Beautiful William chords by
The Handsome Family

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Intro 1

Verse 1

Beautiful William

One morning in May

In a milk- white convertible

Drove slowly away

Interlude 1

Verse 2
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Beautiful William
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With curly black hair
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Gold rings on his fingers
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As he held to the wheel
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Verse 3
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Was he given a package
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By a man on the train?
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We found his car by the roadside
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Later that day

Verse 4
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Mirrored sunglasses
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Roses and wine
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Laid on the empty seat
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As he slowly drove by
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Verse 5
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He left his lights burning
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He left his perfect lawn
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And his automatic sprinklers
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About to switch on
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Verse 6
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Did he find a black glove
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On the cliffs by the bay?
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Why would he leave us?
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Why would he leave us
this way?
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Verse 7
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He drove through the town
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With a smile on his face
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Waving to everyone
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As he went on his way
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Verse 8

Polly from Red River

Rose from Green Falls

They drove to his house

And they laid on the lawn

Verse 9
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Was he stopped in the airport
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By a man with a cane?
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We found his car by the roadside
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Later that day
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Verse 10
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Rose smashed his windows
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'Til the glass was all gone
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Polly broke the backdoor
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And she screamed down
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the hall
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Verse 11
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But no answer sounded
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But wind flying through
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As we tore up the green lawn
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And torched all the rooms
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Verse 12
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Did he find a white glove
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In the pines by the lake?
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Why would he leave us?
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Why would he leave us this

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