The Who - Little Billy: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Little Billy" on your guitar with our detailed chord guide and lyrics. 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.

Learn Little Billy Guitar Chords and Lyrics by The Who

This section will guide you through each part of the song, providing the guitar chords placed directly above the lyrics for easy playing. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced player, these elements will help you perform "Little Billy" smoothly on your guitar.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

        C7                    F
Little Billy was the fattest kid in his class
Fm6                 C
Always the last in line
        C7                       F
All the other little kids would laugh at him
          Fm6             C
Said he'd die before his time

Chorus:
C
Ha ha ha ha
          F
Ha ha ha ha
        G            C
Little Billy didn't mind

Most of the kids smoked cigarettes
Just to prove that they were cool
The teacher didn't know about the children's games
And Billy always followed the rules

Chorus

 D
Billy was big on the outside
                                  C
But there's an even bigger man inside
     D
Ten million cigarettes burning every day
                         C D
And Billy's still doing fine

Now, Billy and his classmates are middle-aged
With children of their own
Their smoking game's a reality now
And cancer's seed is sown

Chorus

Most of them smoke maybe 40 a day
A habit Billy doesn't share
One by one they're passing away
Leaving orphans to Billy's care

Chorus:
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Little Billy doesn't mind

Ha ha ha ha
Ha ha ha ha
Little Billy's doing fine


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

C

Guitar chord C

C7

Guitar chord C7

D

Guitar chord D

F

Guitar chord F

Fm

Guitar chord Fm

Fm6

Guitar chord Fm6

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 "Little Billy" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Little Billy" by The Who.

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