Chords for Billy, Don't Be A Hero

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[Cm] The marching band [F] came down along Main [Bb] Street, the soldier blues fell in behind. _
[C] I looked across [F] and there I saw Bailey, [Bb] _ waiting to go and join the line. _
[Cm] And with her [F] head upon his shoulder, [Cm] his young and [F] lovely _ fiancee, [Cm] _ from where I stood [F] I saw
she was crying, [Cm] and through her [Eb] tears I heard [F] her say,
[Bb] _ Billy, don't be a hero, [Dm] don't be [Cm] a fool with your life. _ _ _
[F] _ Billy, don't be a hero, come back [Bb] and make me a wife. _ _ _
And as he started to go, she [Eb] said, Billy, keep your [Ebm] head low. _ _
[Bb] Billy, don't be [Eb] a hero, [F] come [Bb] back to me. _ _ _ _ _
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[Cm] The soldier blues were [F] trapped on a [Bb] hillside, the battle raging all around. _
[Cm] The sergeant cried, [F] we've got to hang on [Bb] boys, we've got to hold this piece of ground. _
[Cm] I need a [F] volunteer to ride [Cm] up and bring us back [F] some extra men. _
[Cm] And Billy's hand [F] was up in a [Cm] moment, forgetting all [Eb] the words she said.
[Gb] She _ [B] said, Billy, don't be a hero, [Ebm] don't be [Dbm] a fool with your life.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ Billy, don't be a hero, come back [B] and make me a wife.
And _ as he started to go, she [E] said, Billy, keep your [Em] head low.
_ [B] Billy, don't be [E] a hero, [Gb] come back [B] to me. _
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] I heard his _
[Gb] fiancee got a letter [B] that told how [Abm] Billy died that day.
[Dbm] _ The letter [Gb] said that he was a hero, [B] she should be proud [Abm] he died that way.
_ [Dbm] I heard she threw [Gbm] the [Gb] letter _ [B] away.
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