Bill Bailey Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[G]One[D][Gm]
[G]one[D] sum[G]mer[D]'s day,
[G]Sun was shinin' [C]fine,
The lady [D]love [E]of old Bill [A]Bailey
Was [D]hangin' clothes [G]on the line
[Eb]In her [Ebsus4]back yard,[Ab]
And weepin' hard.
[Ebsus4]She married a B&O [Eb]brakeman
That took and throwed [Ebsus4]her down,
Bellerin' like a [Ab]prune- fed calf
With a big [Db]gang hanging round
And to [Ebsus4]that crowd,[Fm][Bbm]
[Eb]She holl[Ab]ered loud:[E]

[Verse 2]
[Chorus] Won't you [A]come
home, Bill Bailey
Won't you come home?
She moans [Am]the whole day [E]long.

[Verse 3]
[E]I'll do the cookin', darling
I'll pay the rent,
I know I've done [A]you wrong;
'Member that rainy eve that
I threw you out,
With nothing but a fine- tooth [D]comb?
[Bm]I kn[D]ow I'm to blame,
Well, ain't [E]that [C#m]a sham[F#]e
Bill [B]Bailey won't you [E]please come [A]home.
[F]Bill [Bb]drove

[Verse 4]
by that door
In an automobile,
A great big dia[F]mond, coach
and footman
Hear that lady squeal.
He's all alone
I heard her groan.
She hollered through [Bb]the door
[F]Bill [Bb]Bailey, is you sore?
Stop a minute, listen [Eb]to me
Won't I see you [F]no [Bb]more?[G]
[C]Bill [Bb]winks [C]his[F]
[Bb][Eb]
[Bb]eye
As he heard her cry:
[Chorus]