Williams Son

	  		
Tuning Drop D

Capo II 


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One shot from the lawman's gun 
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My father paid for the things he done 
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Momma got old when she was 31 
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I was born alone I?m William?s son 
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Back and forth to the foster home 
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Till I figured out I was better off alone 
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I hold my head high when I walk these streets 
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Get suspicious looks from the people I meet 



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I?ll spit in your eye and stand my ground 
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Just to keep my head from hangin down 
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Ain?t gonna hide and I ain?t gonna run 
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Hell ya'll know me I?m William?s son 



Verse 2
 
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I know it ain?t right to feel this way 
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But I?m kinda glad my dad got blown away 
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I know he grew up hard and he grew up mean 
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But me and my sister was not to blame 



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I?ll spit in your eye and stand my ground 
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Just to keep my head from hangin down 
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Ain?t gonna hide and I ain?t gonna run 
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Hell ya'll know me I?m William?s son 



verse 3: 

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Some days I can see some hope 
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I?ve never been to jail and I don?t do dope 
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But every now and then I kneel and pray 
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That things?ll get better one of these days 


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I?ll spit in your eye and stand my ground 
        F                 C      D 
Just to keep my head from hangin down 
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Ain?t gonna hide and I ain?t gonna run 
     F                 C         D 
Hell ya'll know me I?m William?s son 
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Ya'll know me I?m William?s son