Bill Mccai > Em His family taught him right from wrong With local tales and children's songs > Am Sunday school was his shelter > D With his friends Joe and Walter > Em Now those days seem far away An empty swing where he once played > Am Now Bill's grown so fat and bold > D He never thought that he'd grow old ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! -ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS) > G C D And everyday when he gets the train > G C D Looks out the window and thinks in vain If I could only be that boy again | other guitar plays the intro) |------------------------------- ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- > Em His sales job it gets him down Same old faces, same old sounds > Am Heart attacks, orthopaedic backs > D Documents and labelled racks > Em His wife can't stand the sight of him With his routine glass of gin > Am She makes his lunch of processed ham > D And waits in for the meter man ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS): > G C D And everyday when he gets the train > G C D Looks out the window and thinks in vain If I could only be that boy again | guitar the intro again) |------------------------ ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! SOLO [e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13-1212--13-1212--13-1212-9-13-1212----12-1010-8-12-10-8-8p7b-8p7b| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-13-1212--13-1212--13-1212-9-13-1212----12-1010-8-12-10-8-8p7b-8p7b| G|-------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|] ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- If he could be that boy again | guitar plays the riff of the intro) |--------------------------------------- > Em Another day, another gin His kids don't even notice him > Am Something different about his face > D His happy smile seems out of place > Em His family gathered round for tea Eyes fixed on their new telly > C A news flash came, then it said > D Bill McCai was just found dead -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ! ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS): > G C D No more windows, no more trains > G C D Hung himself out in the rain Now he'll never be that boy again | plays the intro again) |------------------------- ! -------------------------------------------------------------------------- And we say... Bye bye Bill McCai | intro again) |------------- Bye bye Bill McCai | intro again) |------------- > Bye bye Bill M |
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