Bill Woods From Bakersfield chords by Merle Haggard, The Strangers
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Verse 1
Bakersfield (D major)
An oil town that really (G major) had it's boon during
(A major) the heart of the depres (D major) 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 major) began to gain national recog (D major) nition
For the (G major) popularity of songs like Dear John
Let (D major) ter Fer (G major) lin Husky's Gone
And a string (D major) novelity hits from Leonard
Sipes or better known as Tommy Collins
Country music is a profession
in Bakersfield (G major)
(D major) 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 major) reachin' out time after time
(D major) To different people such as (A major) Jeanne Sheppard
Ferlin Husky (G major) Tommy Collins
(D major) Buck Owens (A major) Billy Mize Herb Henson (D major) Merle
Haggard (G major) (D major) and also Red Simpson
Who saw reason to compose this song
called Bill Wood (A major) s From Bakersfield (D major)
Interlude 1
Bill here's to you
(D major) (A major) (D major) (G major) (D major) (A major)
(D major)
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Verse 2
Let me tell (D major) you all a story bout
a gui (G major) tar pickin' man (D major)
To me he is the greatest picker (E major)
in the land (A major)
He's taught (D major) me how to play in G and
he taught (G major) me how to sing in key
(D major) Bill Woods from Bakersfield
the Bakersfield (A major) guitar man
(D major)
Verse 3
Well Bill gave old Buck the
first (G major) job he ever (D major) had
Bill must've been a good teacher
cause old (E major) Buck didn't do too bad (A major)
He set (D major) s up there chewin' his ole cigar
playin' (G major) Wildwood Flower (D major) on his (G major) guitar (D major)
Bill Woods from Bakersfield
the Bakersfield (A major) guitar (D major) man
Verse 4
(D major)
Well Bill never hit it big but (G major) he
didn't miss it far (D major)
And in my book he'll always
be con (E major) sidered a star (A major)
I fol (D major) lowed him and he taught me
guitar (G major) pickin' and harmony
(D major) Bill Woods from Bakersfield the
(A major) Bakersfield guitar man
(D major)
Verse 5
When the roll is called up yonder
and (G major) we've all met our quest (D major)
I bet he'll be chosen to pick (E major)
there with the be (A major) st
Up (D major) there with his gold guitar well (G major)
things're right Bill will be a star
(D major) Bill Woods from Bakersfield
the (A major) Bakersfield guitar man
(D major)
Verse 6
Well everybody loves old Bill
cause (G major) he's quite a man (D major)
And if anybody should need some help
well he'll sure (E major) lend you a hand (A major)
There's one (D major) more thing I'd like to
say be (G major) fore my story's through (D major)
Bill (G major) Woods from (D major) Bakersfield
we're all (A major) proud of you
Bill Woods From Bakersfield
Merle Haggard, The Strangers
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