G: 355433

Cadd9: 335533

C: 335553

D: 557775

Am: 577555

Bm7: 224232







Verse:



        G                             Cadd9

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                       Cadd9

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) 







Chorus:



  G               C

Brown… Oh Billy Brown.

               Am            Bm7

Don’t let the stars get you down.

               Am            Bm7

Don’t let the waves let you drown. 

  G              C

Brown… Oh Billy Brown.

               Am              Bm7

Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.

                Am                 Bm7

Gonna shake the water out of every nook. 

           C           D

Oh Billy Brown. 

      



 

Verse:



           G                                Cadd9

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                            Cadd9

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. 







Chorus:



  G              C

Brown… Oh Billy Brown.

               Am            Bm7

Don’t let the stars get you down.

               Am            Bm7

Don’t let the waves let you drown. 

  G              C

Brown… Oh Billy Brown.

               Am              Bm7

Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.

                Am                 Bm7

Gonna shake the water out of every nook. 

           C           D

Oh Billy Brown. 







Instrumental: 



G C 

Am Bm7

Am Bm7







Chorus:



  G           C

Brown… Oh Billy Brown. 

              Am            Bm7

Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.

              Am            Bm7

Gonna shake the water out of every nook.

            C         D 

Oh Billy Brown. 







Verse: 



        G                             Cadd9

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.