Billy Boy chords by Woody Guthrie

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Verse 1
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Will you go to the war,
Billy boy, Billy boy,
Will you go to the war,
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Charmin' Billy?
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It's a long ways away,
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they are dying every day,
He's a young boy
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C 
and cannot leave his mother.
Can you use a bare net,
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Billy boy, Billy boy?
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Can you use a bare net, charming Billy?
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No, I haven't got the skill
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to murder and to kill.
He's a young boy
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and cannot leave his mother.
Don't you want a silver medal,
Billy boy, Billy boy?
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Don't you want a silver medal,
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charming Billy?
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No desire do I feel to defend
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Republic Steel
He's a young boy
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and cannot leave his mother
Don't you want to see the world,
Billy boy, Billy boy
Don't you want to see the world
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charming Billy
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No, it wouldn't be much thrill to
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die for DuPont in Brazil
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C 
He's a young boy
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C 
and cannot leave his mother
Girls would like your uniform,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy.
Girls would like your uniform,
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Charlie Billy.
F 
They wouldn't get much
chance to love me
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C 
with six feet of earth above me.
He's a young boy
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and cannot leave his mother.
Are you afraid to fight,
Billy Boy, Billy Boy?
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Are you afraid to fight, Charlie Billy?
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You can come around to me.
Democracy.
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C 
He's a young. From my side,
Billy boy, Billy boy.
Will they take you from my side,
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charming Billy?
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Don't you worry mother dear,
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I'm a staying over here.
He's a young boy
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and cannot leave his mother.
He's a young boy
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C 
and cannot leave his mother.