Randy Newman – William Brown (Ukulele)

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--------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: Randy Newman From: "Born Again" (1979) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: soprano C ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
[Verse]
[Fdim [F        [Fdim [F           [C[C9 [C6 [C7  [Fdim [F
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|--1-1-0-0-------|----------------|
B|4---5-----------|4---5-----------|0---------0-0---|4---5-----------|
G|--------5-------|--------5-------|--2-2-0-0-----0-|--------5-------|
D|4---5-----------|4---5-----------|0---------0-0---|4---5-----------|

[Chorus]
[Bbsus2[Bb        [Bb[Bbadd#11     [Bb[Bbadd#11   [Fsus2[F    [F(b5)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1---1-----------|1---1-----------|1---1-----------|----0-------2---|
B|1---1-----------|1---1-----------|1---1-----------|1---1---1-------|
e|0---2-----------|2---4-----------|0---2-----------|0---0-----------|
D|3---3-----------|3---3-----------|3---3-----------|0---2-----------|

[Fsus2[F    [F(b5)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----0-------2---|
B|1---1---1-------|
G|0---0-----------|
D|0---2-----------|

CHORDS
          g-C-E-A
Fdim(7)   1-2-1-2
F         2-0-1-3
C         0-0-0-3
C9        0-2-0-1
C6        0-0-0-0
C7        0-0-0-1

Bbsus2    3-0-1-1
Bb        3-2-1-1
Bbadd#11  3-4-1-1
--------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Verse 1]
Fdim    F
William Brown,

    Fdim  F
A tobacco man

C    C9      C6  C7
Left North Carolina

        Fdim     F
When he sold his land
[Verse 2]
   Fdim   F
He took a train

   Fdim F
to Oma -ha

C      C9         C6           C7        Fdim    F
Stayed there with some friends he had
[Chorus]
       Bbsus2           Bb
And he didn't mind the dust

       Bb               Bbadd#11
And he didn't mind the wind

       Bbsus2           Bb
And he didn't mind the cold

       Fsus2       F     F(b5)    Fsus2 F   F(b5)
And he didn't miss home
[Verse 3]
       Fdim      F
And he liked the people

       Fdim      F
And he liked the town

      C        C9     C6      C7
So he built himself a house beside

    Fdim F     F(b5)
The ri - ver
[Verse 4]
       Fdim         F
And he sent for his children

       Fdim         F
And he sent for his cars

       C      C9   C6      C7
And he bought a little business

           Fdim  F
That would run itself
[Chorus]
       Bbsus2           Bb
And he didn't mind the dust

       Bb               Bbadd#11
And he didn't mind the wind

       Bbsus2           Bb
And he didn't mind the cold

       Fsus2       F         Fsus2 F     Fsus2 F     Fsus2 F
And he never missed home