Van Halen - Big Bad Bill (Is Sweet William Now): chords

       F                  A7
Well, way down yonder in Louisville
D
Lived a cat named Big Bad Bill
            G
I wants to tell ya
C                F         Dm
Ah, the cat was rough and tough,
            G        C
he could 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 fightin' man, sure enough
          Gm         Dm     Gm
And then Bill got himself a wife
        G7                C
Now he leads a different life.

Chorus:
 F                C             F Dm G C
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now
F                  F7              A7
Married life done changed him somehow
          A#                   Bdim
He's the man the town used to fear
         F                       D7
Now they all call him Sweet Papa Willie dear
   G
Stronger than Samson, I declare
           C
Till the brown skinned woman bobbed his hair

 F                  C        F  Dm   G   C
Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore   (No, no, no)
F                F7                     A7
Doin' the dishes, and moppin' up that floor
(Yes, he is)
         A#
Well, he used to go out drinkin',
Bdim
Lookin' 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,

Chorus:
Big Bad Bill don't fight anymore, no he don't
He's doin' the dishes, moppin' up that floor, yes he is
Well, he used to go out drinkin' lookin' for a fight
Now he gotta see that sweet woman every night
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now, doin' the dishes
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now, moppin' up that floor
Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now
Cha, yeah

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A7

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C

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C7

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D

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D7

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F

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F7

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G

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Gm

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G7

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Bdim

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B7

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