherubim
I'll bet you cried when he died
Now, did ya? Now, did ya?

Chorus:
Now Billy Radcliffe saw what the Devil man saw
(He saw)
A spot of blue in the black of the eye of the Lord,
oh, Billy
Billy Radcliffe saw what the Devil had
And I feel very bad for William Radcliffe


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

A#

Guitar chord A#

Cm

Guitar chord Cm

D#

Guitar chord D#

F

Guitar chord F

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Billy Radcliffe" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Billy Radcliffe" by Frank Black And The Catholics.