bill bailey wont you please come home chords by Ella Fitzgerald

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Verse 1
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 (D major)  (B minor) Thank  (E minor) you,
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you're very kind  (A major)  (D major)  (B minor)  (E minor)  (A major)  (D major) 
Won't you come home,
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Bill Bailey?  (A major)  (D major) 
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Won't you come home?  (B minor)  (A major) 
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 (D major) Ah,  (A major) you've been  (F sharp minor) away   (D major)  (Fdim) too  (A major) long
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 (E minor) I  (A major) do that cook (E minor) ing,  (A major) honey
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 (E flatdim)  (E minor) You  (A major) just bring home
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the money  (E flatdim)  (E minor) 
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Bill  (D major) Bailey,  (A major) please,
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 (B minor) come on home  (D major)  (A major) 
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 (D major) Each night, when we sing  (A major) this  (D major) 
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We're making an attempt to swing  (A major) this
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We sing this  (D major) song  (A major) a  different  (G major) way
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 (F sharp major) That's why I  (G major) say
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 (D major) Who  (G major) knows, like Mack the Knife
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You  (Ddim) may    play  (D major) this song all  (B major) your life
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So, Bill  (E minor) Bailey,  (F sharp major) 
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 (G major)  (A major) won't you come on home?  (D major)  (A major) 

Verse 2
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As Miss Sophie  (D major) Tucker might say
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Won't  (A major) you  (B minor) come home, Bill Bailey?  (D major) 
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I  (A major) say, won't you come home?  (D major) 
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Oh,  (A major)  (F sharp major) you've been  (B minor) away
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 (E major) Oh  (D major) honey,
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you've been away  (A major) too long  (E minor) 
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I'll  (G major) do  (A major) that cooking, honey,  (D major) yes  (G major) 
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 (E minor) You just bring  (A major) home  (G major) the  (F sharp minor) money  (B major)  (E minor) 
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Some  (G major) of  (D major) these  (A major) days, Bill
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 (D major) You're gon (B minor) na  come on  (E minor) home  (A major) 

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Verse 3

As Miss Della Reese might say

Won't you come home, Bill Bailey?

I say, won't you come home?

I say, you've been away too long

And

Verse 4
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 (G major) as Miss Pearl  (E minor) Bailey
might say
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 (Ddim) Bill, honey, daddy,  (D major) 
you'd better bring it on home
'Cause, honey,
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 (A major) I'm just so  (B major) tired of waiting on  (E minor) you
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Hon (G major) ey, these  (A major) shoes--I, I'm  (E minor) I'm telling  (A major) you, baby,
it can't wait no longer

Verse 5
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Yes,  (A major) I said  (G major) 
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 (E minor) Won't  (D major) you come, won't  (B minor) you come?
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 (D major) Won't you come on home, Bill Bailey?
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I say, you've been away too  (B minor)  (E major)  (A major) long
Since you've been gone,
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there's no  (D major) stop (A major) ping
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 (E minor) To  (A major) this thing they call bee-bopping  (D major)  (A major) 
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So, Bailey,  (D major)  (A major) please,
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come on  (D major)  (F sharp minor) home
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 (F major)  (A major)  (D major) 

Verse 6
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Now, everybody,  (A major)  (D major) twist it
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 (A major) I  (D major) say, everybody, twist  (A major) it
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So,  (D major) Bailey,  (A major) please,  (D major) come  (G major) home,
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no  (F sharp major) more  (G major) to roam
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 (D major) I've

Verse 7
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 (G major) sung the lyrics to
this song so long
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I  (A major) guess it's time  (D major) to  (B major) say so  (A major) long
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So,  (E minor) Bailey,  (A major) won't you come  (D major) on home?
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Mama  (C major) need (B major) s loving
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 (E minor) Bill,  (A major) Bailey,
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 (D major) won't you come?  (G major)  (D major)  (A major) 
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Come  (D major) home