Billy Don’t be a Hero
Paper Lace
Intro + Whistle:
[C][C] [Dm][Dm] [G][G] [C][C]
(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 fian[G]cée 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 a[C]way.
Outro + Whistle:
[C][C] [Dm][Dm] [G][G] [C][C]
[C][C] [Dm][Dm] [G][G] [C][C]
[G*] [C*]
Billy Don’t be a Hero [C]Paper Lace
Intro + Whistle CCDmDmGGCC 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.