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The Death Of Bill Bailey Chords by Charley Crockett

The Death Of Bill Bailey chords by Charley Crockett

Guitar chords with lyrics

  • Difficulty: Beginner 👶
Key: Am

Intro:

Dm Am

Verse 1:
    E7
The death of Bill Bailey
    C              Dm
Was no surprise to me
       Am              E7
If you knew him like I knew
       C              Dm
Then I know you would agree
    F                  Am
His friends all saw it coming
     Dm               F
They knew the end was near
      Am           E7
I was taken by his cunning
C           E           Am
Late in the autumn last year


Verse 2:
            E7
News of his killing
    C                    Dm
Had traveled across this land
Am                E7
Folks said it was fortune
        C                   Dm
That he drew the dead man’s hand
       F              Am
He was handsome as he was charming
        Dm                    F
Boy, he worked these mountain towns
     Am                       E7
Till one night when the party ended
     C      E         Am
Bill Bailey was lying down

Verse 3:
           E7
Many times I’ve cried
      C           Dm
Since Bill Bailey died
   Am            E7
He wasn’t one to listen
       C                  Dm
And he couldn’t take good advice
     F           Am
It’s funny how I miss him
        Dm              F
And the way he sung his songs
     Am            E7
Bill Bailey was my friend
    C    E          Am
And then he done me wrong

Bridge:
Dm G E7

Verse 4:
  Am                  E7
I bought him a marble headstone
      C                 Dm
And I buried him in the cold
     Am             E7
On a quiet winter’s morning
       C               Dm
As the sun shined like gold
  F               Am
A young and green-eyed woman
Dm                   F
Appeared through the haze
    Am                   E7
She asked if I knew Bill Bailey
       C              E         Am
I just said, “All his debts had been paid

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