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Billy Don’t be a Hero Paper Lace Intro + Whistle: [C][C] [Dm][Dm] [G][G] [C][C] {blue}(Kazoo Riff){/blue} Verse 1: [Dm] The marchin' band came [G] down along main street, [C] The soldier blues fell in behind. [Dm] I looked across and [G] there I saw Billy, [C] Waiting to go and join the line, [Dm] And with her head [G] upon his shoulder [Dm] his young and lovely [G] fiancée. [Dm] From where I stood I [G] saw she was cryin', [Dm] And through her tears I [G] heard her say |Chorus: |[C] Billy, don't be a [Em] hero, don't be a [Dm] fool with your life |[G] Billy, don't be a [G7] hero, come back and [C] make me your wife |And as [C] Billy started to [C7] go, she said, [F*] keep your pretty head [Fm*] low, |[C] Billy, don't be [G] hero, come back to [C] me {blue}(Kazoo Riff){/blue} Verse 2: [Dm] The soldier blues were [G] trapped on a hillside, [C] The battle raging all around, [Dm] The sergeant cried, “We've [G] got to hang on boys! [C] We've got to hold this piece of ground ! [Dm] I need a volunteer to [G] ride up, [Dm] And bring us back some [G] extra men.” [Dm] And Billy's hand was [G] up in a moment, [Dm] Forgettin' all the [G] words she said. She [G+] said .. |Chorus: |[C] Billy, don't be a [Em] hero, don't be a [Dm] fool with your life |[G] Billy, don't be a [G7] hero, come back and [C] make me your wife |And as [C] Billy started to [C7] go, she said, [F*] keep your pretty head [Fm*] low, |[C] Billy, don't be [G] hero, come back to [C] me [C] Bridge: {blue}(Single Strum){/blue} [Dm] I heard his fian[G]cée got a letter [C] That told how Billy [Am] died that day. [Dm] The letter said that [G] he was a hero, [C] She should be proud he [Am] died that way. [Dm] I heard she threw the [G] letter a[C]way. Outro + Whistle: [C][C] [Dm][Dm] [G][G] [C][C] [C][C] [Dm][Dm] [G][G] [C][C] [G*] [C*]