Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now chords by Ry Cooder

Chords with lyrics

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

FF D7D7  G+G
C majorC
FF DmDm  G+G C majorC

Verse 1:

    FF          A7A7
Well, way down yonder in Louisville,
D MajorD             D7D7
Lived a cat named Big Bad Bill,
G+G
I want to tell ya,
C majorC       FF       DmDm       G+G     C majorC
That cat was tough, and he certainly could strut his stuff

{Verse 2|}

FF           A7A7
He had the town all scared to death,
     D MajorD        D7D7
When he walked by people held their breath,
G+G               C majorC
He was a fighting man, sure enough,

{Bridge}

 G minorGm         C majorC
And then Bill got himself a wife,
    G7G7         C majorC C7C7
Now he leads a different life

{Chorus}

FF         C majorC      FF  G+G C majorC
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now,
FF          F7F7     A7A7
Married life done changed him somehow,
     Bb majorBb          G+G
He's the man the town used to fear,
     FF            D7D7
Now they all call him sweet pappa Willie dear,
G+G          G7G7
Stronger than Samson I declare,
    C majorC            C7C7
Til' a brown skinned woman done bobbed his hair

{Bridge}}

FF          C majorC    FF  G+G C majorC
Big Bad Bill don't fight any more
FF           F7F7         A7A7
He's doing the dishes and he mops up the floor

{Chorus}

    Bb majorBb
Well he used to spend his night out
  G+G
Looking for a fight,
 FF                 D7D7
Now he gotta see his woman every night,
G+G        C majorC       FF  G+G C majorC
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now,

Solo:

FF A7A7 Bb majorBb D7D7

G+G C majorC  FF C7C7

{Bridge}

FF          C majorC    FF  G+G C majorC
Big Bad Bill don't fight any more
FF             F7F7          A7A7
He's doin' those dishes, and he mops up that floor

{Chorus}

     Bb majorBb
Well he used to spemd his night out
  G+G
Looking for a fight,
 FF              D7D7
Now he's gotta see his woman every night,
G+G        C majorC       FF  D7D7
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now

{Outro}

G+G           C majorC      F7F7
Yeh, Big Bad Bill is sweet William now