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The News About William

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Album : Carried to Dust (2008)
Tempo : 3/4  134
E-mail: [email protected]
Tabbed by: newg
  Riff 1       Riff 2       Riff 3
e|----------| |----------| |----------|
B|----------| |----------| |----------|
G|----------| |----------| |----------|
D|----------| |----------| |-0--------|
A|----------| |--3-2-0---| |---3-2----|
E|-3-1-0----| |----------| |----------|
 Csus2/D: xx001x
     Am7: x02213
     C/G: 332010
 Cadd9/G: 330010
      E7: 020100
    Am/C: xxx555
C       : x32010 with  x30010
[Intro]
  Csus2/D       AmRepeat
Am    Am7
C/G  Cadd9/G C/G
Am    Am7
C/GG [RiCadd9/Gff 1] DmC/G  
Am E E7
  Csus2/D       AmRepeat
[Verse]
   AmFour in the mCorning the sidewalk's asAmleep
            C         [Riff 2]       G
[Riff 1]       Dm     [Riff 3]        Am 
[Riff 4]        E              E7  Am  
Nobody   noticed that slipping away
[Instrumental]
  Csus2/D       AmRepeat
Am C Am C
[Verse]
   AmConnecting the Cdots with thorns in his Amside
               C            [Riff 2]      G
[Riff 1]      Dm                       Am 
    [Riff 4]            E               E7  Am  
It's sad little song spinning out of control
Am    Am7
C/G  Cadd9/G C/G
Am    Am7
C/G  Cadd9/G C/G
Am    Am7
C/GG [RiCadd9/Gff 1]C/G  
[Bridge]
  GThen came the C/Gstorm that washed the roads Gout
Closed both his C/Geyes and pointed straight Gsouth
[Riff 1]      Dm                   Am
While the clouds overEhead cried mutiAmny
They parted for ECathy and her bitter Amnews
As her words Dmfailed, the sky grew Amdim
Recalled how Eclose to that exit I've Ambeen
[Instrumental]
   Am     C/Gx3
G [Riff 1] Dm
Am E E7
Am
[Verse]
    C/GOurs not to reAmply,     C/Gours not to reaAmson why
  CWell, the news about GWilliam
The Flifeline reCsist, the Cdesire for the Fbreeze
The Amthorns in his side
[Outro]
Am/C

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The News About William

by Calexico

Lyrics & chords · Original key

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Csus2/D

Am7

C/G

Cadd9/G

Am/C

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Album : Carried to Dust (2008)

Tempo : 3/4 134

E-mail: [email protected]

Tabbed by: newg

Riff 1 Riff 2 Riff 3

e|----------| |----------| |----------|

B|----------| |----------| |----------|

G|----------| |----------| |----------|

D|----------| |----------| |-0--------|

A|----------| |--3-2-0---| |---3-2----|

E|-3-1-0----| |----------| |----------|

Csus2/D

: xx001x

Am7

: x02213

C/G

: 332010

Cadd9/G

: 330010

: 020100

Am/C

: xxx555

C : x32010 with x30010

[Intro]

Csus2/D Am

Repeat

Am Am7

C/G Cadd9/G C/G

Am Am7

C/G Cadd9/G C/G

G [Riff 1] Dm

Am E E7

Csus2/D Am

Repeat

[Verse]

Am C Am

Four in the morning the sidewalk's asleep

C [Riff 2] G

[Riff 1] Dm [Riff 3] Am

E E7 Am

[Riff 4]

Nobody noticed that slipping away

[Instrumental]

Csus2/D Am

Repeat

Am C Am C

[Verse]

Am C Am

Connecting the dots with thorns in his side

C [Riff 2] G

[Riff 1] Dm Am

E E7 Am

[Riff 4]

It's sad little song spinning out of control

Am Am7

C/G Cadd9/G C/G

Am Am7

C/G Cadd9/G C/G

Am Am7

C/G Cadd9/G C/G

G [Riff 1]

[Bridge]

G C/G G

Then came the storm that washed the roads out

C/G G

Closed both his eyes and pointed straight south

[Riff 1] Dm Am

E Am

While the clouds overhead cried mutiny

E Am

They parted for Cathy and her bitter news

Dm Am

As her words failed, the sky grew dim

E Am

Recalled how close to that exit I've been

[Instrumental]

Am C/G

G [Riff 1] Dm

Am E E7

[Verse]

C/G Am C/G Am

Ours not to reply, ours not to reason why

C G

Well, the news about William

F C C F

The lifeline resist, the desire for the breeze

The thorns in his side

[Outro]

Am/C

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