Chords for Family Tradition - Hank Williams, Jr. | Bass Guitar Cover (Play Along Tabs)
Tempo:
126.35 bpm
Chords used:
A
E
B
D#
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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[C#m] country music singers have always [A] been a real close family.
[B] But lately some of my kin folks have disowned a [F#m] few others than [E] me.
because I kind [A] of changed my direction.
I went and broke the [D#] family
[E] tradition.
Hank, why drink?
[A] Hank, why do you smoke?
[B] Why must you live?
[B] But lately some of my kin folks have disowned a [F#m] few others than [E] me.
because I kind [A] of changed my direction.
I went and broke the [D#] family
[E] tradition.
Hank, why drink?
[A] Hank, why do you smoke?
[B] Why must you live?
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E
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_ [C#m] _ _ _ country music singers have always [A] been a real close family.
_ _ _ [B] But lately some of my kin folks have disowned a [F#m] few others than [E] me.
_ _ I guess it's because I kind [A] of changed my direction.
Lord [B] _ I guess I went and broke the [D#] family _
[E] _ tradition.
_ Get on me and want to know Hank, why _ _ drink? _
[A] Hank, why do you smoke? _ _
[B] _ Why must you live? _ _
Songs that [E] you wrote. _ _
_ Oh, but _ _ _ _ [A] everybody made my predictions. _
[B] So if I get stoned I'm just carrying on an old family [E] tradition. _ _
_ _ _ _ I am very proud _ [A] of my daddy's name.
_ [B] _ Although his kind of music and mine ain't exactly [E] the same.
_ _ Stop and think it over.
_ [A] Put yourself [E] in my [A] _ position.
[B] If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family [A] _ tradition.
_ [E] So don't ask me Hank, why do you drink? _
[A] Hank, why do you smoke? _ _ _
[B] _ Why must you _ live?
Songs _ that [E] you wrote. _ _
If I'm down _ on my guitar and [A] some old slick's trying to give me friction
I [B] say leave me alone, I'm singing all night long it's a family [Em] _ [Bm] tradition. _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Woo! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Lord _ _ _ I have loved some ladies. _
[A] I have loved him babe. _
[B] And they both tried to kill me _ in _ 1973.
[E] _ _ _
Well now _ _ ask me, _ [A] son how'd you get in this condition?
I said [B] it aches all bones I'm just carrying on an old [D#] family [E] tradition. _ _
So don't ask me Hank, why do you drink?
_ Hank, [A] why do you smoke?
_ _ _ [B] Why must you _ live?
Songs _ that you [E] wrote.
_ Stop and think it over.
Try to put [A] yourself in my unique position.
_ [B] If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family _
[E] tradition. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [C#m] _ _ _ country music singers have always [A] been a real close family.
_ _ _ [B] But lately some of my kin folks have disowned a [F#m] few others than [E] me.
_ _ I guess it's because I kind [A] of changed my direction.
Lord [B] _ I guess I went and broke the [D#] family _
[E] _ tradition.
_ Get on me and want to know Hank, why _ _ drink? _
[A] Hank, why do you smoke? _ _
[B] _ Why must you live? _ _
Songs that [E] you wrote. _ _
_ Oh, but _ _ _ _ [A] everybody made my predictions. _
[B] So if I get stoned I'm just carrying on an old family [E] tradition. _ _
_ _ _ _ I am very proud _ [A] of my daddy's name.
_ [B] _ Although his kind of music and mine ain't exactly [E] the same.
_ _ Stop and think it over.
_ [A] Put yourself [E] in my [A] _ position.
[B] If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family [A] _ tradition.
_ [E] So don't ask me Hank, why do you drink? _
[A] Hank, why do you smoke? _ _ _
[B] _ Why must you _ live?
Songs _ that [E] you wrote. _ _
If I'm down _ on my guitar and [A] some old slick's trying to give me friction
I [B] say leave me alone, I'm singing all night long it's a family [Em] _ [Bm] tradition. _
[E] _ [Bm] _ _ _ [E] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Woo! _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[E] _ _ Lord _ _ _ I have loved some ladies. _
[A] I have loved him babe. _
[B] And they both tried to kill me _ in _ 1973.
[E] _ _ _
Well now _ _ ask me, _ [A] son how'd you get in this condition?
I said [B] it aches all bones I'm just carrying on an old [D#] family [E] tradition. _ _
So don't ask me Hank, why do you drink?
_ Hank, [A] why do you smoke?
_ _ _ [B] Why must you _ live?
Songs _ that you [E] wrote.
_ Stop and think it over.
Try to put [A] yourself in my unique position.
_ [B] If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family _
[E] tradition. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _