Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now Chords & Lyrics - Ry Cooder

[INTRO]

[F] [D7] [G]
[C]
[F] [Dm] [G] [C]

[VERSE 1]

Well, w[F]ay down yonder in Lou[A7]isville,
[D]Lived a cat named Big Bad B[D7]ill,
[G]I want to tell ya,
[C]That cat was to[F]ugh, and he ce[Dm]rtainly could st[G]rut his st[C]uff

Verse 2|


[F]He had the town all sc[A7]ared to death,
When he wa[D]lked by people h[D7]eld their breath,
[G]He was a fighting man, sure en[C]ough,

Bridge


A[Gm]nd then Bill got hi[C]mself a wife,
Now he l[G7]eads a different li[C]fe [C7]

Chorus


[F]Big Bad Bill is sw[C]eet William n[F]ow, [G] [C]
[F]Married life done ch[F7]anged him so[A7]mehow,
He's the [Bb]man the town used to f[G]ear,
Now they a[F]ll call him sweet pappa W[D7]illie dear,
[G]Stronger than Samson[G7] I declare,
Til' a b[C]rown skinned woman done b[C7]obbed his hair

Bridge
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[F]Big Bad Bill don't fi[C]ght any m[F]ore [G] [C]
[F]He's doing the dishes a[F7]nd he mops up the f[A7]loor

Chorus


Well he [Bb]used to spend his night out
Loo[G]king for a fight,
N[F]ow he gotta see his woman every ni[D7]ght,
[G]Big Bad Bill is s[C]weet William n[F]ow, [G] [C]

[SOLO]

[F] [A7] [Bb] [D7]

[G] [C] [F] [C7]

Bridge


[F]Big Bad Bill don't fi[C]ght any m[F]ore [G] [C]
[F]He's doin' those dishes, a[F7]nd he mops up that fl[A7]oor

Chorus


Well he u[Bb]sed to spemd his night out
Loo[G]king for a fight,
N[F]ow he's gotta see his woman e[D7]very night,
[G]Big Bad Bill is s[C]weet William n[F]ow [D7]

Outro


[G]Yeh, Big Bad Bill is sw[C]eet William [F7]now