Intro: (B) (B) (B) (B)
(B) Country music singers
have always been a (E) real close family
but (F#) lately some of my kin folks
have disowned a few otha's and (B) me
I guess its because
I kinda (E) changed my direction
(F#) Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tra(B)dition
Tell me Hank
(B) Why do you drink?
Hank (E) why do you roll smoke?
(F#) Why must you live out the songs that you (B) wrote?
Over and over
Every(E)body made my prediction
So if (F#) I get stoned
I'm just carryin'
on an old family trad(B)ition
(B) I am very proud
(E) of my daddys name
al(F#)though his kinda music
and mine ain't exactly the (B) same
stop and think it over
put your(E)self in my position
if (F#) I get stoned and sing all night long
it's a family trad(B)ition
Won't you tell me Hank
(B) Why do you drink?
Hank (E) why do you roll smoke?
(F#) Why must you live out the songs your daddy (B) wrote?
Over and over
Some old (E) slick's tryin' to give me friction
I say leave (F#) me alone
I'm just carryin'
on an old family trad(B)ition
Steel Guitar Solo
Lordy, (B) I have loved some ladies
and (E) I have loved Jim Beam
and (F#) they both tried to kill me
in 197(B)3
when that doctor asked me
Son (E) how did you get in this condition
I said (F#) hey sawbones I'm just carryin on
an old family trad(B)ition
So don't ask me Hank
why do you drink?
(E) why do you roll smoke?
(F#) Why must you live out the songs that you (B) wrote?
Stop and think it over
Put your(E)self in my unique position
If (F#) I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family trad(B)ition
If (F#) I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family trad(B)ition