Note that the song is only in Fm when the capo is on the first fret. without a capo it's in Em, on two it's in
F#m and so on. for the 'strumming pattern' i play two root notes in a dotted quarter eighth rhythm and then 
strum the chord. if you listen to The Civil Wars cover of the song that will make sense. In The Civil Wars
cover they use Bm instead of D which you can switch out or just go look at their tab but I thought D sounded 
better.

[Intro]
   

[Verse 1]
           
She was more l

            
ike a beauty q

             
ueen from a mo

vie scene,
            
I said don't m

             
ind, but what 

            
do you mean, '

        
I am the one?'
              
Who will dance

              
 on the floor 

           
in the round.
           
She said I am 

            
the one, who w

              
ill dance on t

              
he floor, in t

       
he round.

[Interlude]
 

[Verse 2]
           
She told me he

            
r name was Bil

              
lie Jean, as s

   
he caused a sc

ene.
           
Then every hea

              
d turned, with

            
 eyes that dre

             
amed of being 

    
the one,
              
Who will dance

              
 on the floor 

           
in the round.

[Interlude]
 

[Pre-Chorus]

             
People always 

            
told me: be ca

reful what you

 do
             
And don't go a

              
round breaking

              
 young girl's 


hearts.
             
And mother alw

              
ays told me: b

  
e careful of w

ho you love
             
And be careful

              
 of what you d

            
o, 'cos the li

e becomes the 

truth.

[Chorus]
           
Billie Jean is

      
 not my lover
           
She's just a g

            
irl who claims

             
 that I am the

 
 one
              
But the kid is

          
 not my son.
           
She says I am 

    
the one,
              
But the kid is

           
 not my son.

[Interlude]
 

[Verse 3]
           
For forty days

            
 and forty nig

       
hts the law wa

s on her side.
           
But who can st

              
and when she's

           
 in demand; he

              
r schemes and 


plans?
              
'Cos we danced

              
 on the floor 

            
in the round.
           
So take my str

            
ong advice: ju

              
st remember to

              
 always think 


twice,
           
(Do think twic

    
e).

[Verse 4]
           
She told me ba

            
by we'd danced

              
 'till three t

        
hen she looked

 at me,
            
Then showed a 

           
photo my baby 

             
cried his eyes

             
 looked like m


ine.
              
'cos we danced

              
 on the floor,

            
 in the round.

[Interlude]
 

[Pre-chorus 2]
             
People always 

            
told me: be ca

reful what you

 do
             
And don't go a

              
round breaking

              
 young girl's 


hearts.
             
She came and s

              
tood right by 

            
me then the sm

ell of sweet p

erfume.
             
This happened 

              
much too soon;

     
 she called me

 to her room.

[Chorus 2]
           
Billie Jean is

      
 not my lover
           
She's just a g

            
irl who claims

             
 that I am the

 
 one
              
But the kid is

          
 not my son.
           
She says I am 

    
the one,
              
But the kid is

           
 not my son.
           
She says I am 

    
the one,
              
But the kid is

            
 not my son.