Doug Anthony All Stars - Billy Dont Be A Hero
Misc. Unsigned BandsVersion1
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Chords in this song
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(This song goes out to all of those correct Vietnam films,
films like Hamburger Hill, and Tour of Duty, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert... )
The marching band came down along mainstreet,
The soldier blues fell in behind.
I looked across and there I saw Billy,
Waiting to go and join the line.
And with her head upon his shoulder,
His young and lovely fiancee.
From where I stood I saw she was crying,
And through her tears I heard her say:
("Billy, don't go off to war. If you go to war you can fucking consider yourself
dropped, 'cause I'm not going to make love to you if you're an armless, legless corpse.")
Billy don't be a hero,
Dont be a fool with your life.
Billy don't be a hero,
Come back and make me your wife.
And as Billy started to go,
She said "Keep your pretty head low."
Billy don't be a hero, Come back to me.
The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside,
The battle raging all around.
The sergeant said "We've got to hang on boys.
We've go to hold this piece of ground.
I need a volunteer to ride up,
And bring us back some extra men."
And Billy's hand was up in a moment,
Forgetting all the words she said.
Billy don't be a hero,
Don't be a fool with your life.
Billy don't be a hero,
Come back and make me your wife.
And as Billy started to go,
She said "Where did Billy's head go?"
Billy don't be a hero, Come back to me.
(and then I saw a helicopter flip upside down and Vic Maro's head went thwboom!
the average IQ of the fighting soldier in vietnam was nineteen... nineteen...
nananananananana na na na na)
I heard his fiancee got a letter,
(ding dong! Telgram maam! Why thank you! Sorry about the door..)
Saying how Billy died that day. (horribly... oh my god, billy.. ooh I like the new wallpaper...)
The letter said that he was a hero,
(blah blah blah
he was a herod. A herod? Oh no wait thats just a bit of pus on my
contact lens
)
She should be proud he died that way.
I heard she threw the letter away.
And as the mailman started to go,
He said "Keep your pretty head low."
(billy? Ooh wah ooh!!!)
Billy don't be a hero, Come back to me!
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Readable chord sheet for Doug Anthony All Stars - Billy Dont Be A Hero by Misc. Unsigned Bands
[G](This song goes out to all of those correct Vietnam films,
films like Hamburger Hill, and Tour of Duty, and Priscilla Queen of the Desert... )
[Am]The marching band came[D] down along mainstreet,
[G]The soldier blues fell in behind.
[Am]I looked across and [D]there I saw Billy,
[Em]Waiting to go and[G] join the line.
[Am]And with her head up[D]on his shoulder,
[Am]His young and lovely[D] fiancee.
[Am]From where I stood I[D] saw she was crying,
[Am]And through her tears I [D]heard her say:
("Billy, don't go off to war. If you go to war you can fucking consider yourself
dropped, 'cause I'm not going to make love to you if you're an armless, legless corpse.")
[G]Billy don't be a hero,
Dont be a[Am] fool with your life.
[Am7]Billy don't be a hero,
Come back and[G] make me your wife.
And as[G] Billy started [G7]to go,
She said [Am]"Keep your pretty head [C]low."
[G]Billy don't be a [D]hero, Come back to [G]me.
[Am]The soldier blues were [D]trapped on a hillside,
[G]The battle raging all around.
[Am]The sergeant said "We've[D] got to hang on boys.
[Em]We've go to hold this[G] piece of ground.
[Am]I need a volun[D]teer to ride up,
[Am]And bring us [D]back some extra men."
[Am]And Billy's hand was [D]up in a moment,
[Am]Forgetting all the[D] words she said.
[G]Billy don't be a hero,
Don't be a[Am] fool with your life.
[Am7]Billy don't be a hero,
Come back and [G]make me your wife.
And as[G] Billy started [G7]to go,
She said [Am]"Where did Billy's head[C] go?"
[G]Billy don't be a [D]hero, Come back to [G]me.
(and then I saw a helicopter flip upside down and Vic Maro's head went thwboom!
the average IQ of the fighting soldier in vietnam was nineteen... nineteen...
nananananananana na na na na)
[Am]I heard his fian[D]cee got a letter,
(ding dong! Telgram maam! Why thank you! Sorry about the door..)
[G]Saying how Billy died that day. (horribly... oh my god, billy.. ooh I like the new wallpaper...)
[Am]The letter said that he [D]was a hero,
(blah blah blah
he was a herod. A herod? Oh no wait thats just a bit of pus on my
contact lens
)
[Em]She should be proud he d[G]ied that way.
[Em]I heard she threw the[D] letter [G]away.
And as the m[G]ailman started to[G7] go,
He said [Am]"Keep your pretty head[Cm] low."
(billy? Ooh wah ooh!!!)
[G]Billy don't be a[D] hero, Come back to[G] me!