Billy Don't Be A Hero

BILLY DON'T BE A HERO Callander & Murray Paper Lace Fm Bb7 ||: ~ ^The marching band came^down.| n^a long Main Street | ||: ~ ^The soldier blues were^trapped.| d^on a hill side | Eb EbM7 Fm | ~ ^The soldier blues fell^in.| n^be hind // | ~ ^I looked across and^there.| | ~ ^The battle raging all.| l^a round // | ~ ^the sergeant cried We've^got.| Bb7 Eb EbM7 | e^I saw Bil ly | ~ ^wait ing^to go and^join.| n^the line // | | t^to hang on boys | ~ ^we gotta hold this^piece.| e^of ground // | Fm Bb Fm | ~ ^And with^her head upon.| n his shoul der r | ~ ^His young^and love ly^fi.| | ~ ^I need^a vol unteer. | r to ride out t | ~ ^And bring^us back some^ex.| Bb Fm Bb7 | i an ^cée ee / | ~ ^From where^I stood I^saw.| w^she was cry ing | | x tra ^men nn / | ~ ^And Billys hand was^up.| p^in a mo ment | Fm Bb | ~ ^and thru^her tears I^heard.| d^her say // | B7 | ~ ^For getting all the^words.| s^she said / ~ ^She | said dd dd dd dd | Eb EbM7 Fm7 1. | Bil ly dont^be a^He.| ee ro dont^be a^fool.| l^with your^life ee / | //// | Bb7 Eb | Bil ly dont^be a^He.| ee ro come^back and^make.| e^me your^wife ee / | /// And^as | Eb7 G# G#m | Bil ly^start ted to^go.| oo oo ~ ^she said | keep your^pret ty head | low w^w ww ww | Eb Fm Bb7 Eb EbM7 | Bil ly dont^be a^He.| e^e ro come^back to^me.| e^e ee // | //// :|| E EM7 F#m7 2. | Bil ly dont^be a^He.| ee ro dont^be a^fool.| l^with your^life ee / | //// | B7 E | Bil ly dont^be a^He.| ee ro come^back and^make.| e^me your^wife ee / | /// And^as | E7 A Am | Bil ly^start ted to^go.| oo oo ~ ^she said | Keep your^pret ty head | low w^w ww ww | E F#m B7 E | Bil ly dont^be a^He.| e^e ro come^back to^me.| e^e ee // | //// | F#m7 B7 EM7 | ~ ^I heard^his ^fi an ^cee.| e got ^a let ter | ~ ^that told^how ^Bil ly ^died.| E6 F#m7 B7 | d^that day yy / | ~ ^The letter said d^that | ^he was ^a he ro | EM7 E6 F#m7 | ~ ^She should^be proud he^died.| d^that way // | ~ ^I heard^she threw the^let.| A B E | tt ter rr a | way yy yy yy | //// ||