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ECountry music singers have been aA real close family, ButB7 lately some of my kinfolks have disowned a few others and Eme. I guess it's because I kind ofA changed my direction. B7Lord I guess I went and broke their familyE tradition.
They get on me and want to know Hank Ewhy do you drink? AWhy do you roll smoke? B7Why must you live out the songs that youE wrote? Over and over everAybody makes my predictions. B7So if I get stoned, I'm just carrying on an old familyE tradition.
EI am very proud of my Adaddy's name AllB7 though his kind of music and mine ain't exactly the sEame. Stop and think it over. APut yourself in my position. B7If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a familyE tradition.
So don't ask me, Hank Ewhy do you drink? Hank, Awhy do you roll smoke? B7Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? If I'm down in a honky-tonk sAome ole slick's trying to give me friction. B7I said leave me alone I'm singing all night long it's a familyE tradition.
ELord I have loved some ladies Aand I have loved Jim Beam B7And they both tried to kill me in E1973. When that doctor asked me, Son Ahow did you get in this condition? B7I said, hey sawbones, I'm just carrying on an ole familyE tradition.
So don't ask me, Hank Ewhy do you drink? Hank, Awhy do you roll smoke? B7Why must you live out the songs that you wrote? Stop and think it over, try aAnd put yourself in my unique position. B7If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a familyE tradition