Family Tradition Chords by Hank Williams, Jr
Tempo:
126.35 bpm
Chords used:
E
A
B
Em
C#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[E]
[C#m] [D#]
[E] Country music singers have [A] always been a real close family.
[B] But lately some of my kinfolks have disowned [F#m] a few others than [E] me.
I guess it's because I kind [A] of changed my direction.
[B] Lord, I guess I went and broke their family [E] tradition.
Get on me and want to know, Hank, why do you drink?
[A] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
[B] Why must you live by the songs that [E] you've grown?
Over and over, [A] everybody made my prediction.
[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 in my position.
[B] If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a family [A] [E] [Em] tradition.
[E] So don't ask me, Hank, why do you drink?
[A] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
[B] Why must you live by the songs that you've [E] grown?
[A] [E] If I'm down on my key tonguing [A] some old slicks trying to get me friction,
I [B] say leave me alone.
I'm singing all night long.
It's a family [Em] [E] tradition.
[Em]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
Lordy, I have loved some ladies.
[A] I have loved him big.
[B] And they both tried to kill me in 1973.
[E] When that doctor asked me, [A] son, how'd you get in this condition?
I said, [B] I hate false bones.
I'm just carrying on an old family [E] tradition.
Don't ask me, Hank, why do you drink?
Hank, [A] why do you roll smoke?
[B] Why must you live by the songs that you've [E] grown?
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] [D#]
[E] Country music singers have [A] always been a real close family.
[B] But lately some of my kinfolks have disowned [F#m] a few others than [E] me.
I guess it's because I kind [A] of changed my direction.
[B] Lord, I guess I went and broke their family [E] tradition.
Get on me and want to know, Hank, why do you drink?
[A] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
[B] Why must you live by the songs that [E] you've grown?
Over and over, [A] everybody made my prediction.
[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 in my position.
[B] If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a family [A] [E] [Em] tradition.
[E] So don't ask me, Hank, why do you drink?
[A] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
[B] Why must you live by the songs that you've [E] grown?
[A] [E] If I'm down on my key tonguing [A] some old slicks trying to get me friction,
I [B] say leave me alone.
I'm singing all night long.
It's a family [Em] [E] tradition.
[Em]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
[A]
[B]
[E]
Lordy, I have loved some ladies.
[A] I have loved him big.
[B] And they both tried to kill me in 1973.
[E] When that doctor asked me, [A] son, how'd you get in this condition?
I said, [B] I hate false bones.
I'm just carrying on an old family [E] tradition.
Don't ask me, Hank, why do you drink?
Hank, [A] why do you roll smoke?
[B] Why must you live by the songs that you've [E] grown?
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.
Key:
E
A
B
Em
C#m
E
A
B
[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [C#m] _ [D#] _
[E] _ _ Country music singers have [A] always been a real close family. _ _ _
[B] But lately some of my kinfolks have disowned [F#m] a few others than [E] me. _ _
I guess it's because I kind [A] of changed my direction. _
[B] Lord, I guess I went and broke their family _ [E] tradition. _
_ Get on me and want to know, Hank, why do you drink?
_ [A] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
_ _ [B] _ Why must you live by the songs that [E] you've grown? _ _ _ _
Over and over, _ [A] everybody made my prediction.
_ [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 in my _ position.
[B] If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a family [A] _ [E] [Em] tradition.
_ [E] So don't ask me, Hank, why do you drink?
_ [A] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
_ _ [B] Why must you _ live by the songs that you've [E] grown?
_ [A] _ [E] If I'm down on my key tonguing [A] some old slicks trying to get me friction,
I [B] say leave me alone.
I'm singing all night long.
It's a family [Em] [E] tradition.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ Lordy, _ _ I have loved some ladies.
_ [A] I have loved him big.
_ [B] And they both tried to kill me _ in _ 1973.
[E] _ _ _ When that doctor asked me, _ [A] son, how'd you get in this _ condition?
I said, [B] I hate false bones.
I'm just carrying on an old family [E] tradition.
_ _ _ Don't ask me, Hank, why do you drink? _
Hank, [A] why do you roll smoke? _
_ [B] Why must you _ live by the _ songs that you've [E] grown? _ _
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] _ [D#] _
[E] _ _ Country music singers have [A] always been a real close family. _ _ _
[B] But lately some of my kinfolks have disowned [F#m] a few others than [E] me. _ _
I guess it's because I kind [A] of changed my direction. _
[B] Lord, I guess I went and broke their family _ [E] tradition. _
_ Get on me and want to know, Hank, why do you drink?
_ [A] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
_ _ [B] _ Why must you live by the songs that [E] you've grown? _ _ _ _
Over and over, _ [A] everybody made my prediction.
_ [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 in my _ position.
[B] If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a family [A] _ [E] [Em] tradition.
_ [E] So don't ask me, Hank, why do you drink?
_ [A] Hank, why do you roll smoke?
_ _ [B] Why must you _ live by the songs that you've [E] grown?
_ [A] _ [E] If I'm down on my key tonguing [A] some old slicks trying to get me friction,
I [B] say leave me alone.
I'm singing all night long.
It's a family [Em] [E] tradition.
_ [Em] _ _ _ _
_ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [B] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [E] _ _ _
_ Lordy, _ _ I have loved some ladies.
_ [A] I have loved him big.
_ [B] And they both tried to kill me _ in _ 1973.
[E] _ _ _ When that doctor asked me, _ [A] son, how'd you get in this _ condition?
I said, [B] I hate false bones.
I'm just carrying on an old family [E] tradition.
_ _ _ Don't ask me, Hank, why do you drink? _
Hank, [A] why do you roll smoke? _
_ [B] Why must you _ live by the _ songs that you've [E] grown? _ _
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. _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _