Intro
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[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}
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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}}
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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
