Key: F major•
Intro 1
F
Gm
F
C
F
Verse 1
F
Billy,
the bum lived by the thumb
And sang of the hobo's delight
Twice as fast as the sun
Now he loved every girl
In this curly headed world
For two twisted legs and
F
Verse 2
Bb
F
And he was just a gentle boy
C
F
A real fluorescent light
Bb
F
Cried pennies on Sunday morning
Gm
F
Humiliation killed him
Interlude 1
F
Bb
F
C
F
Verse 3
Where the trains used to run
Carryin' freight by the ton
But the children around
Billy's home town
Then run around his house
F
Verse 4
Bb
F
And he was just a gentle boy
C
F
A real fluorescent light
Bb
F
Cried pennies on Sunday morning
Interlude 2
F
Bb
F
G
F
Verse 5
and some folks they pray
But none of these folks in their holy cloaks
For pity's a crime
And it ain't worth a dime
Bb
F
As you would your own name
F
Verse 6
Bb
F
And he was just a gentle boy
C
F
A real fluorescent light
Bb
F
Cried pennies on Sunday morning
F
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TunerE A D G B E
ChordsF Gm C Bb G
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