Chords for Billy and Sue
Tempo:
121.2 bpm
Chords used:
D
Bm
C
G
Am
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C] [Am]
[Am]
[C] This is the story about [Am] Billy and Sue.
They were as in love as were her any two, and [C] yet Billy had to die.
[G]
And when [F] you hear the reason [G]
why, you'll hang your [C] head and cry.
[Am]
[C] Billy and Sue met the [Am] first day of school,
and [C] ever since lived by the golden rule.
Because when you do unto [G] others what [F] you wouldn't want done to [G] you,
you'd have to be [C] a fool.
[Am] [C] This mutual agreement [Am] of love and trust,
made them travel [C] 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 [G] for his country and its way of
[Am] life.
[Bm] Sue's letters [F#m] came every day, [Am] strengthened his [Em] cause.
They showed him the way [F] to fight for his country [C] and the girl he [G] loved.
That's a [Am] soldier's only [Bm] thing.
[D] But then Billy heard [Bm] no more from Sue.
He [D] was worried sick, [Bm] but what could he do?
[D] The bullets were screaming as [A] he hugged the ground.
[G] And 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] man, [G] Billy tore the letter open [A] and he read, [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 faraway grave.
It [D] read, for his country, [Bm] his life he gave.
[D] But that never stopped.
[A] He [G] didn't die from a bullet, [A] but he died from a [D] broken [Bm] heart.
[D] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] [D]
[Am]
[C] This is the story about [Am] Billy and Sue.
They were as in love as were her any two, and [C] yet Billy had to die.
[G]
And when [F] you hear the reason [G]
why, you'll hang your [C] head and cry.
[Am]
[C] Billy and Sue met the [Am] first day of school,
and [C] ever since lived by the golden rule.
Because when you do unto [G] others what [F] you wouldn't want done to [G] you,
you'd have to be [C] a fool.
[Am] [C] This mutual agreement [Am] of love and trust,
made them travel [C] 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 [G] for his country and its way of
[Am] life.
[Bm] Sue's letters [F#m] came every day, [Am] strengthened his [Em] cause.
They showed him the way [F] to fight for his country [C] and the girl he [G] loved.
That's a [Am] soldier's only [Bm] thing.
[D] But then Billy heard [Bm] no more from Sue.
He [D] was worried sick, [Bm] but what could he do?
[D] The bullets were screaming as [A] he hugged the ground.
[G] And 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] man, [G] Billy tore the letter open [A] and he read, [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 faraway grave.
It [D] read, for his country, [Bm] his life he gave.
[D] But that never stopped.
[A] He [G] didn't die from a bullet, [A] but he died from a [D] broken [Bm] heart.
[D] [Bm] [D]
[Bm] [D]
Key:
D
Bm
C
G
Am
D
Bm
C
_ _ _ [C] _ _ _ [Am] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] This is the story about [Am] Billy and Sue.
They were as in love as were her any two, and [C] yet Billy had to die.
[G] _
_ And when [F] you hear the reason [G]
why, you'll hang your [C] head and cry.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] Billy and Sue met the [Am] first day of school,
and [C] ever since lived by the golden rule.
Because when you do unto [G] _ others what [F] you wouldn't want done to [G] you,
you'd have to be [C] a fool. _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] This mutual agreement [Am] of love and trust,
made them travel [C] 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 [G] for his country and its way of _ _
[Am] life.
_ _ [Bm] _ Sue's letters [F#m] came every day, [Am] _ strengthened his [Em] cause.
They showed him the way [F] to fight for his country [C] and the girl he _ [G] loved. _ _
_ That's a [Am] soldier's only _ [Bm] thing.
_ _ _ [D] But then Billy heard [Bm] no more from Sue.
He [D] was worried sick, [Bm] but what could he do?
[D] The bullets were screaming as [A] he hugged the ground.
[G] And 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] _ _ man, [G] Billy tore the letter open [A] and he read, [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 faraway grave.
It [D] read, for his country, [Bm] his life he gave.
[D] But that never stopped.
[A] _ _ He [G] didn't die from a bullet, [A] but he died from a [D] broken _ _ [Bm] heart.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Am] _
_ _ [C] This is the story about [Am] Billy and Sue.
They were as in love as were her any two, and [C] yet Billy had to die.
[G] _
_ And when [F] you hear the reason [G]
why, you'll hang your [C] head and cry.
_ [Am] _
_ _ _ [C] Billy and Sue met the [Am] first day of school,
and [C] ever since lived by the golden rule.
Because when you do unto [G] _ others what [F] you wouldn't want done to [G] you,
you'd have to be [C] a fool. _
[Am] _ _ _ [C] This mutual agreement [Am] of love and trust,
made them travel [C] 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 [G] for his country and its way of _ _
[Am] life.
_ _ [Bm] _ Sue's letters [F#m] came every day, [Am] _ strengthened his [Em] cause.
They showed him the way [F] to fight for his country [C] and the girl he _ [G] loved. _ _
_ That's a [Am] soldier's only _ [Bm] thing.
_ _ _ [D] But then Billy heard [Bm] no more from Sue.
He [D] was worried sick, [Bm] but what could he do?
[D] The bullets were screaming as [A] he hugged the ground.
[G] And 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] _ _ man, [G] Billy tore the letter open [A] and he read, [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 faraway grave.
It [D] read, for his country, [Bm] his life he gave.
[D] But that never stopped.
[A] _ _ He [G] didn't die from a bullet, [A] but he died from a [D] broken _ _ [Bm] heart.
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _