Intro: A

Verse 1:
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Billy won't you stay
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We've been up all night
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Talking 'bout flowers from '65
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The prince on that dress
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You always liked
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We were young enough
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To go out and dance at night

Interlude: A A D D

Verse 2:
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We'd cross the street
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And you'd hold my hand
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Same man now
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That you were back then
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Young kids good for nothing
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But high hoping
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Broken, starving plastic ring
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Perfect for eloping

Interlude: A A D D

Verse 3:
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Years went by fast
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You were so good to me
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Our children have children
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Billy, how could it be
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But 90 years is nothing
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To some kids like us
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So baby stick around
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And tell a story just because

Chorus:
       E       A
Billy stay a while
 E                  D              A
Lately you've been slipping in and out
       E       A
Billy stay a child
 E                  D                  A
Tell me 'bout that girl you dreamed about
       E       A
Billy stay a while
 E              D          A
Tell me of the lovers who once were
       E       A
Billy stay a child
 E                  D                  A
Tell me bout' that girl and how you loved her

Interlude: A A D D

Verse 5:
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Billy don't forget
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Won't you keep on tryin'
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I'll keep my ears open
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To keep from crying
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You're more handsome now
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Than you were back then
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And I'm the same girl you fell for
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When we were kids

Interlude: A A D D

Verse 4:
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If love was enough
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Then you'd stay forever
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But I guess sometimes
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That the end is better
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Cause love turns to loss
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As the time goes by
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You don't know your own name
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But you know mine

Chorus:
       E       A
Billy stay a while
 E                  D              A
Lately you've been slipping in and out
       E       A
Billy stay a child
 E                  D                  A
Tell me 'bout that girl you dreamed about
       E       A
Billy stay a while
 E              D          A
Tell me of the lovers who once were
       E       A
Billy stay a child
 E                  D                  A
Tell me bout' that girl and how you loved her

Interlude: E A E D A -x2- A -x4-

Verse 6:
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And you went back home
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In your sleep last night
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And I hear you whisper
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"I love you goodbye"
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But maybe your Heaven's 1965
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With my hair in your face
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On a long summer drive
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To me you'll never be
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The times you forgot
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But all of our good times
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And flowers you bought