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William It Was Really Nothing

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        Capo 7th fret
      Cmaj7x32000
      Gmaj7320002
          Dxx0232
         Em022003
          G320001
       D/F#2x023x
      Dadd9xx0230
          E022100
      Aadd9x0242x
       G5/Dxx0033
          Cx32010
  Gmaj7#5/Bx21002
        Em7022030
         A9545000
         B7021200
[Intro]      Cmaj7      Gmaj7       D  Em  
[Verse 1]
The Cmaj7rain falls hGmaj7ard on a Dhumdrum toEmwn 
   Cmaj7this town haGmaj7s dragged you down D  Em  
oh the Cmaj7rain falls hGmaj7ard on a Dhumdrum toEmwn 
   Cmaj7this town has dragged you down 
   G     D/F#and eCmaj7verybodys got to Dadd9live their life 
and Egod knows i've got to live 
god Gmaj7knows i've Aadd9got to live mineE  Eadd9  
[Instrumental]       Gmaj7      Aadd9       F       C  G5/     D       D    C  D  
[Chorus 1]
       C    G        C         D        EmGmaj7#5/B  
Willi - am william it was really nothing
       C    G        C         D        EmGmaj7#5/B  
Willi - am william it was really nothing
 Em7it was your A9life
[Bridge]
    F                    C  G5/            D               D   C  D  
        How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say:
"would you Clike to marry mGe
and if you Clike you can buy the riDng
Emshe doesn't care abouB7t anything
would you lCike to marry mGe
and if you Clike you can buy the riDng
Emi dont dream abouB7t anyone   Em7except myA9-self 
[Instrumental]       Gmaj7      Aadd9       F       C  G5/     D       D    C  D  
[Chorus 2]
CWilli - Gam Cwilliam Dit was    Emreally B7nothing
CWilli - Gam Cwilliam D  
[Coda]     Em     B7     Em7  A9  

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William It Was Really Nothing

by The Smiths

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Cmaj7

Gmaj7

D/F#

Dadd9

Aadd9

G5/D

Gmaj7#5/B

Em7

Eadd9

Capo 7th fret

Cmaj7

x32000

Gmaj7

320002

xx0232

022003

320001

D/F#

2x023x

Dadd9

xx0230

022100

Aadd9

x0242x

G5/D

xx0033

x32010

Gmaj7#5/B

x21002

Em7

022030

545000

021200

Cmaj7 Gmaj7 D Em

[Intro]

[Verse 1]

Cmaj7 Gmaj7 D Em

The rain falls hard on a humdrum town

Cmaj7 Gmaj7 D Em

this town has dragged you down

Cmaj7 Gmaj7 D Em

oh the rain falls hard on a humdrum town

Cmaj7

this town has dragged you down

G D/F# Cmaj7 Dadd9

and everybodys got to live their life

and god knows i've got to live

Gmaj7 Aadd9 E Eadd9

god knows i've got to live mine

Gmaj7 Aadd9 F C G5 D D C D

[Instrumental] /

[Chorus 1]

C G C D Em B

Gmaj7#5/

Willi - am william it was really nothing

C G C D Em B

Gmaj7#5/

Willi - am william it was really nothing

Em7 A9

it was your life

[Bridge]

F C G5 D D C D

How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say:

C G

"would you like to marry me

C D

and if you like you can buy the ring

Em B7

she doesn't care about anything

C G

would you like to marry me

C D

and if you like you can buy the ring

Em B7 Em7 A9

i dont dream about anyone except my-self

Gmaj7 Aadd9 F C G5 D D C D

[Instrumental] /

[Chorus 2]

C G C D Em B7

Willi - am william it was really nothing

C G C D

Willi - am william

Em B7 Em7 A9

[Coda]

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