Beautiful William
From the album Last Days of Wonder
[INTRO]
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[VERSE 1]
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Beautiful William one morning in May
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in a milk-white convertible drove slowly away
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Beautiful William with curling black hair
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gold rings on his fingers as he held to the wheel
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[CHORUS]
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Was he given a package by a man on the train?
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We found his car by the roadside later that day
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[VERSE 2]
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Mirrored sunglasses, roses and wine
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laid on the empty seat, as he slowly drove by
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He left his lights burning. He left his perfect lawn
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His automatic sprinklers about to switch on
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[CHORUS]
Am Em
Did he find a black glove on the cliffs by the bay?
Dm F
Why would he leave us, why would he leave us this way?
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[VERSE 3]
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He drove through the town with a smile on his face
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waving to everyone as he went on his way
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Polly from Red River, Rose from Green Falls
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they drove to his house and they lay on the lawn
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[CHORUS]
Am Em
Was he stopped in the airport by a man with a cane?
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We found his car by the roadside later that day
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[VERSE 4]
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Rose smashed his windows till the glass was all gone
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Polly broke the back door and she screamed down the hall
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But no answer sounded but wind flying through
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as we tore up the green lawn and torched all the rooms
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[CHORUS]
Am Em
Did he find a white glove in the pines by the lake?
Dm F
Why would he leave us, why would he leave us this way?
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