14 Chords used in the song: F, Dm, G, C, A7, Bb, Bm, D7, D, C7, B7, Gm, G7, B
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Intro]F
Dm
G
C
F
C
F
Dm
G
C
F
A7
A7
Bb
Bm
F
D7
G
C
F
Dm
G
C
[Verse 1]
F
A7
Well, way down yonder in Louisville,D
Lived a cat named Big Bad Bill,D
G
I wants to tell ya,C
F
Dm
G
C
Ah the cat was rough and tough and would strut his stuff,F
A7
Had the whole town scared to death,
D
When he walked by they all held their breath,G
C7
B7
C7
He's a fighting man, sure enough,
Gm
C7
And then Bill got himself a wife,
G7
C
C7
Now he leads a different life...
[Verse 2]F
C
F
Dm
G
C
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now,F
A7
Married life done changed him somehow,
Bb
Bm
He's the man the town used to fear,
F
D7
Now they all call him sweet pappa Willie dear,G
Stronger than Samson I declare,
C
Til the brown skinned woman bobbed his hair,F
C
F
Dm
G
C
Big Bad Bill don't fight any more,(No he don't)F
A7
Doing the dishes, mopping up that floor, (Yes he is)
Bb
Well he used to go out drinking,Bm
Looking for a fight,
F
D7
Now he gotta see that sweet woman, every night,G
C
F
Dm
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now,G
C
Ah Play it boys,
[Clarinet solo]F
C
F
Dm
G
C
F
A7
A7
Bb
Bm
F
D7
G
G
C
C
F
C
F
Dm
G
C
F
A7
A7
Bb
B
F
D7
G
C
F
Dm
G
C
[Verse 3]F
C
F
Dm
G
C
Big Bad Bill don't fight any more,(No he don't)F
A7
Doing the dishes, mopping up that floor (Yes he is)
Bb
Well he used to go out drinking,
Bm
Looking for a fight,
F
D7
Now he's gotta see that sweet woman, every night,G
C
F
D7
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now (doin' the dishes)G
C
F
D7
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now (moppin' up that floor)G
C
F
Big Bad Bill is sweet William nowBb
Bm (
C
D
E
F)
F
Cha........ Yeah!
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