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