William Brown
VERSE
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e|1---2-----------|1---2-----------|0-3-3-2-2-0-0---|1---2-----------|
B|--------3-------|--------3-------|2---------------|--------3-------|
G|1---2-----------|1---2-----------|2-4-4-2-2-0-0---|1---2-----------|
D|0---------------|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
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CHORUS
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B|----0-----------|0---2-----------|----0-----------|3-------3-------|
G|2---0-----------|0---0-----------|2---0-----------|2-----------1---|
D|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|3---------------|3---------------|0---------------|----------------|
DDD(b5)
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B|3-------3-------|
G|2-----------1---|
D|0---------------|
A|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
Ddim x-x-0-1-3-1
D x-x-0-2-3-2
A x-0-2-2-2-0
A9 x-0-2-4-2-3
A6 x-0-2-2-2-2
A7 x-0-2-0-2-0
Gsus2 3-x-0-2-x-x
G 3-x-0-0-0-x
Gadd#11 3-x-0-0-2-x
Dsus2 x-x-0-2-3-0
D(b5) x-x-0-1-3-x
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Verse
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William Brown,
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A tobacco man
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Left North Carolina
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When he sold his land
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He took a train
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to Oma -ha
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Stayed there with some friends he had
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And he didn't mind the dust
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And he didn't mind the wind
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And he didn't mind the cold
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And he didn't miss home
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And he liked the people
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And he liked the town
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So he built himself a house beside
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The ri - ver
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And he sent for his children
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And he sent for his cars
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And he bought a little business
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That would run itself
Chorus
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And he didn't mind the dust
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And he didn't mind the wind
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And he didn't mind the cold
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And he never missed home