Biography:
Nik Kershaw (born Nicholas David Kershaw, 1 March 1958, in Bristol) is an English singer-songwriter. A former jazz-funk guitarist, he was a 1980s teen idol; his 62 weeks on the UK Singles Chart in 1984-5 beat all other solo artists at the time. He appeared at Live Aid in 1985, and has penned a number of hits for other artists, including a UK number one single in 1991 for Chesney Hawkes, "The One and Only".
Kershaw played guitar and sang in a number of underground bands from about 1976 before deciding on a career as a songwriter.
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- All About You
- Billy
- Cant Get Arrested
- Dark Glasses
- Die Laughing
- Feels Like Somebody Loves You
- Get Up
- Have A Nice Life
- I Wont Let The Sun Go Down On Me
- Loud Confident And Wrong
- Radio Musicola
- Shame On You
- Shine On
- So Quiet
- Somebody Loves You
- Stuff
- The Riddle
- The Skys The Limit
- These Tears
- Wide Boy
- Wouldnt It Be Good
- Yeah Yeah
- Youre The Best
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Nik Kershaw – Billy
What follows is an interpretation of a work as perceived by a listener and fan.
Copyright of all material remains with the owner.
Shout out to Isaac Abraham for supplying the chords to www.nikkershaw.it
Cadd9 030010 D X00232 D/G 3X0230
D/F# 200232 Emin7 022030 G 320003
A 002220 Bm 224432 Bm/A X20232
E/G# 422100
Intro: Cadd9, D, D/G, D/F#, Cadd9,
D Emin7 G A
Billy is a new man he does the best he can
D Emin7 G A
to figure out what it's about and what the hell he's meant to be.
D Emin7 G A
He does the right thing when expected nuff respect once in a while
D Emin7 G A
he likes a smoke and a joke just as long as it's P.C.
Bm Bm/A E/G#
And he thinks that he cries at the Movies
A Dsus4/F#
'Cos he's in touch with his feminine side
G D
Sally wants a proud man
G D A
Sally wants a proud man
Em D/F# G
Sally wants a proud man
A G
But she's taken all his pride
D Emin7 G A
Billy is a new man at least when she's around
D Emin7 G A
a model father or if needed he'll be mother for the day
D Emin7 G A
He watches "Men Behaving Badly" though he'll gladly switch it off
D Emin7 G A
if she's offended he'll pretend it wasn't funny any way
Bm Bm/A E/G#
He's got one face he keeps for his woman
A Dsus4/F#
And one for when he's out with the guys
G D
Sally wants a true man
G D A
Sally wants a true man
Em D/F# G
Sally wants a true man
A G
But he’s living out a lie
Cadd9 G D Amin7 G/B
Better go and find an analyst or something
Cadd9 G D Dsus4
time for sorting out his head
Dm7/A Am7 G/B F
Better go and find a book to read about it
F Am7 G/B
just like his daddy never did
Instr: D, Emin7, G, A X 4
Bm Bm/A E/G#
And he reads Marie Claire at the Doctors just
A Dsus4/F#
in case there is something he should know
G D
Sally wants a free man
G D A
Sally wants a free man
Em D/F# G
Sally wants a free man
A G
But she'll never let him go
D Emin7 G A
Billy is confused he feels abusive and abused
D Emin7 G A
he's got one hand on an olive branch the other on his crotch
D Emin7 G A
He drives a sensible coupe he thinks Oasis are OK
D Emin7 G A
he drinks non alcoholic lager though he'd rather have a scotch
Bm Bm/A E/G#
And he tries very hard to be happy but there
A Dsus4/F#
are a few little things in the way
G D Bm Dmaj7
Billy wants a good girl and a bad girl and a blonde girl and a
G D Bm Dmaj7
brunette or a Bond girl and a house maid and a teas maid and a
G D Bm Dmaj7
French maid yes a sex aid and a Goddess and a confidante a
G D Bm Dmaj7
wet nurse and an agony aunt a lover mother baby sitter a
G D Bm Dmaj7
young girl with a pretty face and smart but not too smart to love an
G D Bm Dmaj7
arsehole yeah an arsehole Billy wants to be an arsehole singin'
G D
Billy wants it all now
G D A
Billy wants it all now
Em D/F# G
Billy wants it all now
A G
But he's too ashamed to say
G D
Sally wants a Superman
G D A
Sally wants a Superman
Em D/F# G
Sally wants a Superman
A G
But she hasn't got a chance
What follows is an interpretation of a work as perceived by a listener and fan.
