To Hank

[Intro]
E   B   D   A
 
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To Hank
                          B
Well, there's a lotta old boys like me
     D
That grew up in a country state of mind
     A
Knew every word, knew every line you sang
     E                 B
We'd crank you up on a Friday night
     D
We'd ride them roads and just let you play
A
I just wanna say, yeah
 
[Chorus]
 
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To Hank, yeah           Hey, how 'bout you, B G ?    Aw, yeah
 
[Verse]
 
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First time I saw you playing
B
Well, you were drunk and I was too
D
You forgot the words, but I helped you out
A
Sang along with the whole damn crowd
E
To Hank
B
Yeah, I know you rolled a little smoke
D
And ticked off some folks as I recall
A
But ain't we all? Yeah, ain't we all?
 
E
Thanks for the whiskey bents and hell bounds
B
And all those nights just ridin' around
D
To the soundtrack of my life
A
Man, we had us some nights
E
Between outlaw women and my rowdy friends
B
Every song you sang, it just seemed to fit
D
Like a Chevy on a river bank
A
No tellin' how many beers I drank
E        B
To Hank  You know, he ain't the only Hank (nah, he sure ain't)
D                                   A
Let me tell ya, Hoss, long before ol' Bocephus (well, come on)
 
 
Ending
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There was, "Hey Good Lookin'", and, "I Saw the Light"
B
And, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"
D
Yeah, he left us way too soon
A
Can't nobody fill his shoes
E
Between, "Cold, Cold Heart", and, "Mansion On the Hill"
B
Every song he sang just seemed to feel
D
Like a Caddy on a lost highway
A
So many things I'd like to say
E      B      D      A       E
To Hank