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[Intro]

^CBilly never made the football team, 'Cause Billy's size was ^G7small.

But Billy's brother was a mighty lad,

And played a lot of high school ^Cball. And Billy's daddy never favoured him, He ^C7catered to the bigger ^Fguys, But later on, in a ^Cbigger way, ^G7Billy overcame his ^Csize.

The ^Cyears flew by, and Billy grew, But he never got very ^G7big.

We called him shorty but he never got mad,

He was always good for a ^Cdig. And we payed no mind when he fell in line, And ^C7left with the other ^Fguys. And the sergeant laughed at his ^Cskinny frame, But ^G7Billy overcame his ^Csize.

^FBilly overcame his size, Yeah, ^CBilly overcame his ^Amsize. ^CLater on, in a ^G7bigger way, Billy overcame his ^Csize.

^CBilly's brother made a football star, And the biggest man in ^G7town.

And the scholarship that kept him home

Never seemed to bring him ^Cdown. But on the other hand his brother Bill, Put ^C7pride in his Daddy's ^Feyes. When he died to save those ^Cother men, ^G7Billy overcame his ^Csize.

^FBilly overcame his size, Yeah, ^CBilly overcame his ^Amsize. When he died to save those ^G7other men, Billy overcame his ^Csize.

Merle Haggard - Billy overcame his size