BILLY BROWN

Oh, Bil ly (G)Brown had lived an or di nar y life;

two kids, a (G)dog and then the cau tion ar y wife.

While it was (G)all go ing ac cord ing ly to plan,

then Bil ly (G)Brown fell in love (D7sus)find with an oth er man.

He met his (G)lov er al most ev ’ry sin gle (D7sus)day,

mak ing ex (G)cus es for his dodg y hol i day

un to re (G)li gion that he said and du ly found.

They did n’t know that are his faith was earth ly (G)bound.

(G)Brown,

oh, Bil ly Brown,

don’t let the stars

get (Em)you down; don’t let the (D)waves

let (Em)you drown.

(G)Brown,

oh, Bil ly Brown,

gon na pick you up like a pa (Em)per cup; gon na shake (D)the wa ter out of ev (Em)’ry nook.

Oh, Bil ly Brown.

Oh, Bil ly (G)Brown need ed a place, some where to go;

he found an (G)is land off the coast of Mex i co.

Leav ing his (G)lov er and his fam i ly be hind,

oh, Bil ly (G)Brown need ed to (D7sus)find with some peace of mind.

And on his (G)jour ney and his trav els on the (D7sus)way,

he met a (G)girl ie who was brave e nough to say,

(when they made (G)love he shared the bur den of his mind;)

“Oh, Bil ly Brown, you are a vic tim of the (G)times.”

(G)Brown,

oh, Bil ly Brown,

don’t let the stars

get (Em)you down; don’t let the (D)waves

let (Em)you drown.

(G)Brown,

oh, Bil ly Brown,

gon na pick you up like a pa (Em)per cup; gon na shake (D)the wa ter out of ev (Em)’ry nook.

Oh, Bil ly Brown.

Oh, Bil ly

Oh, Bil ly (G)Brown had lived an or di nar y life;

two kids, a (G)dog and then the (G7)cau tion ar y wife.

While it was (G)all go ing ac cord ing ly to plan,

then Bil ly (G)Brown fell in love with an oth er man.