Intro: (v=vibrato)
E|--12v--10v--8v--7v--5v--3v--2v--0 / luego toca rapido Em
(then, quickly play Em)
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Em
His family taught him right from wrong
With local tales and children's songs
Am
Sunday school was his shelter
D
With his friends Joe and Walter
Em
Now those days seem far away
An empty swing where he once played
Am
Now Bill's grown so fat and bold
D
He never thought that he'd grow old
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-ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS)
GCD
And everyday when he gets the train
GCD
Looks 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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Em
His sales job it gets him down
Same old faces, same old sounds
Am
Heart attacks, orthopaedic backs
D
Documents and labelled racks
Em
His wife can't stand the sight of him
With his routine glass of gin
Am
She makes his lunch of processed ham
D
And waits in for the meter man
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ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS):
GCD
And everyday when he gets the train
GCD
Looks 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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SOLO
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AmCDEm(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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Em
Another day, another gin
His kids don't even notice him
Am
Something different about his face
D
His happy smile seems out of place
Em
His family gathered round for tea
Eyes fixed on their new telly
C
A news flash came, then it said
D
Bill McCai was just found dead
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ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS):
GCD
No more windows, no more trains
GCD
Hung 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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AmCDEm
Bye bye Bill McCai