The Ballad Of Bill The Saint Chords
The Ballad Of Bill The Saint by Anthony Raneri is a more advanced guitar song played in the key of Em. It uses the chords Em, G, C, Am, B7, Cadd9, D and C/G. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
Em
One was enough to get him this far
G Em
And two would just complicate things
C Am
He says 'you'll be sittin' pretty
B7 Em
in a dark room in the city'
Am B7 Em
cuz one doesn't leave room for you and me
Em
Bill was a worker in a working plant
G Em
he builds things that he can't afford
C Am B7
but one day he'll get his revenge
Em
it wont be pretty
C B7 Em
society owes him that and more
Em G
Oh, Jesus Christ
Cadd9 Am
He says 'I think i'm doing fine
B7
but it may be time for bed'
Em G
and i think 'hey, i hate this game
Cadd9 Am
it hasn't always been this way
B7 Em
where men are judged by their mistakes
Em
Tortured and alone but not by happenstance
G Em
has heaven saved a place setting for him
C Am
riddled with regret and sin
B7 Em
he's in decent shape for the shape he's in
Am C Em
the world wont get the best of him again
Em G
Oh, Jesus Christ
Cadd9 Am
He says 'I think i'm doing fine
B7
but it may be time for bed'
Em G
and i think 'hey, i hate this game
Cadd9 Am
it hasn't always been this way
B7 Em
where men are judged by their mistakes
C Am Em
and he's turned his memories
D C/G G
into secrets that he keeps from himself
D Cadd9 Em
and it's safe to tell it hasn't done him well
C Em
he's been held down and told what he can do
C B7
and that's exactly what they'll try to do to you
Em
One was enough to get him this far
G Em
And two would just complicate things
C Am
He says 'you'll be sittin' pretty
B7 Em
in a dark room in the city'
Am B7 Em
cuz one doesn't leave room for you and me