with the rest of the strings muted.
                                          Bb   F    Gm
For example the beginning would go like   x    x    x
                                          x    x    x

                                                                Dm
The beginning Dm for verse 2 is only the low E string such as   x
                                                                x
[Verse 1]
Bb                      F                   Gm
But she was more like a beauty queen from a movie scene
Bb                     F           Gm            Bb
I said, "Oh mama, what do you mean I am the one?"
F        Gm        Bb  F  Gm
She said I am the one
Bb                       F                  Gm
She told me her name was Billie Jean as she caused a scene
Bb                          F                    Gm        Bb
Then every head turned with eyes that dreamed of being the one
Bb     F            Gm           Bb
Go and dance on the floor in the round

[Pre-Chorus]
        C                         Bb
And the people always told me, be careful what you do
    Dm                                       C
And don't you go round breaking young girls' hearts
   Gm                         Bb
My mother always told me, be careful who you love
       Gm                            A
And be careful what you do because a lie becomes a truth

[Chorus]
Dm         C       Bb
And Billie Jean is not my lover
Dm         C          Bb          Am       G Gm
She's just a girl who thinks that I am the one
        Am            Bb
But the kid is not my son
        C
But the kid is not my son

[Verse 2]
Dm
For forty days and for forty nights
Dm
The law was on her side
Dm
But who can stand when she's in demand?
                Gm
Her schemes and plans
Am                Bb
So take my strong advice
C
Don't think twice
Dm
She told me baby we'd danced 'till three
                   C
Then she looked at me
Dm
She showed me a photo of a baby crying
C                    Gm
His eyes looked like mine
       Am                        Bb    C
Go and dance on the floor in the round

[Pre-Chorus]
Bb                        Dm
People always told me, be careful what you do
              Bb                              Dm   C
And don't you go around breaking young girls' hearts
       Gm
But she came and stood right by me
        Bb
And she smelled of sweet perfume
         Gm
And this happened much too soon
        A
And she brought me to her room, yeah

[Chorus]
Dm        C       Bb
And Billie Jean is not my lover
Dm          C         Bb          Am       G Gm
She's just a girl who thinks that I am the one
        Am            Bb
But the kid is not my son
        C             Dm C Am Bb
But the kid is not my son

Dm C Am Bb