Biography:
Ryland "Ry" Peter Cooder (b. 1947) is a guitarist, singer and composer from the United States. He is known mostly for his slide guitar work, his passion for American roots music, and for his collaborations with the Rolling Stones, the Buena Vista Social Club and many other musicians from countries all around the world.
Born in Los Angeles, California on 15th March 1947, Cooder first attracted attention in the 1960s, playing with Captain Beefheart & his Magic Band, after having worked with Taj Mahal in The Rising Sons.
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Other songs:
- Across The Borderline
- Big Bad Bill Is Sweet William Now
- Billy The Kid
- Cancion Mixteca
- Drive Like I Never Been Hurt
- How Can A Poor Man Stand Such Times And Live
- How Can You Keep On Moving
- If Walls Could Talk
- Im A Good Old Rebel
- Jesus On The Mainline
- Little Sister
- Nobody
- Soy Luz Y Sombra
- Straight Street
- Tattler
- The Very Thing That Makes You Rich Makes Me Poor
- Waitin For Some Girl
- Why Dont You Try Me
- You Must Unload
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[Intro]
F D7 G
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}
F C F G C
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}}
F C F G C
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
F D7 G
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}
F C F G C
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}}
F C F G C
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
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