William%2C It Was Really Nothing
The Smiths Lyrics


The rain falls hard on a humdrum town
This town has dragged you down
Oh, the rain falls hard on a humdrum town
This town has dragged you down
Oh, no, and everybody's got to live their life
And God knows I've got to live mine
God knows I've got to live mine
William, William it was really nothing
William, William it was really nothing
It was your life

How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say
"Oh, would you like to marry me?
And if you like you can buy the ring"
She doesn't care about anything
Would you like to marry me?
And if you like you can buy the ring
I don't dream about anyone except myself
Oh, William, William it was really nothing
William, William


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Written by: STEVEN MORRISSEY, JOHNNY MARR

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@giovannicardenas7448

The rain falls hard on a humdrum town 
This town has dragged you down 
Oh, the rain falls hard on a humdrum town 
This town has dragged you down 
Oh, no, and everybody's got to live their life 
And God knows I've got to live mine 
God knows I've got to live mine 
William, William it was really nothing 
William, William it was really nothing 
It was your life...

How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say: 
"Oh! Would you like to marry me? 
"And if you like you can buy the ring" 
She doesn't care about anything 
Would you like to marry me?
And if you like you can buy the ring 
I don't dream about anyone - except myself!
Oh, William, William it was really nothing 
William, William



@erithecure2123

The rain falls hard on a humdrum town
This town has dragged you down
Oh, the rain falls hard on a humdrum town
This town has dragged you down
Oh, no, and everybody's got to live their life
And God knows I've got to live mine
God knows I've got to live mine
William, William, it was really nothing
William, William, it was really nothing
It was your life
How can you stay with a fat girl who'll say
"Oh! Would you like to marry me?
And if you like you can buy the ring"
She doesn't care about anything
"Would you like to marry me?
And if you like you can buy the ring"
I don't dream about anyone, except myself
Oh, William, William, it was really nothing
William, William



All comments from YouTube:

@michawrzosek5417

You probably don't realise how difficult it is to get this song right on guitar. Hats off to Johnny Marr

@felixmedina6237

VERY! IVE BEEN PLAYING FOR OVER 15YRS AND STILL FEEL SOMEWHAT INTIMIDATED TO EVEN APPROACH THIS SONG AND TRY TO PLAY IT!

@garfield4863

@@felixmedina6237 try it

@Iae86

@@felixmedina6237 As long as you´re not a perfectionist it is not that scary. If you are ok with not doing the exact same picking patterns and just playing the right shapes and strumming the rhythm you should be able to play an ok version of it! I was able to copy all the shapes from watching this guy (who plays a perfect version, so hats of to him too): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9824gQF-7ek

@robertyeah2259

@@Iae86 i mean if you dont play it exactly then ofc it isnt too hard lol 😂 im not a guitarist but the one i know thinks the intricate way the guitar is played is part of what makes The Smiths stand out

@Iae86

@@robertyeah2259 If you don't play the guitar you don't know if it is hard or easy to play it even at 50% of the complexity that Marr plays. This song still has pretty complex shapes and rythm compared to many songs. What I'm saying is that if you start learning it in a way you feel you can handle you will feel happy, you will be able to sing along to it and it will sound pretty good. And then if you want you can brake it down even more and try to get all the details and you won't be as scared as if you try to learn it perfect right away. Progress take time.

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@glossypeach777

Their music is a good replica of my life because I'm not happy and I'm not sad.

@bogonzales672

Welcome to most of our lives.

@zephead843

You're in some really good headspace. Ideally you'll stay there.

@milesontario1742

THE DREAM IS GONE BUT THE BABY IS REALLLLLL

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