Billy Dont Be A Hero (Bo Donaldson cover)

Back to 1974 with this great song. I've wanted to record this for the longest time just finally got around to doing it tonight. I know if you are a real fan of this song, you will be disappointed maybe because of the lack of marching drums ... such a big part of the song. Well I can't do those drums very easily so this is just my laid back version of the song. It's still beautiful in terms of melody and harmony and some cool guitar and other parts. Hope you can live without those drums or maybe tap your desk and do the drums along with the video. Haha, get into the act with me.

Thanks friends and always hope you enjoy my performance and feel happy about life and love.

~ Elliott

Category:

Music

Tags:

• billy
• don't
• be
• hero
• acoustic
• guitar
• singer
• songwriter
• elliott
• kimmel
• zerobio

[DMCGRK]

Hey thank you so much for posting the chords! I appreciate it! Keep on rockin'!!!

[zerobio]

@DMCGRK Sure thing, no problem.

[mwillh]

your voice is so GOOD! that you could back off those harmonies a bit to hear more of your main voice. I expect to hear you on the radio someday. Great voice!!! thanks !!!

[zerobio]

@mwillh Thank you!  Ok will back off harmonies, no problem.

[DMCGREEK]

Hey this is awesome my friend!!! I love this song as well as "Who Do You Think You Are?" Can you post the chords for this song?? I play guitar myself and I would love to learn this! Thanks!

[zerobio]

@DMCGREEK I'm still here...busy...thinking about that song request and will do chords for Billy for you very soon.

[zerobio]

@DMCGREEK Ok I just watched my video again to see what I did.,,..so I played this with capo and in "E". Haha doesn't make it so easy but anyhow...here are the chords I used. Hope you can figure out where they go, I could do a tutorial on this if you like?

VERSE (start on E)

F#m / B7 / E / Emaj7 (repeat)

CHORUS

E / Emaj7 / F#m7 / B7...E

E / E7 / A / Am

E / F#m7 / B7 / E

[DMCGREEK]

@zerobio You should record it! I can't stop listening to it on here and I also tried looking for it on Itunes, but the only one they have for Bo Donaldson is "Billy Don't Be a Hero" If you could send or post the chords for "Billy Don't Be a Hero" I'd appreciate it as well as others would too I'm sure! Thanks a lot!

[zerobio]

@dan2fran Wicked song! So many great oldies.  Let me see what i could do with that.

[zerobio]

@DMCGREEK Now that you mention it, I can't stop singing "Who Do You Think You Are" in my head. Absolutely loved that song as a kid and now I'm dying to record it. Give me some time and I will. Which chords do you want? For Billy or the other song?