Capo 3rd G C D G G D Well I remember William C G We weren't much more than kids C G His family lived in a run down shack D C Like the rest of the white trash did G D Now me and ole William C G We used to smoke out behind the barn C G Til his daddy caught him stealing cigarettes D G I still think he broke William's arm G D When I was drinkin my first beer C G Ole William was getting high C G He got kicked out of school for fightin and drugs D C And he stayed out late at night G D He never said too much about home C G Or the bruises on his back C G I asked him about em one time D C But he never answered back Chorus: C Yeah William D G You grew up hard and mean C G You weren't the apple of your mama's eye D C And your daddy was a burned out fiend G D For what it's worth now William C G I know you could've had a heart of gold C G But I don't think you ever knew that you had one D G C D G I don't think you were ever told G D He spent a year in reform school C G# Cause he broke in a hardware store C G Now me and William lost track of each other D C I never saw him much anymore G D The last time I seen William C G He was married and had two kids C G He tried to raise em like he was supposed to D C But sometimes he raised em like his daddy did C Yeah William D G You grew up hard and mean C G You weren't the apple of your mama's eye D C And your daddy was a burned out fiend G D For what it's worth now William C G I know you could've had a heart of gold C G But I don't think you ever knew that you had one D G C D G I don't think you were ever told G D Well just last Sunday mornin C G Momma called me on the phone C G Said there's a story in the paper about William D C She just thought I might like to know G D He got shot by a city cop C G While he was robbin a local drugstore C G He was survived by two hungry kids, a wife D C and a pool of blood on the floor C Yeah William D G You grew up hard and mean C G You weren't the apple of your mama's eye D C And your daddy was a burned out fiend G D For what it's worth now William C G I know you could've had a heart of gold C G But I don't think you ever knew that you had one D G C D G I don't think you were ever told