Big Brave Bill Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Intro 1]
[C]
[G]

[Verse 1]
[C]Young Jamie Clarke
was in Cannon Hall Park
Messing about with a laugh and a lark
[G]When all[C] down the valley
the rain forced the flood
Young Jamie was a goner
neck deep in the mud
But here's [F]Bill, Bill with a [C]rescuing [G]plan
And it's [F]Bill,
Bill and he [G]saved the young [C]man

[Verse 2]
Big [G]Brave Bill, [C]from [F]Barnsley he came
[C]Big Bra[G]ve Bill, from the min[C]e[G]
[C]Big Bra[G]ve Bill,
we'll remem[F]ber his [C]name
The [Dm]her [G]o wh[C]o dr[F]inks Yorkshire T[G]ea all the t[C]ime[G]
[Am][G][F][G][C][G][Am][G][F][G][C]

[Verse 3]
[C]Thomas B Grindle worked
[F]in Carlton [C]Main
Proud as can be of his [G]part in [C]the chain
But oh woe [F]betide [C]on this [F]terrible [C]day
When a prop in the shaft under
[G]ground it gave [C]way
But here's [F]Bill,
Bill with his [C]hero strength [G]eyes
And he's [F]burned deep and now
[G]Tom sees blue [C]skies

[Verse 4]
Big [G]Brave Bill, from [F]Barnsley he came
[C]Big Bra[G]ve Bill, from the mine
[C]Big Bra[G]ve Bill,
we'll remem[F]ber his [C]name
The [Dm]hero who [F]drinks Yorkshire [G]Tea all [C]the time[Dm][C][F]
[G]

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
Old Mrs Dobbins from [C]down
[G]the [C]Dearneside
Went to Majorca to take the seaside
[G]Was served a cup[C] of warm water,
tea bag on the [G]side[C]
UHT milk, oh [G]she broke
down and [C]cried
But here's [F]Bill,
Bill he's with [C]kettle [G]and proud
[C]We [Am]love [F]Bill,
Bill came [G]the cheers from the crowd
[C]Big Brave

[Verse 6]
[G]Bill, from Bar[F]nsley he came
[C]Big Bra[G]ve Bill, from the min[Am]e[G]
[C]Big Bra[G]ve Bill,
we'll remem[F]ber his [C]name
The [Dm]hero [F]who drinks
Yorkshire [G]Tea all the time
[C]Big Brave

[Verse 7]
[G]Bill, from Bar[Am]nsley he came
Big [G]Brave Bill, from the [C]mine[F]
[C]Big Bra[G]ve Bill, we'll remember[F] his name
The [C]hero who drinks Yorkshire
Tea all the time
The [Dm]hero who [F]thinks Yorkshire
[Dm]The hero [C]who [F]loves Yorkshire
[Dm]The hero [C]who [F]drinks Yorkshire [G]Tea all [C]the time

[Outro 1]
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