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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- -ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS) G C D And everyday when he gets the train G C D 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) ------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS): G C D And everyday when he gets the train G C D 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) ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------------------- SOLO [e------------------------------------------------------------------- B-13-1212--13-1212--13-1212-9-13-1212----12-1010-8-12-10-8-8p7b-8p7b G------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------------------------------- e------------------------------------------------------------------- B-13-1212--13-1212--13-1212-9-13-1212----12-1010-8-12-10-8-8p7b-8p7b G------------------------------------------------------------------- D------------------------------------------------------------------- A------------------------------------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------------------------------------] -------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) --------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------- ESTRIBILLO(CHORUS): G C D No more windows, no more trains G C D 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) ------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------- And we say... Am C D Em(la otra guitarra la Intro)(the other guitar plays the Bye bye Bill McCai Intro again) ------------- Am C D Em(la otra guitarra la Intro)(the other guitar plays the Bye bye Bill McCai Intro again) ------------- Am C D Em Bye bye Bill McCai