Intro: Asus4 A (x2)
Verse: 1
A
Oh, the last time I saw Hank
D A Asus4 A
He was walking through a cornfield all alone
He was looking kinda hungry
F#m E
Like a dog that buried but could not find the bone
A
And I asked him, did he need a drink?
D A Asus4 A
He said, "Son, you can take that to the bank"
Then I woke up in a cold sweat
E A Asus4 A
In this dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"
Verse: 2
A
Oh, the last time I saw George Jones
D A Asus4 A
Was a honky tonk on the road to Galveston
I believe he was still drinking
F#m E
Must have been 1980, 1981
A
And you can feel the pain and sorrow
D A Asus4 A
As his words flew out and rose high then they sank
Then a bottle broke though my windshield
E A Asus4 A
In this dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"
Bridge 1
D
Oh, the last time I saw Jesus
A Asus4 A
He was walking up the hill of Calvary
And he stumbled but he got some help
F#m E
From a man they call "Simon of Cyrene"
D
I called out, "Jesus, I am drowning"
C#m
He says, "It's no one drowns, 'cause I will walk the plank"
Bm
And I woke up treading water
E A Asus4 A
In this dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"
Interlude: Asus4 A (x3)
Verse: 3
A
Oh, the last time I saw my father
D A Asus4 A
He looked as if he'd just got out of jail
And he said, "I'm gonna win it back"
F#m E
Like a man convinced somehow he had failed
A
From the corn fields of Iowa
D A Asus4 A
To Hollywood and three months in the tank
Oh, the great American dreamer
E A Asus4 A
In a dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"
Bridge 2
D
Oh, the last time I saw my mother
A Asus4 A
Someone put a rose on her forehead
Was this miracle or mockery?
F#m E
I'd scream, "She's asleep, she ain't really dead"
D
And I sang my old song "Alkali"
C#m
She opened up her eyes and then she winked
Bm
And it all moved in a circle
E A Asus4 A
In this dream I call "The Last Time I Saw Hank"
Interlude: Asus4 A
Verse: 4
A
Oh, the last time I saw Hank
D A Asus4 A
He was walking through a cornfield all alone
Outro: Asus4 A (x2)