Chris Knight – William (Ukulele)
Capo 3
Key
-
Versions
(2)
Guitar
Ukulele
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Speed:
1.0x
Chords
F F G F
F G Well I remember William F F We weren't much more than kids F F His family lived in a run down shack G F Like the rest of the white trash did F G Now me and ole William F F We used to smoke out behind the barn F F Til his daddy caught him stealing cigarettes G F I still think he broke William's arm F G When I was drinkin my first beer F F Ole William was getting high F F He got kicked out of school for fightin and drugs G F And he stayed out late at night F G He never said too much about home F F Or the bruises on his back F F I asked him about em one time G F But he never answered back
Chorus:
F Yeah William G F You grew up hard and mean F F You weren't the apple of your mama's eye G F And your daddy was a burned out fiend F G For what it's worth now William F F I know you could've had a heart of gold F F But I don't think you ever knew that you had one G F F G F I don't think you were ever told F G He spent a year in reform school F F Cause he broke in a hardware store F F Now me and William lost track of each other G F I never saw him much anymore F G The last time I seen William F F He was married and had two kids F F He tried to raise em like he was supposed to G F But sometimes he raised em like his daddy did F Yeah William G F You grew up hard and mean F F You weren't the apple of your mama's eye G F And your daddy was a burned out fiend F G For what it's worth now William F F I know you could've had a heart of gold F F But I don't think you ever knew that you had one G F F G F I don't think you were ever told F G Well just last Sunday mornin F F Momma called me on the phone F F Said there's a story in the paper about William G F She just thought I might like to know F G He got shot by a city cop F F While he was robbin a local drugstore F F He was survived by two hungry kids, a wife G F and a pool of blood on the floor F Yeah William G F You grew up hard and mean F F You weren't the apple of your mama's eye G F And your daddy was a burned out fiend F G For what it's worth now William F F I know you could've had a heart of gold F F But I don't think you ever knew that you had one G F F G F I don't think you were ever told