Copyright of all material remains with the owner.
Shout out to Isaac Abraham for supplying the chords to www.nikkershaw.it
Cadd9 030010 D X00232 D/G 3X0230
D/F# 200232 Emin7 022030 G 320003
A 002220 Bm 224432 Bm/A X20232
E/G# 422100
Intro: Cadd9, D, D/G, D/F#, Cadd9,
D Emin7 G A
Billy is a new man he does the best he can
D Emin7 G A
to figure out what it's about and what the hell he's meant to be.
D Emin7 G A
He does the right thing when expected nuff respect once in a while
D Emin7 G A
he likes a smoke and a joke just as long as it's P.C.
Bm Bm/A E/G#
And he thinks that he cries at the Movies
A Dsus4/F#
'Cos he's in touch with his feminine side
G D
Sally wants a proud man
G D A
Sally wants a proud man
Em D/F# G
Sally wants a proud man
A G
But she's taken all his pride
D Emin7 G A
Billy is a new man at least when she's around
D Emin7 G A
a model father or if needed he'll be mother for the day
D Emin7 G A
He watches "Men Behaving Badly" though he'll gladly switch it off
D Emin7 G A
if she's offended he'll pretend it wasn't funny any way
Bm Bm/A E/G#
He's got one face he keeps for his woman
A Dsus4/F#
And one for when he's out with the guys
G D
Sally wants a true man
G D A
Sally wants a true man
Em D/F# G
Sally wants a true man
A G
But he’s living out a lie
Cadd9 G D Amin7 G/B
Better go and find an analyst or something
Cadd9 G D Dsus4
time for sorting out his head
Dm7/A Am7 G/B F
Better go and find a book to read about it
F Am7 G/B
just like his daddy never did
Instr: D, Emin7, G, A X 4
Bm Bm/A E/G#
And he reads Marie Claire at the Doctors just
A Dsus4/F#
in case there is something he should know
G D
Sally wants a free man
G D A
Sally wants a free man
Em D/F# G
Sally wants a free man
A G
But she'll never let him go
D Emin7 G A
Billy is confused he feels abusive and abused
D Emin7 G A
he's got one hand on an olive branch the other on his crotch
D Emin7 G A
He drives a sensible coupe he thinks Oasis are OK
D Emin7 G A
he drinks non alcoholic lager though he'd rather have a scotch
Bm Bm/A E/G#
And he tries very hard to be happy but there
A Dsus4/F#
are a few little things in the way
G D Bm Dmaj7
Billy wants a good girl and a bad girl and a blonde girl and a
G D Bm Dmaj7
brunette or a Bond girl and a house maid and a teas maid and a
G D Bm Dmaj7
French maid yes a sex aid and a Goddess and a confidante a
G D Bm Dmaj7
wet nurse and an agony aunt a lover mother baby sitter a
G D Bm Dmaj7
young girl with a pretty face and smart but not too smart to love an
G D Bm Dmaj7
arsehole yeah an arsehole Billy wants to be an arsehole singin'
G D
Billy wants it all now
G D A
Billy wants it all now
Em D/F# G
Billy wants it all now
A G
But he's too ashamed to say
G D
Sally wants a Superman
G D A
Sally wants a Superman
Em D/F# G
Sally wants a Superman
A G
But she hasn't got a chance
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