Chords:
{t: Billy Don't be a Hero }
{key: C}
{artist:Paper Lace}
Paper Lace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6RvG5bJsu5Q
{c: }
[C] [Em] [Dm] [G] [G7] [C]
[Dm] The marchin' band came [G] down along main street,
[C] The soldier blues fell in behind.
[Dm] I looked across and [G] there I saw Billy,
[C] Waiting to go and join the line,
[Dm] And with her head u[G]pon his shoulder
[Dm] his young and lovely [G] fiancée.
[Dm] From where I stood I [G] saw she was cryin',
[Dm] And through her tears I [G] heard her say :
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[C] Billy, don't be a [Em] hero, don't be a [Dm] fool with your life
[G] Billy, don't be a [G7] hero, come back and [C] make me your wife
And as [C] Billy started to [C7] go, she said, [F] keep your pretty head [Fm] low,
[C] Billy, don't be [G] hero, come back to [C] me !
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[Dm] The soldier blues were [G] trapped on a hillside,
[C] The battle raging all around,
[Dm] The sergeant cried, “We've [G] got to hang on boys!
[C] We've got to hold this piece of ground !
[Dm] I need a volunteer to [G] ride up,
[Dm] And bring us back some [G] extra men.”
[Dm] And Billy's hand was [G] up in a moment,
[Dm] Forgettin' all the [G] words she said
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She [G] said :
[C] Billy, don't be a [Em] hero, don't be a [Dm] fool with your life !
[G] Billy, don't be a [G7] hero, come back and [C] make me your wife !
And as [C] Billy started to [C7] go, she said, [F] keep your pretty head [Fm] low,
[C] Billy, don't be [G] hero, come back to [C] me!
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[Dm] I heard his fian[G]cée got a letter [C] that told how Billy died that day.
[Dm] The letter said that [G] he was a hero, [C] she should be proud he died that way.
[Dm] I heard she threw the [G] letter a[C] way.
[C] [Em] [Dm] [G] [G7] [C] x 3
{c: Or play this ending from above}
She [Ab] said :
[Db] Billy, don't be a hero, don't be a [Ebm] fool with your life
[Ab] Billy, don't be a hero, come back and [Db] make me your wife
And as [Db] Billy started to [Db7] go, she said, [F#] keep your pretty head [F#m] low,
[Db] Billy, don't be [Ab] hero, come back to [Db] me!
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[Ebm] I heard his fian[Ab]cée got a letter [Db] that told how Billy died that day.
[Ebm] The letter said that [Ab] he was a hero, [Db] she should be proud he died that way.
[Ebm] I heard she threw the [Ab] letter a[Db] way.
[Db] [Fm] [Ebm] [Ab] [Ab7] [Db] x 3
