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*