Key: D
Introduction:
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Capo II
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One shot from the lawman's gun
F C D
My father paid for the things he done
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Momma got old when she was 31
F C D
I was born alone I?m William?s son
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Back and forth to the foster home
F C D
Till I figured out I was better off alone
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I hold my head high when I walk these streets
F C D
Get suspicious looks from the people I meet
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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
Verse 2
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I know it ain?t right to feel this way
F C D
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
F C D
But me and my sister was not to blame
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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
D
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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Some days I can see some hope
F C D
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
F C D
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
D
Ain?t gonna hide and I ain?t gonna run
F C D
Hell ya'll know me I?m William?s son
F C D
Ya'll know me I?m William?s son