Billy Overcame His Size

C Billy never made the football team, G7 'Cause Billy's size was small. But Billy's brother was a mighty lad, C And played a lot of high school ball. And Billy's daddy never favoured him, C7 F He catered to the bigger guys, C But later on, in a bigger way, G7 C Billy overcame his size. C The years flew by, and Billy grew, G7 But he never got very big. We called him shorty but he never got mad, C He was always good for a dig. And we payed no mind when he fell in line, C7 F And left with the other guys. C And the sergeant laughed at his skinny frame, G7 C But Billy overcame his size. F Billy overcame his size, C Am Yeah, Billy overcame his size. C G7 Later on, in a bigger way, C Billy overcame his size. C Billy's brother made a football star, G7 And the biggest man in town. And the scholarship that kept him home C Never seemed to bring him down. But on the other hand his brother Bill, C7 F Put pride in his Daddy's eyes. C When he died to save those other men, G7 C Billy overcame his size. F Billy overcame his size, C Am Yeah, Billy overcame his size. G7 When he died to save those other men, C Billy overcame his size.