How to Play Bad Eye Bill on Guitar?

Dr. Hook - Bad Eye Bill can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G chords. For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D. For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G. For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E. Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat. You can play Bad Eye Bill with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.

Dr. Hook - Bad Eye Bill Chords

Chord reference C, F, G

Rhythm tips ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑

[C]Thank the good lord for rock and roll [F]Thank the good lord for [C]gin [F]Thank the good lord that [C]women are made to [G]satisfy their men [C]Thank the good lord for Black and Red and [F]our good buddy [C]Will [F] Thank the good lord [C]most of all, for [G]good old Bad Eye [C]Bill

[C]Bad Eye Bill from Maryville, got a [F]yellow dog named [C]Black [F]A blonde haired wife called [C]Red, that runs [G]around behind Bill’s back [C]Bad Eye Bill and his buddy Will are[F]known to take a drink or [C]ten [F] Will would pick up an [C]old guitar and [G]Bad Eye Bill will [C]sing

[C]Bad Eye Bill got locked in jail, [F]’bout a week or so [C]ago [F]Swore to the jailer and the [C]preacher that the [G]good lord had saved his soul [C]Bill went home found Black and Red in [F]bed with his buddy [C]Will [F]He shot ’em all and he [C]started singin’, and [G]he’s still singin’ in [C]jail

Artist Dr. Hook

Album A Little Bit More

Genres Country, Rock

Year 1976

Key C

Dr. Hook - Bad Eye Bill can be played in the key of C using the C, F, G chords.

For C, To play C, press fret 1 on the B string with finger 2, let low E, G, high E ring open, mute A, D.
For F, To play F, barre fret 1 from the B string to the high E string with finger 1, press fret 1 on the low E string with finger 4, let A ring open, mute D, G.
For G, To play G, press fret 2 on the A string with finger 2, let D, G, B ring open, mute low E, high E.

Barre: Use your index finger to press multiple strings on the same fret, keeping your finger flat.

You can play Bad Eye Bill with the ↓-↓↑-↑↓↑ strumming pattern.