Chords for Chris Knight- William (Lyrics)

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