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Billy Don’t be a Hero [C]Paper Lace

Intro + Whistle
CC  DmDm  GG CC
Kazoo Riff

Verse 1
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 G upon 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

Chorus
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

Kazoo Riff

Verse 2
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. She G+ said ..

Chorus
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 C

Bridge Single Strum
Dm I heard his fianGcée got a letter
C That told how Billy Am died that day.
Dm The letter said that G he was a hero,
C She should be proud he Am died that way.
Dm I heard she threw the G letter aCway.

Outro + Whistle
CC  DmDm  GG CC
CC  DmDm  GG CC

G* C*

3 C 1 2 3 Dm 1 2 3 G 1 2 3 Em 1 2 3 G7 1 C7 1 2 F 1 2 3 Fm 1 2 3 G+ 2 Am