Billy And Sue Chords by B.J. Thomas

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[Em] _ _ [C] _ _ _ _ [Am] _ _
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_ [C] This is the story [Am] about Billy and Sue.
_ They were as in love as were any two, and [C] dead Billy had to [G] die. _
And [F] when you hear the reason [G] why, [Gm] you'll hang [C] your head and cry.
[Am] _ _
_ _ _ [C] Billy and Sue met [Am] the first day of school, and ever since lived by the golden rule.
[C] Because when you do [G] unto _ others [F] what you wouldn't want done [G] to you, [C#] you'd have to [C] be a [Am] fool. _ _
_ _ [C] This mutual agreement [Am] of love and trust, they'd been fathom the road to marriage or bust.
And [C] when Billy was old enough [G] to take a wife, he [F] was old enough to fight for [G] his country and its [C] way of _ _ [Am]
life.
_ _ _ [Bm] _ Sue's letters [F#m] came every day, [Am] strengthened his cause, [Em] they showed him the way [F] to fight for his country.
[C] And the girl he _ [G] loved, _ _ _ _ that's a soldier's [Am] only _ fate.
[Bm] _ _ _ [D] But then Billy heard [Bm] no more from Sue, [D] he was worried sick.
[Bm] But what could he do, [D] the bullets were screaming [A] as he hugged the ground.
And [G] back home, _
[A] _ _ Sue [D] was running _ _ [Bm] around.
_ _ _ [D] Billy was getting [Bm] less and less strong, [D] his hope, his faith [Bm] was almost gone.
[D] And then like _
[A] a ruffian, [G] Billy tore the letter open [A] and he read, [D#] _ [D] Dear _ [Bm] John.
_ _ [D] A look came over Billy [Bm] that would scare a ghost, [D] a familiar look seen on [Bm] soldiers coast to coast.
[D] And even though the air [A] was filled with lead, [G] Billy jumped up, _
[A] _ _ they [D] shot him dead.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] Billy was buried [Bm] in a far away grave, it [D] read, for his country, [Bm] his life he gave.
[D] But that epitaph [A] was only in part, he [G] didn't die from a bullet, [A] but he died from a [D] broken _ _ [Bm] heart.
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