family tradition chords by Hank Williams
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Intro 1
(D major)
Verse 1
(D major) Country music singers have
always been a (G major) real close family
But (A major) lately, some of my kinfolks have
disowned a few others and me (D major)
I guess it's because I kind of (G major)
changed my direction
(A major) Lord, I guess I went and broke
their family tradi (D major) tion
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Verse 2
They get on me and want to know, "Hank (D major)
why do you drink?"
Hank, (G major) why do you roll smoke?
(A major) Why must you live out the songs
that you wro (D major) te?
Over and over every (G major) body
makes my predictions
So if (A major) I get stoned,
I'm just carrying on an old family tra (D major) dition
Verse 3
(D major) I am very proud (G major) of my
daddy's name
(A major) Although his kind of music and mine
ain't exactly the same (D major)
Stop and think it over,
put your (G major) self in my position
If (A minor) I get (A major) stoned and sing all night
long it's a family tradi (D major) tion
Verse 4
So don't ask me, "Hank, (D major)
why do you drink?"
Hank, (G major) why do you roll smoke?
(A major) Why must you live out the songs
that you wro (D major) te? (G major)
(D major) If I'm down in a honky-tonk some some
ole slick (G major) 's trying to give me friction
I said leave (A minor) me (A major) alone, I'm singing all night long
it's a family tra (D major) dition
Interlude 1
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Verse 5
Lord, (D major) I have loved some ladies
and (G major) I have loved Jim Beam
And (A major) they both tried to kill me in
nineteen-seventy-three
When (E minor) When (D major) When that doctor asked me,
"Son, how (G major) did you get in this condition?"
I said, (A major) "Hey sawbones,
I'm just carrying on an ole family tradi (D major) tion"
Verse 6
So don't ask me, "Hank, (D major)
why do you drink?"
Hank, why (G major) do roll smoke?
(A major) Why must you live out the songs
that you wro (D major) te?
Stop and think it over,
try to put your (G major) self in my unique position
If (A major) I get stoned and sing all night long,
it's a family tra (D major) dition
family tradition
Hank Williams
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