Chords for BILLY DON'T BE A HERO- by Bo Donaldson & the Heywoods (HD Audio/set to 720P)
Tempo:
122.5 bpm
Chords used:
F
B
Bb
Cm
Gb
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[Bb]
[Cm]
[Bbm] The [Bb]
[C] 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] With her [F] head upon his shoulder, [Cm] his young and [F] lovely [Bb] fiance.
[B] [Cm] From where I stood [F] I saw she was crying, [Cm] and through [Eb] her tears I heard [F] her say
[Bb] Billy, don't be a [Dm] hero, don't [Cm] be a fool with your life.
[F] Billy, don't be a hero, come back [Bb] and make me a wife.
As he started to go, she [Eb] said, Billy keep your [Ebm] head low.
[A] [Bb] Billy, don't be [Eb] a hero, [F]
come back [Bb] to me.
[B] [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.
[Eb] I need a [F] volunteer to ride up [Cm] and bring us back [F] some extra men.
[Cm] And Billy's hand [F] was up in a [Cm] moment, forgetting [Eb] all the [F] words she said.
[Gb] She [B] said, Billy, don't be a [Ebm] hero, don't be [Dbm] a fool with your life.
[Gb] Billy, don't be a hero, come back and [B] make me a wife.
As he started to go, she [E] said, Billy keep your head [Em] low.
[Bb] [B] Billy, don't [E] be a [Gb] hero, come [B] back to me.
[Dbm] I heard his [Gb] fiancée got [B] a letter that told how [Abm] Billy died that day.
[Dbm] The letter said [Gb] that he was a hero, [B] she should be [Abm] proud he died that [Dbm] way.
I heard [Gb] she threw the letter [B]
away.
[Ebm] [Dbm]
[E] [Gb]
[B]
[Em] [B]
[Dbm]
[E] [Gb]
[B]
[Dbm]
[E] [Gb]
[B]
[Cm]
[Bbm] The [Bb]
[C] 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] With her [F] head upon his shoulder, [Cm] his young and [F] lovely [Bb] fiance.
[B] [Cm] From where I stood [F] I saw she was crying, [Cm] and through [Eb] her tears I heard [F] her say
[Bb] Billy, don't be a [Dm] hero, don't [Cm] be a fool with your life.
[F] Billy, don't be a hero, come back [Bb] and make me a wife.
As he started to go, she [Eb] said, Billy keep your [Ebm] head low.
[A] [Bb] Billy, don't be [Eb] a hero, [F]
come back [Bb] to me.
[B] [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.
[Eb] I need a [F] volunteer to ride up [Cm] and bring us back [F] some extra men.
[Cm] And Billy's hand [F] was up in a [Cm] moment, forgetting [Eb] all the [F] words she said.
[Gb] She [B] said, Billy, don't be a [Ebm] hero, don't be [Dbm] a fool with your life.
[Gb] Billy, don't be a hero, come back and [B] make me a wife.
As he started to go, she [E] said, Billy keep your head [Em] low.
[Bb] [B] Billy, don't [E] be a [Gb] hero, come [B] back to me.
[Dbm] I heard his [Gb] fiancée got [B] a letter that told how [Abm] Billy died that day.
[Dbm] The letter said [Gb] that he was a hero, [B] she should be [Abm] proud he died that [Dbm] way.
I heard [Gb] she threw the letter [B]
away.
[Ebm] [Dbm]
[E] [Gb]
[B]
[Em] [B]
[Dbm]
[E] [Gb]
[B]
[Dbm]
[E] [Gb]
[B]
Key:
F
B
Bb
Cm
Gb
F
B
Bb
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_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] The _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ 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] _ With her [F] head upon his shoulder, [Cm] _ his young and [F] lovely [Bb] fiance.
_ [B] [Cm] From where I stood [F] I saw she was crying, [Cm] _ and through [Eb] her tears I heard [F] her say
[Bb] _ Billy, don't be a [Dm] hero, don't [Cm] be a fool with your life. _ _
_ [F] _ Billy, don't be a hero, come back [Bb] and make me a wife. _ _ _
_ As he started to go, she [Eb] said, Billy keep your [Ebm] head low. _
[A] _ [Bb] Billy, don't be [Eb] a hero, [F]
come back [Bb] to me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [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.
_ [Eb] I need a [F] volunteer to ride up [Cm] and bring us back [F] some extra men.
_ [Cm] And Billy's hand [F] was up in a [Cm] moment, forgetting [Eb] all the [F] words she said.
[Gb] She _ [B] said, Billy, don't be a [Ebm] hero, don't be [Dbm] a fool with your _ life.
_ _ _ [Gb] Billy, don't be a hero, come back and [B] make me a wife.
_ _ _ _ As he started to go, _ she [E] said, Billy keep your head [Em] low.
_ [Bb] _ [B] Billy, don't [E] be a [Gb] hero, come [B] back to _ me.
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] I heard his [Gb] fiancée got [B] a letter that told how [Abm] Billy died that day.
[Dbm] The letter said [Gb] that he was a hero, [B] she should be [Abm] proud he died that [Dbm] way.
I heard [Gb] she threw the letter _ [B] _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _
_ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bbm] The _ _ _ _ [Bb] _
_ [C] _ 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] _ With her [F] head upon his shoulder, [Cm] _ his young and [F] lovely [Bb] fiance.
_ [B] [Cm] From where I stood [F] I saw she was crying, [Cm] _ and through [Eb] her tears I heard [F] her say
[Bb] _ Billy, don't be a [Dm] hero, don't [Cm] be a fool with your life. _ _
_ [F] _ Billy, don't be a hero, come back [Bb] and make me a wife. _ _ _
_ As he started to go, she [Eb] said, Billy keep your [Ebm] head low. _
[A] _ [Bb] Billy, don't be [Eb] a hero, [F]
come back [Bb] to me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[B] _ [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.
_ [Eb] I need a [F] volunteer to ride up [Cm] and bring us back [F] some extra men.
_ [Cm] And Billy's hand [F] was up in a [Cm] moment, forgetting [Eb] all the [F] words she said.
[Gb] She _ [B] said, Billy, don't be a [Ebm] hero, don't be [Dbm] a fool with your _ life.
_ _ _ [Gb] Billy, don't be a hero, come back and [B] make me a wife.
_ _ _ _ As he started to go, _ she [E] said, Billy keep your head [Em] low.
_ [Bb] _ [B] Billy, don't [E] be a [Gb] hero, come [B] back to _ me.
_ _ _ _ [Dbm] I heard his [Gb] fiancée got [B] a letter that told how [Abm] Billy died that day.
[Dbm] The letter said [Gb] that he was a hero, [B] she should be [Abm] proud he died that [Dbm] way.
I heard [Gb] she threw the letter _ [B] _
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ [Em] _ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] _ _
_ _ _ _ [E] _ _ [Gb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
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_ [E] _ _ _ _ [Gb] _ _ _
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