Chords for Hank III - The Grand Ole Opry - If You Don't like Hank Williams - Live - Denver - 4/10/10

The topic of respect.
And on the [Eb] topic of respect, that's something that the Grand Ole Opry has not been giving Hank Williams for [N] many, many, many years. _ _
_ _ _ Most people [B] assume that he's a member, but if you do your homework, yeah, you'll find out that he got a little too fucked [Eb] up and he got kicked out.
But, [F] [Abm] the deal was, if you [Eb] straighten up your act, we'll bring [B] you back in [Gb] here soon.
[B] _ [Abm] Well, [B] as you know, he [N] passed on and that deal never got to happen.
But here's what pisses me off.
They got the Hank Williams [Gm] impersonators at the front door.
They sell [B] his merch in their [N] auditorium.
They have his pictures hanging up all over the damn place.
And why his name always in the fucking [Gb] crowd?
_ _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] So I called up the president.
I said, don't you think it's about time [E] that you [Ab] reinstated Hank?
And the dude was like, [N] you must be fucking kidding me.
I'll never reinstate a dead guy with a bunch of [Gb] attitude [B] behind him.
[Gb] _ [Dbm] _ _ [B] So, I said, all I can do is let you motherfuckers know [N] some truth out there.
And if you want to sign the petition, we got it at the [Eb] merch feed.
Look for the link over [N] there, man. _
_ Last thing, and I'll shut up about it.
The Louisiana Hayride always showed [B] respect to Hank when he was alive and dead, [E] but the [Bbm] Grand Ole Opry ain't so [G] grand [Db] anymore.
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Yeah, the Grand Ole Opry [Db] ain't so grand anymore.
[Abm] They've done and forgotten all the people [Eb] that they were looking [Ab] for.
The only good thing they really want to [Db] encash back in the 74 [Ab] is in the Grand Ole [Eb] Opry.
It's so grand, [Ab] it's so grand.
_ _ The way they work, [Db] they raise a lot of money [Ab] for him because he has a pretty smile.
[Eb] I'm Hank Haines, and I'm a part of the Los Angeles Police Department.
[Ab] Goddamn right.
[Db] People are like, Hank, get a life, [Ab] Johnny Haines.
Wow.
[Eb] Hank, I'm there for the lifetime.
Wow, I hope you don't [Ab] rebel like a kid now.
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_ people listening to [Db] this might say I'm talking shit.
But if you [Ab] look behind the scenes, there's [Eb] a lot of strange and goddamn inappropriate shit.
[Abm] Hank, where do you feel like you're [Db] reinstated?
I'm not saying that's a part of all the shit.
But I'm saying [Ab] that you're a part of it.
You're still here.
You're talking about yourself.
_ _ [Db] _ They [Ab] love him bad, and they [Eb] smile.
They really don't want to see [Ab] the tears you've got now.
[Db] You wouldn't think they would want a [Ab] Johnny Haines to hang around.
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They're too much of a clown to run [Ab] away with.
_ [Db] They're really [Ab] lucky to have you.
[Eb] You wouldn't put a gun on a guy.
[Abm] _ _ [Db] You wouldn't even let him walk [Ab] away.
You'd stand next to him.
[Eb] You'd watch him die.
You're a piece of crap.
_ They love [Ab] you.
I [Ab] _
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_ I love _ _ _ _ _ my _ _ _ [Eb] [Abm] Johnny.
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I love [Abm] _ _ _ _ my _
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_ _ _ _ _ [Abm] You know what?
We're a bunch of realists.
We always have to hide our propaganda. _ _ _
_ But Hank _ _ _ Miller's was good.
I saw a kid with a mask.
[B] [E] He's an overacting little dog. _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ _ _ _ He only ever gets [Abm] his dark hair.
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[E] _ _ _ _ _ _ He's _ _ _ [B] _ _ _ _ _
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[B] _ a realist.
He's working on his clothes. _ _
He's a realist.
He's a monster.
He's an overacting little dog.
[E] _ _ [Abm] He only ever gets his dark hair.
_ [B] We need to get out of here.
We're going to be born [E] again. _ _
_ _ [Abm] We'll give you a chance to get out.
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