G                                                  Cadd9/D 
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/D 
He met his lover almost every single day  
          G                            C  
Making excuses through his dodgy holiday  
           G                          C  
(Unto religion that he said and duty found  
              G        D                   G   
They didn’t know that his faith was earthly bound)   


Chorus:  

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

   
Verse:  

           G                                Cadd9/D 
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             D 
Oh Billy Brown needed to find some peace of mind.   


             G                            Cadd9/D 
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           D 
Don’t let the stars get you down.  
               Am            D  
Don’t let the waves let you drown.   
  G              C  
Brown… Oh Billy Brown.  
               Am              D  
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.  
                Am                 D 
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            D 
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.  
              Am            D  
Gonna shake the water out of every nook.  
            C         D   
Oh Billy Brown.   



Verse:   

        G                             Cadd9/D 
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.