Mika – Billy Brown (Ukulele)

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F: 355433 Fadd9: 335533 F: 335553 G: 557775 Dm: 577555 Em7: 224232 Verse:
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Oh Billy Brown had lived an ordinary life. 

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Two kids, a dog, and a cautionary wife.

             F                     F 
While it was all going according to plan

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Then Billy Brown fell in love with another man. 

             F                       Fadd9
He met his lover almost every single day

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Making excuses through his (dodly) holiday

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(Unto religion that he said and duty found

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They didn’t know that his faith was (earthlic) bound) 
Chorus:
  F               F
Brown… Oh Billy Brown.

               Dm            Em7
Don’t let the stars get you down.

               Dm            Em7
Don’t let the waves let you drown. 

  F              F
Brown… Oh Billy Brown.

               Dm              Em7
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.

                Dm                 Em7
Gonna shake the water out of every nook. 

           F           G
Oh Billy Brown. 
Verse:
           F                                Fadd9
Oh Billy Brown needed a place, somewhere to go.

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He found an island off the coast of Mexico

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Leaving his lover and his family behind. 

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Oh Billy Brown needed to find some peace of mind. 

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And on his journey and his travels on the way,

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He met a girlie who was brave enough to say,

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When they made love he shared the burden of his mind.

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Oh Billy Brown you are a victim of the times. 
Chorus:
  F              F
Brown… Oh Billy Brown.

               Dm            Em7
Don’t let the stars get you down.

               Dm            Em7
Don’t let the waves let you drown. 

  F              F
Brown… Oh Billy Brown.

               Dm              Em7
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.

                Dm                 Em7
Gonna shake the water out of every nook. 

           F           G
Oh Billy Brown. 
Instrumental: F F Dm Em7 Dm Em7 Chorus:
  F           F
Brown… Oh Billy Brown. 

              Dm            Em7
Gonna pick you up like a paper cup.

              Dm            Em7
Gonna shake the water out of every nook.

            F         G 
Oh Billy Brown. 
Verse:
        F                             Fadd9
Oh Billy Brown had lived an ordinary life. 

             F                     F
Two kids, a dog, and a cautionary wife.

             F                     F 
While it was all going according to plan

             F             G                F
Then Billy Brown fell in love with another man.