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LITTLE BILLY
As recorded by The Who
(From the 1974 Album ODDS & SODS)
[Intro]
C7    C6add9   C9#5    C
C7    C6add9    C9#5    C
[Verse 1]
C7Little Billy was the fattest kid     C6add9in his class
C9#5Always the last in lineC  
C7All the other little kids would laugh      C6add9at him
Said he C9#5died before his time
[Chorus]
BHa Cha Bha Cha
BHa Cha Bha EhaF  
Little GBilly didn't mindC  B  C  B  C  
[Verse 2]
C7Most of the kids smoked C6add9cigarettes
Just to C9#5prove that they were Ccool
The C7teacher didn't know about the C6add9children's games
And C9#5Billy always followed the rulesC  
[Chorus]
BHa Cha Bha Cha
BHa Cha Bha EhaF  
Little GBilly didn't mindC  B  C  B  C  
[Bridge]
DBilly was big on the outside
But there's an even bigger man inCside
ATen Dmillion cigarettes burning every day
And Billy's still doing CfineD  
[Verse 3]
Now C7Billy and his classmates are C6add9middle-aged
With C9#5children of their Cown
Their C7smoking games are reC6add9ality now
And C9#5cancer's seed is sownC  
[Chorus]
BHa Cha Bha Cha
BHa Cha Bha EhaF  
Little GBilly didn't mindC  B  C  B  C  
[Verse 4]
C7Most of them smoke maybe C6add9forty a day
A C9#5habit Billy doesn't shareC  
C7One by one they're pasC6add9sing away
Leaving all C9#5the rest in Billy's careC  
[Outro]
BHa Cha Bha Cha
BHa Cha Bha EhaF  
Little GBilly didn't mindC  
BHa Cha Bha Cha
BHa Cha Bha EhaF  
FHa ha ha ha
Little GBilly's doing Cfine

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Little Billy

by The Who

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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C6add9

C9#5

LITTLE BILLY

As recorded by The Who

(From the 1974 Album ODDS & SODS)

[Intro]

C7 C6add9 C9#5 C

[Verse 1]

C7 C6add9

Little Billy was the fattest kid in his class

C9#5 C

Always the last in line

C7 C6add9

All the other little kids would laugh at him

C9#5

Said he died before his time

[Chorus]

B C B C

Ha ha ha ha

B C B E F

Ha ha ha ha

G C B C B C

Little Billy didn't mind

[Verse 2]

C7 C6add9

Most of the kids smoked cigarettes

C9#5 C

Just to prove that they were cool

C7 C6add9

The teacher didn't know about the children's games

C9#5 C

And Billy always followed the rules

[Chorus]

B C B C

Ha ha ha ha

B C B E F

Ha ha ha ha

G C B C B C

Little Billy didn't mind

[Bridge]

Billy was big on the outside

But there's an even bigger man inside

A D

Ten million cigarettes burning every day

C D

And Billy's still doing fine

[Verse 3]

C7 C6add9

Now Billy and his classmates are middle-aged

C9#5 C

With children of their own

C7 C6add9

Their smoking games are reality now

C9#5 C

And cancer's seed is sown

[Chorus]

B C B C

Ha ha ha ha

B C B E F

Ha ha ha ha

G C B C B C

Little Billy didn't mind

[Verse 4]

C7 C6add9

Most of them smoke maybe forty a day

C9#5 C

A habit Billy doesn't share

C7 C6add9

One by one they're passing away

C9#5 C

Leaving all the rest in Billy's care

[Outro]

B C B C

Ha ha ha ha

B C B E F

Ha ha ha ha

G C

Little Billy didn't mind

B C B C

Ha ha ha ha

B C B E F

Ha ha ha ha

G C

Little Billy's doing fine

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