Key: G
Introduction:
G C9
Oh Billy Brown had lived an ordinary life
G C
Two kids, a dog, and a cautionary wife
G C
While it was all going according to plan
G D G
Then Billy Brown fell in love with another man
G C9
He met his lover almost every single day
G C
Making excuses through his dodly holiday
G C
Unto religion that he said and duty found
G D G
They didn't know that his faith was earthlic bound
G C
Brown, Oh Billy Brown
Am D/A
Don't let the stars get you down
Am D/A
Don't let the waves let you drown
G C
Brown, Oh Billy Brown
Am D/A
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup
Am D/A
Gonna shake the water out of every nook
C D
Oh Billy Brown
G C9
Oh Billy Brown needed a place, somewhere to go
G C
He found an island off the coast of Mexico
G C
Leaving his lover and his family behind
G D G
Oh Billy Brown needed to find some peace of mind
G C9
And on his journey and his travels on the way
G C
He met a girlie who was brave enough to say
G C
When they made love he shared the burden of his mind
G D G
Oh Billy Brown you are a victim of the times
G C
Brown, Oh Billy Brown
Am D/A
Don't let the stars get you down
Am D/A
Don't let the waves let you drown
G C
Brown, Oh Billy Brown
Am D/A
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup
Am D/A
Gonna shake the water out of every nook
C D
Oh Billy Brown.
G C
Brown, Oh Billy Brown
Am D/A
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup
Am D/A
Gonna shake the water out of every nook
C D
Oh Billy Brown
G C9
Oh Billy Brown had lived an ordinary life
G C
Two kids, a dog, and a cautionary wife
G C
While it was all going according to plan
G D G
Then Billy Brown fell in love with another man