Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now chords by Ry Cooder

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Difficulty: Intermediate

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}

    Bb
Well he used to spend his night out
  G
Looking for a fight,
 F                 D7
Now he gotta see his woman every night,
G        C       F  G C
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now,

Solo:

F A7 Bb D7

G C  F C7

{Bridge}

F          C    F  G C
Big Bad Bill don't fight any more
F             F7          A7
He's doin' those dishes, and he mops up that floor

{Chorus}

     Bb
Well he used to spemd his night out
  G
Looking for a fight,
 F              D7
Now he's gotta see his woman every night,
G        C       F  D7
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now

{Outro}

G           C      F7
Yeh, Big Bad Bill is sweet William now