Bonita And Bill Butler Chords

Standard (EADGBE)

Intro

Em D A C D Em

EmI grew up in the scantling yards of DWheeling West AVirginia

 A wCheelhouse cub Dlooking for an open Emdoor

EmIn the packet ways a Sweeney wed the Dkeel of my ABonita

 Just Ctwo months from her Dtimbers til she Emmoored

EmI paid the fare in billet on her maiden Dvoyage to AVicksburg

CAnd talked my way to hand the Dtiller on the Emcourse

EmIn her planks I carved a notch and sealed the Dvow “Be my ABonita”

CAnd her dowry was my Dlife between the Emshores

Chorus

 I was Emborn with rouging Dways, and she Csteered me like a Gwoman

 From the Cport calls and the bawds that lead me B7stray

 The Emcalliope serenDades, made the Cold towns come Grunning

 And the Cboys would gamble shards to pull her B7chains

 The striker’s Cboast would fain me Dloss, about the Emwrecks the shoals were

Akeeping

 And how the Cold girl’s got poor DBilly’s ransom Emsaved

Em, D, A, C, D, Em x2

 On the Emlake at Bistineau, she Dset the wharf at ADixie

 With a Cthousand bales of Dcotton on her Emmain

 As the Emgreat raft disappeared, the Dwatermark went Asinking

 And she was Cstuck right hard, a Dlisting on the Embank

 With the Emfurnace still a blaze, I Dstood my last Aupon her

 Then Cclimbed the prow and Dtook a landsman’s Emtrade

 “A Emderelict now Milady” said the Dwatch log I’ve Aconcorded

 “Have the Cbosun sound us Deight bells for the Emchange”

Chorus

 I wasEm born with rougingD ways, and sheC steered me like aG woman

 From the Cport calls and the bawds that lead me B7stray

 The Emcalliope serenDades, made the Cold towns come Grunning

 And I would Emtake to wider Dwalks, so the Cgin I stopped a Gdrinking

 At Cthree scores aloft this crooked B7frame

 The striker’s Cboast would fain me Dloss, about the Emwrecks the shoals were

Akeeping

 And how the Cold girl’s got poor DBilly’s ransom Emsaved

Outro

Em D A C D Em