William Chords by Chris Knight

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_ _ _ Well, I [F] remember William, _ _ [Eb] we weren't much more [Bb] than kids.
_ _ [Eb] His family lived [Bb] in a run-down shack [F] like the rest of the white [Eb] trash did.
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Now, me [F] and old William, we used [Eb] to smoke out [Bb] behind the barn.
Till [Eb] his daddy caught him [Bb] stealing cigarettes, [F] I still think he broke [Bb] William's arm. _ _ _ _
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_ _ When I was [F] drinking my first beer, [Eb] old William was [Bb] getting high.
He [Eb] got kicked out of school [Bb] for fighting and [F] drugs, and he stayed out late at [Eb] night. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ He never said too [F] much about home [Eb] or the bruises on [Bb] his back.
_ _ [Eb] _ I asked [Bb] him about them one time, [F] but he never [Eb] answered back. _ _ _ _
Yeah, William, _ _ [F] you grew up [Bb] hard and mean. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] You weren't the apple of [Bb] your mama's eye, [F] and your daddy was a burned [Eb]-out fiend. _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] For what it's worth [F] now, William, I know [Eb] you could have had a heart [Bb] of gold.
But I [Eb] don't think you ever knew that [Bb] you had one.
I [F] don't think you were [Bb] ever told. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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He spent a [F] year in reform school, [Eb] because he broke in a hardware [Bb] store. _
[Eb] Now, me and William lost track [Bb] of each other.
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I never saw him much [Eb] anymore. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] The last time I [F] seen William, _ [Eb] he was married and had [Bb] two kids.
He [Eb] tried to raise them like he was [Bb] supposed to, but [F] sometimes he raised them like his [Eb] daddy did. _ _ _ _ _
Yeah, William, _ [F] you grew up [Bb] hard and mean. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] You weren't the apple [Bbm] of your mama's [F] eye, and your daddy was a burned [Eb]-out fiend. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ For what it's [F] worth now, William, I know [Eb] you could have had a heart [Bb] of gold.
But I [Eb] don't think you ever knew that [Bb] you had one.
[F] I don't think you were ever [Bb] told. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ Just last [F] Sunday morning, _ [Eb] mama called me on the [Bb] phone.
_ Said [Eb] there's a story in the paper [Bb] about William.
She [F] just thought I might like to [Eb] know. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Gm] [Bb] He got shot [F] by a city cop [Eb] while he was robbing a local [Bb] drugstore.
He [Eb] was survived by two [Bb] hungry kids, a [F] wife, and a pool of blood [Eb] on the floor. _ _ _ _
Yeah, William, _ [F] you grew up [Bb] hard and mean. _ _ _ _ _ _
[Eb] You weren't the [Bb] apple of your mama's eye, [F] and your daddy was a burned [Eb]-out fiend. _ _
_ _ _ [Bb] _ For what it's worth [F] now, William, I know [Eb] you could have had a heart [Bb] of gold.
But I [Eb] don't think you ever knew that [Bb] you had one.
[F] I don't think you were ever [Bb] told. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
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