Tell Old Bill — Dave Van Ronk
Chords and lyrics for Tell Old Bill by Dave Van Ronk (key of C).
Verse 1
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[C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [C] [Am] [Em] [G] [Em] [G]
[C]Tell old [Am]Bill when [C]he comes [Am]home this[C] [Am]morning[Am][C]
[C]Tell old [Am]bill when [C]he comes[Am] home this [Em][G]evening[G][Em]
[C]Tell old[Am] Bill when [C]he comes [Am]home you better[C] leave them [Am]downtown [Em]girls [G]alone
This [C][Am]morning, this [Em][G]evening, [C]so [Am][C]soon[Am]
[C]Bill left [Am]here about [C]half past [Am]eight this [C][Am][C]morning[Am]
[C]Bill left [Am]here about [C]half past [Am]eight this [Em][G]evening[G][Em]
[C]Bill left [Am]here about [C]half past [Am]eight, well he [C]left here [Am]by the [Em]old front
[G]gate
This[C] [Am]morning, this [Em][G]evening, [C]so [Am][C]soon[Am]
[C]Sal was [Am]home, she was [C]baking [Am]bread this [C][Am]morning[Am][C]
[C]Sal was [Am]home, she was [C]baking [Am]bread this [Em][G][Em]evening[G]
[C]Sal was [Am]home, she was [C]baking [Am]bread when [C]she heard the [Am]news her [Em]Bill was
[G]dead
This [C][Am]morning, this [Em][G]evening, [C]so [Am][C]soon[Am]
She said [C]Oh [Am]no, that [C]can't be [Am]so this [C][Am][C]morning[Am]
[C]Oh no,[Am] that [C]can't be [Am]so this [Em][G]evening[G][Em]
Well, [C]oh [Am]no that [C]can't be [Am]so my [C]Bill left [Am]here about an [Em]hour [G]ago
This [C][Am]morning, this [Em][G]evening, [C]so [Am][C]soon[Am]
Oh, well they [C]brought Bill [Am]home in a [C]hurry-up [Am]wagon this [C][Am][C]morning[Am]
[C]Brought Bill [Am]home in a [C]hurry-up [Am]wagon this [Em][G][Em]evening[G]
They [C]brought Bill [Am]home in a [C]hurry-up [Am]wagon, well[C] poor old [Am]Bill how his [Em]toes
was [G]dragging
This [C][Am]morning, this [Em][G]evening, [C]so [Am][C]soon[Am]
Well, [C]tell old [Am]Bill when [C]he comes [Am]home this [C][Am][C]morning[Am]
[C]Tell old [Am]Bill when [C]he comes [Am]home this [Em][G]evening[G][Em]
[C]Tell old [Am]Bill when [C]he comes [Am]home you better [C]leave them [Am]downtown [Em]girls [G]alone
This [C][Am]morning, this [Em][G]evening, [C]so [Am][C][Am][C]soon[Am][C][Am]
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