Billy Don't Be a Hero
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D-DU-UDU
The marchin' band came down along main street
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 cryin'
And through her tears I heard her say
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 keep your pretty head low
Billy, don't be hero, come back to me.
The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside
The battle raging all around
The sargeant cried, "We've got to hang on boys!"
We've got 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
Forgettin' all the words she said...she said
I heard his fiancee got a letter
That told how Billy died that day
The letter said that he was a hero
She should be proud he died that way
I heard she threw the letter away
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Readable chord sheet for Billy Don't Be a Hero by Paper Lace
[Am]The marchin' band came [D]down along main street [G]The soldier blues fell in behind [Am]I looked across and th[D]ere I saw Billy [Em]Waiting to go and j[G]oin the line [Am]And with her head u[D]pon his shoulder [Am]His young and lovely[D] fiancee [Am]From where I stood [D]I saw she was cryin' [Am]And through her tears [D]I heard her say [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]keep your pretty [Cm]head low [G]Billy, don't be [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 sargeant cried, "W[D]e've got to hang on boys!" [Em]We've got to hold thi[G]s piece of ground [Am]I need a volunteer [D]to ride up, [Am]And bring us back s[D]ome extra men, [Am]And Billy's hand was[D] up in a moment [Am]Forgettin' all the w[D]ords she said...she s[D7]aid [Am]I heard his fianc[D]ee got a letter [G]That told how Billy died that day [Am]The letter said that [D]he was a hero [Em]She should be proud he die[G]d that way [Em]I heard she threw the [D]letter a[G]way