Chords for Billy, Don't Be A Hero
Tempo:
117 bpm
Chords used:
Dm
G
Db
C
Ab
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret

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[Dm] [G]
[C]
[Dm] The marching [G] band came down a long [C] main street, the sordid blues fell in behind.
[Dm] I looked across [G] and there I saw [C] Billy waiting to go and join the line.
[Dm] With her [G] head upon his shoulder, [Dm] his young and [G] lovely [Dm] fiancee.
From where I stood [G] I saw she was [Dm] crying, through her [F] tears I [G] heard her say,
[C] Billy don't be a hero, don't be [Dm] a fool with your life.
[G]
Billy don't be a hero, [C]
and as Billy started to go,
she [F] said, Billy [Fm]
[C] don't be [Dm] a hero, [G] come [C] back to me.
[Dm] The sordid [G] blues were trapped on a [C] hillside, the battle raging all around.
[Dm]
The sergeant cried, [G] we've got to hang on [C] boys, we've got to hold this piece of ground.
[Dm] I need a [G] volunteer to ride out [Dm]
and bring us back [G] some extra men.
[Dm] And dear this [G] hand was up in a [Dm] moment, forgetting all the [G] words she said, [Ab] she said,
[Db] Billy don't be a hero, don't be [Ebm] a fool with your life.
[Ab] Billy don't be a hero, and [Db]
as Billy started to go,
she [Gb] said, Billy [Gbm]
[Db]
don't be [Ebm] a hero, [Ab] come [Db] back to me.
[Ebm] I heard his [Ab]
fiancee got a letter [Db] that told how Billy died that day.
[Ebm]
The letter [Ab] said that he was a hero, [Db] she should be proud he died that way.
[Ebm]
I heard she [Ab] threw the letter
[Db] away.
[Ebm]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Fm]
[Ebm]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Fm] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Db] [Bb]
[C]
[Dm] The marching [G] band came down a long [C] main street, the sordid blues fell in behind.
[Dm] I looked across [G] and there I saw [C] Billy waiting to go and join the line.
[Dm] With her [G] head upon his shoulder, [Dm] his young and [G] lovely [Dm] fiancee.
From where I stood [G] I saw she was [Dm] crying, through her [F] tears I [G] heard her say,
[C] Billy don't be a hero, don't be [Dm] a fool with your life.
[G]
Billy don't be a hero, [C]
and as Billy started to go,
she [F] said, Billy [Fm]
[C] don't be [Dm] a hero, [G] come [C] back to me.
[Dm] The sordid [G] blues were trapped on a [C] hillside, the battle raging all around.
[Dm]
The sergeant cried, [G] we've got to hang on [C] boys, we've got to hold this piece of ground.
[Dm] I need a [G] volunteer to ride out [Dm]
and bring us back [G] some extra men.
[Dm] And dear this [G] hand was up in a [Dm] moment, forgetting all the [G] words she said, [Ab] she said,
[Db] Billy don't be a hero, don't be [Ebm] a fool with your life.
[Ab] Billy don't be a hero, and [Db]
as Billy started to go,
she [Gb] said, Billy [Gbm]
[Db]
don't be [Ebm] a hero, [Ab] come [Db] back to me.
[Ebm] I heard his [Ab]
fiancee got a letter [Db] that told how Billy died that day.
[Ebm]
The letter [Ab] said that he was a hero, [Db] she should be proud he died that way.
[Ebm]
I heard she [Ab] threw the letter
[Db] away.
[Ebm]
[Bb]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Fm]
[Ebm]
[Ab]
[Db]
[Fm] [Ebm]
[Ab]
[Db] [Bb]
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_ _ _ [Dm] The marching [G] band came down a long [C] main street, the sordid blues fell in behind.
_ [Dm] I looked across [G] and there I saw [C] Billy waiting to go and join the line.
[Dm] With her [G] head upon his shoulder, [Dm] _ his young and [G] lovely _ _ [Dm] fiancee.
From where I stood [G] I saw she was [Dm] crying, through her [F] tears I [G] heard her say,
[C] _ Billy don't be a hero, don't be [Dm] a fool with your life.
_ _ _ _ [G]
Billy don't be a hero, _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ and as Billy started to go,
she [F] said, Billy _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ don't be [Dm] a hero, [G] come [C] back to me. _
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_ [Dm] The sordid [G] blues were trapped on a [C] hillside, the battle raging all around.
_ [Dm]
The sergeant cried, [G] we've got to hang on [C] boys, we've got to hold this piece of ground.
[Dm] I need a [G] volunteer to ride out [Dm]
and bring us back [G] some extra men.
_ [Dm] And dear this [G] hand was up in a [Dm] moment, forgetting all the [G] words she said, [Ab] she said,
_ _ [Db] Billy don't be a hero, don't be [Ebm] a fool with your life. _ _ _
_ [Ab] Billy don't be a hero, and [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ as Billy started to go,
she [Gb] said, _ Billy [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _
don't be [Ebm] a hero, [Ab] come [Db] back to me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] I heard his [Ab]
fiancee got a letter [Db] that told how Billy died that day.
[Ebm] _
The letter [Ab] said that he was a hero, [Db] she should be proud he died that way.
[Ebm] _
I heard she [Ab] threw the letter _
_ [Db] away. _ _ _
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_ _ _ [Dm] The marching [G] band came down a long [C] main street, the sordid blues fell in behind.
_ [Dm] I looked across [G] and there I saw [C] Billy waiting to go and join the line.
[Dm] With her [G] head upon his shoulder, [Dm] _ his young and [G] lovely _ _ [Dm] fiancee.
From where I stood [G] I saw she was [Dm] crying, through her [F] tears I [G] heard her say,
[C] _ Billy don't be a hero, don't be [Dm] a fool with your life.
_ _ _ _ [G]
Billy don't be a hero, _ [C] _ _ _ _ _
_ and as Billy started to go,
she [F] said, Billy _ _ [Fm] _ _ _
_ [C] _ _ don't be [Dm] a hero, [G] come [C] back to me. _
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_ [Dm] The sordid [G] blues were trapped on a [C] hillside, the battle raging all around.
_ [Dm]
The sergeant cried, [G] we've got to hang on [C] boys, we've got to hold this piece of ground.
[Dm] I need a [G] volunteer to ride out [Dm]
and bring us back [G] some extra men.
_ [Dm] And dear this [G] hand was up in a [Dm] moment, forgetting all the [G] words she said, [Ab] she said,
_ _ [Db] Billy don't be a hero, don't be [Ebm] a fool with your life. _ _ _
_ [Ab] Billy don't be a hero, and [Db] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ as Billy started to go,
she [Gb] said, _ Billy [Gbm] _
_ _ _ [Db] _ _
don't be [Ebm] a hero, [Ab] come [Db] back to me. _ _ _ _ _
_ [Ebm] I heard his [Ab]
fiancee got a letter [Db] that told how Billy died that day.
[Ebm] _
The letter [Ab] said that he was a hero, [Db] she should be proud he died that way.
[Ebm] _
I heard she [Ab] threw the letter _
_ [Db] away. _ _ _
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