Bill Woods From Bakersfield Chords

Lyrics & chords

[Verse 1]
[D]Bakersfield
An oil town that really [G]had it's boon during
[A]the heart of the depres[D]sion
And Bakersfield also destined to become
somewhat of a center for country music
And even as back as the early 50's it
[A]began to gain national recog[D]nition
For the [G]popularity of songs like Dear John
Let[D]ter Fer[G]lin Husky's Gone
[D]And a string novelity hits from Leonard
Sipes or better known as Tommy Collins
Country music is a profession
[G]in Bakersfield
[D]And like all other professions
whether it be that of a Doctor
Or a Scientist or a steady
ditch digger
Everyone seems to have a particular someone
who offered that helping hand
At the right time
And country music is no exception
But in Bakersfield that same helping hand
kept [G]reachin' out time after time
[D]To different people such as Jea[A]nne Sheppard
[G]Ferlin Husky Tommy Collins
[D]Buck [A]Owens Billy [D]Mize Herb Henson Merle
[G]Haggard [D]and also Red Simpson
Who saw reason to compose this song
called Bill Wood[A]s From [D]Bakersfield

[Interlude 1]
Bill here's to you
[D][A][D][G][D][A]
[D]

[Verse 2]
Let me [D]tell you all a story bout
a [G]guitar pickin' [D]man
To me he is the greatest [E]picker
in the [A]land
[D]He's taught me how to play in G and
he [G]taught me how to sing in key
[D]Bill Woods from Bakersfield
[A]the Bakersfield guitar man
[D]

[Verse 3]
Well Bill gave old Buck the
first [G]job he [D]ever had
Bill must've been a good teacher
cause old [E]Buck didn't do too [A]bad
He [D]sets up there chewin' his ole cigar
playin' [G]Wildwood [D]Flower [G]on his [D]guitar
Bill Woods from Bakersfield
[A]the Bakersfield gui[D]tar man

[Verse 4]
[D]
Well Bill never hit it big [G]but he
didn't miss it [D]far
And in my book he'll always
be con[E]sidered [A]a star
I fol[D]lowed him and he taught me
[G]guitar pickin' and harmony
[D]Bill Woods from Bakersfield the
[A]Bakersfield guitar man
[D]

[Verse 5]
When the roll is called up yonder
and [G]we've all met our [D]quest
I bet he'll be chosen to [E]pick
there with the be[A]st
[D]Up there with his gold guitar [G]well
things're right Bill will be a star
[D]Bill Woods from Bakersfield
the [A]Bakersfield guitar man
[D]

[Verse 6]
Well everybody loves old Bill
[G]cause he's quite [D]a man
And if anybody should need some help
well he'll [E]sure lend you a [A]hand
There's [D]one more thing I'd like to
say be[G]fore my story's [D]through
[G]Bill Woods from [D]Bakersfield
we're [A]all proud of you