Billy Brown Uke tab by Mika

5 Chords used in the song: G, C, D, Bm, Am

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Year:  2007
Difficulty: 
3.1
(Beginner)
Key: G, EmChords
G G                           C C
Oh Billy Brown had lived an ordinary life.
G G D D
Two kids, a dog, and a cautionary wife.
G G C C
While it was all going according to plan
Bm Bm D D G G
Then Billy Brown fell in love with another man.
G G C C
He met his lover almost every single day
G G D D
Making excuses through his (dodly) holiday
G G C C
(Unto religion that he said and duty found
Bm Bm D D G G
They didn't know his faith was (earthlic) bound)


G G C C
Brown...Oh Billy Brown.
Am Am Bm Bm
Don't let the stars get you down.
Am Am Bm Bm
Don't let the waves let you drown.
G G C C
Brown...Oh Billy Brown.
Am Am Bm Bm
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.
Am Am Bm Bm
Gonna shake the water out of every nook.
D D G G
Oh Billy Brown.
G G C C
Oh Billy Brown needed a place, somewhere to go.
G G D D
He found an island off the coast of Mexico
G G C C
Leaving his lover and his family behind.
Bm Bm D D G G
Oh Billy Brown needed to find some peace of mind.

G G C C
And on his journey and his travels on the way,
G G D D
He met a girlie who was brave enough to say,
G G C C
When they made love he shared the burden of his mind.
Bm Bm D D G G
Oh Billy Brown you are a victim of the times.


G G C C
Brown...Oh Billy Brown.
Am Am Bm Bm
Don't let the stars get you down.
Am Am Bm Bm
Don't let the waves let you drown.
G G C C
Brown...Oh Billy Brown.
Am Am Bm Bm
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.
Am Am Bm Bm
Gonna shake the water out of every nook.
D D G G
Oh Billy Brown.

G G C C
Brown...Oh Billy Brown.
Am Am Bm Bm
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.
Am Am Bm Bm
Gonna shake the water out of every nook.
D D G G
Oh Billy Brown.

G G C C
Oh Billy Brown had lived an ordinary life.
G G D D
Two kids, a dog, and a cautionary wife.
G G C C
While it was all going according to plan
Bm Bm D D G G
Then Billy Brown fell in love with another man

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Track by Lebanon-born artist MIKA from his 2007 album Life In Cartoon Motion.

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