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Country music singers
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have always been a real close family
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but lately some of my kin folks
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have disowned a few otha's and me
I guess its because
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I kinda changed my direction
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Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tradition
Tell me Hank
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Why do you drink?
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Hank why do you roll smoke?
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Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Over and over
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Everybody made my prediction
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So if I get stoned
I'm just carryin'
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on an old family tradition

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I am very proud
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of my daddys name
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although his kinda music
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and mine ain't exactly the same
stop and think it over
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put yourself in my position
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if I get stoned and sing all night long
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it's a family tradition
Won't you tell me Hank
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Why do you drink?
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Hank why do you roll smoke?
F#                                                B
Why must you live out the songs your daddy wrote?
Over and over
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Some old slick's tryin' to give me friction
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I say leave me alone
I'm just carryin'
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on an old family tradition

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Lordy, I have loved some ladies
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and I have loved Jim Beam
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and they both tried to kill me
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in 1973
when that doctor asked me
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Son how did you get in this condition
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I said hey sawbones I'm just carryin on
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an old family tradition
So don't ask me Hank
why do you drink?
E
why do you roll smoke?
F#                                              B
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Stop and think it over
          E
Put yourself in my unique position
    F#
If I get stoned and sing all night long
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It's a family tradition
  F#
If I get stoned and sing all night long
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It's a family tradition.