William
Chris KnightVersion1
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Well I remember William
We weren't much more than kids
His family lived in a run down shack
Like the rest of the white trash did
Now me and ole William
We used to smoke out behind the barn
Til his daddy caught him stealing cigarettes
I still think he broke William's arm
When I was drinkin my first beer
Ole William was getting high
He got kicked out of school for fightin and drugs
And he stayed out late at night
He never said too much about home
Or the bruises on his back
I asked him about em one time
But he never answered back
Yeah William
You grew up hard and mean
You weren't the apple of your mama's eye
And your daddy was a burned out fiend
For what it's worth now William
I know you could've had a heart of gold
But I don't think you ever knew that you had one
I don't think you were ever told
He spent a year in reform school
Cause he broke in a hardware store
Now me and William lost track of each other
I never saw him much anymore
The last time I seen William
He was married and had two kids
He tried to raise em like he was supposed to
But sometimes he raised em like his daddy did
Yeah William
You grew up hard and mean
You weren't the apple of your mama's eye
And your daddy was a burned out fiend
For what it's worth now William
I know you could've had a heart of gold
But I don't think you ever knew that you had one
I don't think you were ever told
Well just last Sunday mornin
Momma called me on the phone
Said there's a story in the paper about William
She just thought I might like to know
He got shot by a city cop
While he was robbin a local drugstore
He was survived by two hungry kids, a wife
and a pool of blood on the floor
Yeah William
You grew up hard and mean
You weren't the apple of your mama's eye
And your daddy was a burned out fiend
For what it's worth now William
I know you could've had a heart of gold
But I don't think you ever knew that you had one
I don't think you were ever told
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Readable chord sheet for William by Chris Knight
[G] [C] [D] [G] [G]Well I remember [D]William [C]We weren't much more than [G]kids His [C]family lived in a [G]run down shack Like the [D]rest of the white trash [C]did [G]Now me and ole [D]William We used to [C]smoke out behind the [G]barn Til his [C]daddy caught him stealing [G]cigarettes [D]I still think he broke William's a[C]rm [G]When I was drinkin my [D]first beer Ole W[C]illiam was getting [G]high He got [C]kicked out of school for [G]fightin and drugs And he [D]stayed out late at n[C]ight [G]He never said too m[D]uch about home Or the b[C]ruises on his b[G]ack [C]I asked him [G]about em one time But he [D]never answered ba[C]ck [C]Yeah William You g[D]rew up hard and m[G]ean You [C]weren't the apple of your [G]mama's eye And your [D]daddy was a burned out f[C]iend [G]For what it's worth now [D]William I know you [C]could've had a heart of [G]gold But I don't [C]think you ever knew that you [G]had one I don't t[D]hink you were ever t[G]old [C] [D] [G] [G]He spent a year in [D]reform school Cause he [C]broke in a hardware [G]store [C]Now me and William lost track of e[G]ach other I never s[D]aw him much any[C]more [G]The last time I seen[D] William He was [C]married and had two [G]kids He tried to [C]raise em like he was [G]supposed to But sometimes he [D]raised em like his daddy d[C]id [C]Yeah William You g[D]rew up hard and m[G]ean You [C]weren't the apple of your [G]mama's eye And your [D]daddy was a burned out f[C]iend [G]For what it's worth now [D]William I know you [C]could've had a heart of [G]gold But I don't [C]think you ever knew that you [G]had one I don't t[D]hink you were ever t[G]old [C] [D] [G] [G]Well just last Sunday [D]mornin Momma [C]called me on the [G]phone Said there's a s[C]tory in the paper about[G] William She just thought I [D]might like to k[C]now [G]He got shot by a [D]city cop While he was [C]robbin a local d[G]rugstore He was [C]survived by two hungry [G]kids, a wife and a [D]pool of blood on the f[C]loor [C]Yeah William You g[D]rew up hard and m[G]ean You [C]weren't the apple of your [G]mama's eye And your [D]daddy was a burned out f[C]iend [G]For what it's worth now [D]William I know you [C]could've had a heart of [G]gold But I don't [C]think you ever knew that you [G]had one I don't t[D]hink you were ever t[G]old [C] [D] [G]