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William Holden Caulfield

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[Intro]
C#m
He called me DWilliam Holden ACaulfield
It F#mwas no compliment
C#m
What's wrong with DWilliam Holden ACaulfield? Oh yeahF#m  
[Verse 1]
AAll that stuff that bummed me out Dten years ago
Still Abugs me today, and C#mboy, I wanna Bmknow
Who Adied and made you my mom and Dme some stupid kid?
AHow can you forget C#mall those Bmthings we Adid? {chorus starts overlapping 'did')
[Chrous]
ASo keep on sleeping on
'F#mTil your hair is Dgrey
EWhen I turn eighty
I C#mbetter feel this Away
[Verse 2]
AI'm afraid of people who like DCatcher in the Rye
AYeah, I like it too, but C#msomeone tell me Bmwhy
APeople he'd despise say: DI feel like that guy
AI don't wanna grow up, cause C#mI don't Bmwanna diAe
[Bridge 1]
When I'm thirty-oneD  
Then keep living onF#m  
For fifty more yEears, so
[Bridge 2]
C#m
Call me DWilliam Holden ACaulfield
It F#mwas no complimentC#m  
What's wrong with DWilliam Holden ACaufield?F#m  
[Chrous]
ASo keep on sleeping on
'F#mTil your hair is Dgrey
EWhen I turn eighty
I C#mbetter feel this Away
[Verse 3]
AI respect the man in DSunset Boulevard
AGot a heart somewhere, just C#mwon't let down his Bmguard
ADoesn't trust happiness or the Dbad luck that it brings
He's Alonely and he's cold and C#mhe's proud Bmof these Athings
[Bridge 1]
I said I'm coldD  
And I'm lonelyF#m  
I said I'm coldD  
And I'm lonelyD  
[Bridge 3]
ALa la la la la la la lonely
DLa la la la la la la lonely
ALa la la la la la la lonely
DLa la la la la la la lonely
C#mLa la la la la la la lonely    (so call me)
DLa la la la la la la lonely
ALa la la la la la la lonely    (don't be)
    F#mWilliam Holden
  A      F#m   DI say
E C#m A
[Chrous]
ASo keep on sleeping on
'F#mTil your hair is Dgrey
EWhen I turn eighty
I C#mbetter feel
I C#mbetter feel
I C#mbetter feel
A

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William Holden Caulfield

by Too Much Joy

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C#m

F#m

[Intro]

C#m

D A

He called me William Holden Caulfield

F#m

It was no compliment

C#m

D A F#m

What's wrong with William Holden Caulfield? Oh yeah

[Verse 1]

A D

All that stuff that bummed me out ten years ago

A C#m Bm

Still bugs me today, and boy, I wanna know

A D

Who died and made you my mom and me some stupid kid?

A C#m Bm A

How can you forget all those things we did? {chorus starts overlapping 'did')

[Chrous]

So keep on sleeping on

F#m D

'Til your hair is grey

When I turn eighty

C#m A

I better feel this way

[Verse 2]

A D

I'm afraid of people who like Catcher in the Rye

A C#m Bm

Yeah, I like it too, but someone tell me why

A D

People he'd despise say: I feel like that guy

A C#m Bm A

I don't wanna grow up, cause I don't wanna die

[Bridge 1]

When I'm thirty-one

F#m

Then keep living on

For fifty more years, so

[Bridge 2]

C#m

D A

Call me William Holden Caulfield

F#m C#m

It was no compliment

D A F#m

What's wrong with William Holden Caufield?

[Chrous]

So keep on sleeping on

F#m D

'Til your hair is grey

When I turn eighty

C#m A

I better feel this way

[Verse 3]

A D

I respect the man in Sunset Boulevard

A C#m Bm

Got a heart somewhere, just won't let down his guard

A D

Doesn't trust happiness or the bad luck that it brings

A C#m Bm A

He's lonely and he's cold and he's proud of these things

[Bridge 1]

I said I'm cold

F#m

And I'm lonely

I said I'm cold

And I'm lonely

[Bridge 3]

La la la la la la la lonely

C#m

La la la la la la la lonely (so call me)

La la la la la la la lonely

La la la la la la la lonely (don't be)

F#m

William Holden

A F#m D

I say

E C#m A

[Chrous]

So keep on sleeping on

F#m D

'Til your hair is grey

When I turn eighty

C#m

I better feel

C#m

I better feel

C#m

I better feel

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