Bill Bailey Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[Am]Why[C][Am][C]
[Am][C][G]
don't you come home Bill Bailey,
[Am]why don't you come home?
She cried the whole night long, 'member
that rainy evening,
I throwed you out, with nothing but a
fine- tooth [Em]comb?
Why don't [C]you come home Bill
Bailey, why don't you come home?
She moaned and she groan'd
the whole night through,
Billy's too shame, but [Am]I know[Em]
[C]tha[Am]t I'm[C] not blamed,
[F]Bill Bailey won't you please come home?
[Dm][Am][Em][Am]
[Em][G][Em][G][C][G]
[C]
Why don't you come home Bill Bailey,
why don't you come home?
She cried the whole night [G]long,
remem[Bm]ber that rainy even[B]ing,
You take me out,
with nothing but a fine- [C]tooth [Am]comb?
[B]Why[C] do[Am]n't [C]you come home Bill Bailey,
why don't you come home?
She moaned and she groan'd
the whole night [F]through,
Billy's too shame,
but [C]I know that [B]I'm not [A]blamed,
Bill [Am]Bailey won't [Bm]you please [G]come [C]home?
Why don't you come home Bill Bailey,
why don't you come home?
She cried the whole night [G]long, I'll do [Bm]the washin',
[B]honey, [Bm]I'll pay [B]the rent,
[Bm]Although you [Em]done [G]me [Bm]wrong[D][C][Am]
[C]Why don't you come home Bill Bailey,
why don't you come home?
She moaned and she groan'd
the whole night [F]through,[F]
I know [C]I'm wrong still [B]I am to b[A]lame,

[Outro 1]
Bill Bailey
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