Remove Ads EmHis family taught him right from wrong
With local tales and children's songs
AmSunday school was his shelter
DWith his friends Joe and Walter
EmNow those days seem far away
An empty swing where he once played
AmNow Bill's grown so fat and bold
DHe never thought that he'd grow old
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-ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS)
G C DAnd everyday when he gets the train
G C DLooks out the window and thinks in vain
C D Em(aqui la otra guitarra toca la Intro)(here the
If I could only be that boy again other guitar plays the Intro)
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EmHis sales job it gets him down
Same old faces, same old sounds
AmHeart attacks, orthopaedic backs
DDocuments and labelled racks
EmHis wife can't stand the sight of him
With his routine glass of gin
AmShe makes his lunch of processed ham
DAnd waits in for the meter man
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ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS):
G C DAnd everyday when he gets the train
G C DLooks out the window and thinks in vain
C D Em(otra vez la Intro la otra guitar)(the other
If I could only be that boy again guitar the Intro again)
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Am C D Em(la otra guitarra el punteo del Intro)(the other
If he could be that boy again guitar plays the riff of the Intro)
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EmAnother day, another gin
His kids don't even notice him
AmSomething different about his face
DHis happy smile seems out of place
EmHis family gathered round for tea
Eyes fixed on their new telly
CA news flash came, then it said
DBill McCai was just found dead
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ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS):
G C DNo more windows, no more trains
G C DHung himself out in the rain
C D Em(la otra guitarra la Intro)(the other guitar
Now he'll never be that boy again plays the Intro again)
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And we say...
Am C D Em(la otra guitarra la Intro)(the other guitar plays the
Bye bye Bill McCai Intro again)
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Am C D Em(la otra guitarra la Intro)(the other guitar plays the
Bye bye Bill McCai Intro again)
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Am C D EmBye bye Bill McCai
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