Charlie Waller and The Country Gentlemen - Be Quiet As Willie Walks By guitar chord

Be Quiet As Willie Walks By as recorded by Charlie Waller and The Country Gentlemen

Album: unknown

Interpreted/Transcribed by Gary Willett (12 Mar 2006) Gmwns@aol.com

Intro: (G) (Bm) (C) (G) (C) (D) (G) (D)

Did you (G) see the old (Bm) boys with their (C) uniforms (G) on

Marching down Main Street (D) today

Some helped the others as they went along

Their minds seemed so far a-(G)-way

And when they laid the (Bm) wreath at the (C) top of the (G) hill

I saw some of them (C) cry

As they (D) thought of their friends too long ago

And ages long since gone (G) by

Old Willie (Bm) Johnson (C) walked all (G) alone

As the rain came tumbling (D) down

And someone they laughed as Willie drew near

For he was the drunk of the (G) town

And one of the (Bm) men came (C) over and (G) said

You know, Willie's one heck of a (C) guy

If it (D) wasn't for him----I wouldn't be here---today

So be quiet when Willie walks (G) by

He sewed on his (Bm) medals a (C) long time (G) ago

With the help a bottle could (D) hold

But it's hard to fall out of the cracks in your soul

When the last of your pride has been (G) sold

But deep down in (Bm) side there's a (C) heart of pure (G) gold

And the spirit that money can't (C) buy

So re-(D)-member my friend bow to the truth

Be quiet when Willie walks (G) by

Yes, be (D) quiet when Willie walks (G) by (C) (D) (G)