Billy, Don't Be A Hero chords by James Last

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Intro 1

Verse 1
Em 
Marching bandies
A 
down the long main street
D 
The soldiers' fell in behind
Em 
A 
I looked across and there I saw Billie
D 
Waiting to go and join the line
Em 
A 
And   with her head upon his shoulder
Em 
A 
His young and lovely Beyonce
Em 
A 
From where I stood I saw she was crying
Em 
G 
A 
And through her tears I heard her say
D 
Billie, don't be a hero
Em 
Don't be a fool in your life
A 
Millie, don't be a hero,
D 
come back and make me a wife
And as Millie started to talk, she said,
G 
Gm 
keep your pretty head low
D 
G 
A 
D 
Millie, don't be a hero, come back to me
Em 
A 
The soldiers blew a tract on a hillside,
D 
the battle raging all around
Em 
E 
The sergeant cried,
A 
we've got to hang on boys,
D 
we've got to hold this piece of ground
Em 
A 
I need a volunteer to write up
Em 
A 
That bring us back some extra man
Em 
And   then his hand
A 
was up in a moment
Em 
A 
Bb 
Forgetting all the words she said
Eb 
Billy, don't be a hero
Fm 
Don't be a fool with your life
Bb 
Millie, don't be a hero,
Eb 
come back and make me a wife
Miss Millie's starting to go,
she said
Ab 
Abm 
keep your pretty head low
Eb 
Ab 
Bb 
Eb 
Millie, don't be a hero, come back to me
Fm 
Bb 
I heard his fiancée got a letter
Eb 
that told how Billy died that day
Fm 
Bb 
The letter said that he was a hero,
Eb 
she should be proud he died that way
Fm 
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I heard she threw that letter
Bb 
Eb 
Fm 
Bb 
away
Eb 
Fm 
you