Won't You Come Home Bill Bailey chords by Ella Fitzgerald
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Verse 1
(D major) Thank (B minor) (E minor) you,
you're very kind. (A major) (D major) (B minor) (E minor) (A major)
(D major) Won't you come home, Bill Bailey? (A major)
(D major) Won't you come home? (B minor) (A major)
(D major) I (A major) have been (F sharp minor) away (D major) too (Fdim) (A major) long
(E minor) I'll (A major) do that cook (E minor) in', (A major) honey
(E flatdim) You (E minor) (A major) just bring home the money
(E flatdim) Bill (E minor) Bailey, (D major)
(A major) please come (B minor) on home (D major)
(A major) Each (D major) night when we sing this (A major)
(D major) Or make an attempt to swing (A major) this
We sing this (D major) song (A major) a different way (G major)
That's (F sharp major) why I (G major) say,
(D major) who (G major) knows like Mack the Knife,
you (Ddim) may play (D major) this song all (B major) your life
So Bill (E minor) Bailey, (F sharp major)
(G major) (A major) won't you come on home, (D major) (A major)
as Miss Sophie (D major) Tucker might say
Won't (A major) you come (B minor) home, Bill Bailey, (D major)
I (A major) say won't you come home (D major)
Oh, (A major) (F sharp major) you've been (B minor) away, (E major) oh (D major) honey,
you've (A major) been away too long
How's (E minor) (G major) do (A major) that cookin', honey?
(D major) Yes, you (G major) (E minor) just bring (A major)
home (G major) the (F sharp minor) money (B major)
(E minor) Some (G major) of (D major) these (A major) days,
(D major) you're gonna (B minor) come on (E minor) home (A major)
(D major) As Miss (B minor) Della Reese (Ddim) might say, (B flat major)
(Ddim) won't you come home, (D major) Bill Bailey?
I say, (Ddim) won't (D major) you come home? (D major)
I say, you've been (A major) away (E minor) too (F sharp major) long. (G major) (E minor)
(D major) And (G major) as Miss Pearl (E minor) Bailey
might say,
(Ddim) Bill, honey, (D major) daddy,
you better bring it on home, because, honey,
(A major) I'm just so (B major) tired of waiting on (E minor) you.
Hon (G major) ey, these (A major) shoes,
I'm (E minor) telling (A major) you,
they can't wait no longer.
Yes, I said, (G major) (E minor) won't (D major) you come,
won't (B minor) you come,
(D major) won't you come on home, Bill Bailey
I say you've been away too (B minor) long (E major) (A major)
Since you've been gone
there's no (D major) stop (A major) pin'
(E minor) To (A major) this thing they call bebop (D major) pin'
(A major) So, (D major) Bailey,
(A major) please come (D major) on (F sharp minor) home (F major) (A major)
(D major) Now, everybody's (A major) (D major) twistin'
(A major) I (D major) say, everybody's twistin' (A major)
So, (D major) Bailey, (A major) please (D major) come (G major) on home
Oh, (F sharp major) what (G major) a run
I've (D major) (G major) sung the lyrics
to the song all wrong
I (A major) guess it's time (D major) to (B major) say so long (A major)
So, (E minor) (A major) won't you come on (D major) home?
Mama (C major) need (B major) s loving.
(E minor) Baby, (A major) Bailey, (D major) won't you come, come, (G major)
(D major) come, come, come, come, (A major) come on (D major) home?
Oh oh oh oh...
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