Van Halen - Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now

      [Intro]
F Dm    G C     F        C
F Dm    G C     F       F7
A7      A7      Bb      Bdim
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,
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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,
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And then Bill got himself a wife,
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Now he leads a different life...

[Verse 2]
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Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now,
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Married life done changed him somehow,
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He's the man the town used to fear,
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Now they all call him sweet pappa Willie dear,
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Stronger than Samson I declare,
         C
Till the brown skinned woman bobbed his hair,
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Big Bad Bill don't fight any more, (No he don't)
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Doing the dishes, mopping up that floor, (Yes he is)
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Well he used to go out drinking,
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Looking for a fight,
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Now he gotta see that sweet woman, every night,
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Big Bad Bill is Sweet William now,
G C
Ah, play it boys,

[Clarinet Solo]
F       C       F Dm    G C
F       F7      A7      A7
Bb      Bdim    F       D7
G       G       C       C
F       C       F Dm    G C
F       F7      A7      A7
Bb      Bdim    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                F7              A7
Doing the dishes, mopping up that floor (Yes he is)
        Bb
Well he used to go out drinking,
    Bdim
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 F7
Big Bad Bill is sweet William now
Bb Bbm  (C D E F) (ascending bass notes)
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Cha........ Yeah!