G                            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                       D
He met his lover almost every single day,
          G                          C
Making excuses through his dodgy holiday
        G                           C
Unto religion that he said he'd newly 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           D
Oh, Billy Brown


[Verse]

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


             G                            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 G7 C
G Am D
Am D


[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                            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.