Chords for Bo Donaldson - Billy Don't Be A Hero 74

_ [Cm] The marching band came [F] down along Main Street, [Bb] the soldier blues fell in behind.
[B] _ [Cm] I looked across, and [F] there I saw Bailey, [Bb] waiting to go and join the line.
[Cm] _ And with her head [F] upon his shoulder, [Cm] his young and lovely [F] _ [Bb] fiancée,
[B] [Cm] From where I stood I [F] saw she was crying, [Eb] and through her tears I [F] heard her say,
_ [Bb] Bailey, don't be a [Dm] hero, don't be a [Cm] fool with your _ life. _ _
[Eb] _ [F] Bailey, don't be a hero, come back and [Bb] make me your wife. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
She [Eb] said, Bailey, keep your head [Ebm] low. _
[A] _ [Bb] Bailey, don't be [Eb] a hero, [F]
come back [Bb] to me. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [A] _
[B] _ [Cm] The soldier blues were [F] trapped on a [Bb] hillside, the battle raging all around.
[B] _ [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 bottom [F] chief 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 [F] words she said.
[Gb] He _ [B] said, Bailey, don't be a hero, [Ebm] don't be [Dbm] a fool with your life.
_ _ _ [Gb] _ Bailey, don't be a hero, come back [B] and make me your wife.
Bailey, _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ keep your [Em] head _ _ [B] low.
Bailey, don't be [E] a [Gb] hero, come [B] back to me.
_ _ _ _ _ [Dbm] I heard his _ [Gb] fiancée got a [B] 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 way.
_ [Dbm]
I heard she [Gb] threw the letter _ [B]
away. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Ebm] _ _ _ _ _