Will Fly arr: http://www.mjra.net/WillFly/Big%20Bad%20Bill%20Is%20Sweet%20William%20Now.pdf 

Intro: [C C+ Dm G] x2


[C] In the town of [E7] Louisville, 
[A7] They got a man they call Big Bad Bill. 
[D79] I wants to tell you, [G] he sure was [C] tough, 
And he [C+] sure did [Dm]strut his [G7]stuff. 


[C] He had whole town [E7] scared to death, 
[A7] When he walked by, they all held their breath.
[D79] He was a fighting man, sure e-[G7] nough. 


Now [F] Bill's got him [A7] self a [Dm] wife 
and he [D79] leads a [G] different [G7] life 


[C] Big Bad [Am] Bill is [Dm] Sweet [G] William, [C] now. [Am] [Dm] [G]
[C/Am] Married [C7/Am] life done [C/Am] changed [C7Am] him, some-[E7] how. [E7]
Well, [F] he's the man they all used to [Fm] fear, 
Now the [C] people call him "Sweet Poppa, [A7] Willie Dear"
[D79] Stronger than Samson, I declare,
'Til a [G7] sweet young mama [D79] bobbed his [G] hair. 


[C] Big Bad [Am] Bill don't [Dm] fight [G] any-[C] more, [Am] [Dm] [G] 
[C/Am] He washes [C7/Am]dishes, [C/Am] aaaand he [C7/Am] mops the [E7] floor [E7]
Well, he [F] used to spend his evenings, [Fm] looking for a fight,
But [C] now he's got to see his mama [A7] every night.
[D79] Big Bad Bill is [G] Sweet William, [C] now. [C+] [Dm] [G]


[Solo over chorus]


[Repeat two vocal choruses]


[Merle Travis outro]
[D79] Big Bad Bill is [G] Sweet William [C] now. [A7] (Doin' them dishes)


[D79] Big Bad Bill is [G] Sweet William [C] now. [A7] (Moppin' them floors)
[D79] Big Bad Bill is [G] Sweet William [C] now. [C] [FG/C]