{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":1807330,"song":"Billy Dont Be A Hero","artist":"Paper Lace","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11398521-billy-dont-be-a-hero-chords-by-paper-lace/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/1807330?type=chord","rating":4.85031,"votes":71,"content":"Words By Peter Callander\r\nMusic by Mitch Murray\r\n\r\nIntro :\r\n[ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] [ch]C[/ch] [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\n\r\nwhistling\r\n[ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] - [ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]G[/ch] - [ch]G7[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\n\r\n[tab]riff 1:\r\nv   v   v   v    v\r\n----------------|----\r\n----------------|----\r\n----------------|----\r\n----------------|----\r\n--------3-2-3-4-|5---\r\n------3---------|----[/tab]\r\n                                          \r\nVerse 1:      \r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThe marchin' band came down along main street,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nthe soldier blues fell in behind.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                  [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nI looked across and there I saw Billy,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nwaiting to go and join the line,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                 [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nand with her head upon his shoulder[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nhis young and lovely fiancée.[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nFrom where I stood I saw she was cryin',[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]              [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nand through her tears I heard her say :[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus: \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBilly, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life ![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBilly, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife ![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]C7[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nAnd as Billy started to go, she said, keep your pretty head low,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBilly, don't be hero, come back to me ![/tab]\r\n\r\n                                       \r\nVerse 2:     \r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThe soldier blues were trapped on a hillside,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]  \r\nthe battle raging all around,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                         [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nthe sergeant cried, “We've got to hang on boys![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]\r\nWe've got to hold this piece of ground ![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]            [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nI need a volunteer to ride up,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                     [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nand bring us back some extra men.”[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nAnd Billy's hand was up in a moment[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]         [ch]F[/ch]       [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nForgettin' all the words she said...[/tab]\r\n\r\n(orig. moves up half a note to capo 1st here)\r\n[tab]          [ch]G[/ch]\r\nShe said : [/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nChorus: \r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                 [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]            [ch]Dm[/ch]\r\nBilly, don't be a hero, don't be a fool with your life ![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm7[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]                  [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBilly, don't be a hero, come back and make me your wife ![/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                       [ch]C7[/ch]            [ch]F[/ch]                     [ch]Fm[/ch]\r\nAnd as Billy started to go, she said, keep your pretty head low,[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]               [ch]Dm[/ch]    [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]C[/ch]\r\nBilly, don't be hero, come back to me ![/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]               [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nI heard his fiancee got a letter[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                   [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]  \r\nThat told how Billy died that day[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                   [ch]G7[/ch]\r\nThe letter said that he was a hero[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch]                      [ch]Cmaj7[/ch]  \r\nShe should be proud he died that way[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]Dm[/ch]                    [ch]G[/ch]       [ch]C[/ch]\r\nI heard she threw the letter away[/tab]\r\n\r\nwhistling\r\n[tab][ch]C[/ch] - [ch]Cmaj7[/ch] - [ch]Dm[/ch] - [ch]Dm7[/ch] - [ch]G7[/ch] - [ch]C[/ch]\r\nand so on[/tab]","plain_text":"Words By Peter Callander\nMusic by Mitch Murray\n\nIntro :\nC Cmaj7 C Cmaj7 C Cmaj7\n\nwhistling\nC - Cmaj7 - Dm - G - G7 - C\n\n\n                                          \nVerse 1:      \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nChorus: \n\n\n\n\n\n                                       \nVerse 2:     \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n(orig. moves up half a note to capo 1st here)\n\n\n\nChorus: \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nwhistling","chords":["C","Cmaj7","Dm","G","G7","F","Dm7","C7","Fm"],"chord_diagrams":{"C":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,0,1,0]},"C7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,4,1,0],"frets":[0,3,2,3,1,0]},"Cmaj7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,3,2,0,0,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,0,0]},"Dm":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,3,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,1]},"Dm7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,2,1,1],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,1,1]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"Fm":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,1,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,1,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]},"G7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[3,2,0,0,0,1],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,1]}}}