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Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now - Ry Cooder Chords

Chords: F, D7, G, C, Dm, A7, D, Big, Bad, Bill,

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Genre: blues, folk, rock


[Intro]
F D7 G
C
F Dm G C

[Verse 1]
F A7
Well, way down yonder in Louisville,
D D7
Lived a cat named Big Bad Bill,
G
I want to tell ya,
C F Dm G C
That cat was tough, and he certainly could strut his stuff

{Verse 2|}
F A7
He had the town all scared to death,
D D7
When he walked by people held their breath,
G C
He was a fighting man, sure enough,
{Bridge}
Gm C
And then Bill got himself a wife,
G7 C C7
Now he leads a different life
{Chorus}
F C F G C
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now,
F F7 A7
Married life done changed him somehow,
Bb G
He's the man the town used to fear,
F D7
Now they all call him sweet pappa Willie dear,
G G7
Stronger than Samson I declare,
C C7
Til' a brown skinned woman done bobbed his hair
{Bridge}}
F C F G C
Big Bad Bill don't fight any more
F F7 A7
He's doing the dishes and he mops up the floor
{Chorus}

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