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C Am F G
Beautiful William one morning in May
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in a milk-white convertible drove slowly away
Fill 1 x2
C Am F G
Beautiful William with curling black hair
C Am F
gold rings on his fingers as he held to the wheel
Fill 1 x2
Am Em
Was he given a package by a man on the train?
Dm Am G
We found his car by the roadside later that day
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C Am F G
Mirrored sunglasses, roses and wine
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laid on the empty seat, as he slowly drove by
Fill 1 x2
C Am F G
He left his lights burning. He left his perfect lawn
C Am F
His automatic sprinklers about to switch on
Fill 1 x2
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?
Fill 1 x2
C Am F G
He drove through the town with a smile on his face
C Am F
waving to everyone as he went on his way
Fill 1 x2
C Am F G
Polly from Red River, Rose from Green Falls
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they drove to his house and they lay on the lawn
Fill 1 x1
Am Em
Was he stopped in the airport by a man with a cane?
Dm Am G
We found his car by the roadside later that day
Fill 2 x1
C Am F G
Rose smashed his windows till the glass was all gone
C Am F
Polly broke the back door and she screamed down the hall
Fill 1 x2
C Am F G
But no answer sounded but wind flying through
C Am F
as we tore up the green lawn and torched all the rooms
Fill 1 x2
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?
Fill 1 x3
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