title: Billy Don’t Be A Herokey: Rockharp type: Chromaticgenre: Cskill: Beginner-1 -1 3 3 -1 -1 3 3 -3 3The marchin’ band came down along main street1 1 -2 -2 1 1 -2 -2The soldier blues fell in behind-1 -1 3 3 -1 -1 3 3 -3 3I looked across and there I saw Billy1 1 -2 -2 1 1 -2 -2Waiting to go and join the line-5 4 <-3 -3 <-3 -3 3 -2 3And with her head upon-- his shoulder-5 4 <-3 -3 <-3 -3 3 3His young and lovely fiancee-1 -1 3 3 -1 -1 -1 3 3 -3 3From where I stood I saw she was cryin'-5 4 <-3 -3 <-3 -3 3 3And through her tears I heard her say-3 -3 -3 3 -2 -3 -3Billy, don't be a hero-,-3 <-3 4 4 <-3 -3 <-3 -3 3don't be a fool with your life----<-3 <-3 <-3 -3 3 <-3 <-3Billy--, don't be a hero---,<-3 4 -5 -5 4 -4 4 <-3 -3come back and make me your wife-----3 4 4 4 -5 -3 -5 4And as he started to go--,<-3 4 -5 -5 -5 4 <-3 <5 4 <-3She said Billy keep your head low------3 -3 -3 3 -2 -3 3 3 <-3 -3 3 3 -3 3 -2Billy, don't be a he---ro, come back to me-------.-1 -1 3 3 -1 -1 3 3 -3 3The soldier blues were trapped on a hillside1 1 -2 -2 1 1 -2 -2The battle raging all around-1 -1 3 3 -1 -1 3 3 -3 3The sergeant cried, We've got to hang on boys!"1 1 -2 -2 1 1 -2 -2We've got to hold this piece of ground-5 4 <-3 -3 <-3 -3 3 -2 3I need a volunteer- to ride up,-5 4 <-3 -3 <-3 -3 3 3And bring us back some extra men,-1 -1 3 3 -1 -1 -1 3 3 -3 3And Billy's hand was up in a moment-5 4 <-3 -3 <-3 -3 3 3Forgettin' all the words she said3 3She said-3 -3 -3 3 -2 -3 -3Billy, don't be a hero-,-3 <-3 4 4 <-3 -3 <-3 -3 3don't be a fool with your life----<-3 <-3 <-3 -3 3 <-3 <-3Billy--, don't be a hero---,<-3 4 -5 -5 4 -4 4 <-3 -3come back and make me your wife-----3 4 4 4 -5 -3 -5 4And as he started to go--,<-3 4 -5 -5 -5 4 <-3 <5 4 <-3She said Billy keep your head low------3 -3 -3 3 -2 -3 3 3 <-3 -3 3 3 -3 3 -2Billy, don't be a he---ro, come back to me-------.-1 -1 3 3 -1 -1 3 3 -3 3I heard his fiancee got a letter1 1 -2 -2 1 1 -2 -2That told how Billy died that day-1 -1 3 3 -1 -1 3 3 -3 3The letter said that he was a hero1 1 -2 -2 1 1 -2 -2She should be proud he died that way-2 -2 -2 -2 -2 -1 -2 2 -2I heard she threw that letter away