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Smiling Bill McCall [Mono Version Bonus Track] easy guitar chords by
Johnny Cash
Johnny Cash

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Intro 1
G
C

Verse 1
C

Well, the whole town

listened to the radio
G

For the Smiling Bill McCall Show

Everyone in Nashville
F
C

Was listenin' to Bill
Verse 2
C

I don't want to be layin' in bed
Verse 3

When they pronounce me dead
C


He'd stand and breathe

in the microphone
G

With his guitar hangin' to his knee bone

All the girls just sat and dreamed
F
C

When Bill began his sing
Verse 4
C

I don't want my hat to be hung
Verse 5

When my last song is sung
C


But he never let fame go to his head
F
G

"This is Smiling Bill

McCall", he said

"Gonna pick and sing a song or two
F
C

You all listen till I'm through"
Verse 6
C

And if you're at the house or in your car
Verse 7

Tune in this time tomorrow
C


To all the boys he was a big hero
G

They'd glue their ears

to the radio

Then talkin' a most unusual drawl
F
C

Imitatin' Bill McCall
Verse 8

Daddy, can I get me a guitar
Verse 9

'Cause I want to be a star
C


The girls would say of Bill McCall
G

Why I bet he's over six feet tall

Handsomest man in Nashville
F
C

They said of Smiling Bill
Verse 10
C

He won't be plantin' potato slips
Verse 11

When he cashes in his chips
C


Then one day Bill didn't

make the show
G

Didn't even show up for a week or so

The station's boss said to city hall
F
C

"Find Smiling Bill McCall"
Verse 12
C

It won't be hard to track him down
Verse 13

He's got the biggest feet in town
C


Well, there's a creek that

runs through Nashville
F
G

And on the bank they found Smiling Bill

He's committin' suicide
F
C

But they grabbed him before he tried
Verse 14
C

"Turn me loose, I want to jump",

he screamed

"'Cause I can't stand that theme"

Let this be my final breath

'Cause I'm scared to half to death"
Verse 15
C

The big brave Smiling Bill McCall

Is only four feet tall

I'd rather be in the river dead

Than to hear 'em laughin' at my bald head

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