Chords for The Great Hank - Robert Earl Keen
Tempo:
95.05 bpm
Chords used:
E
C
D
A
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C] Then there was the time I saw the great Hank Williams singing on stage [E] in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania and he was all dressed up in drag.
[C] In his rose red lips, through his rhinestone hips, he belted out [E] song after song as he
drank from a brown paper bag.
[C] And the songs he sang of love and pain, so pure, perfect, [E] reflections of human imperfections,
it damn near choked me up.
[D] But the rest of the show [A] was kind of slow.
[E] Then someone woke me up.
[D] [A]
[E]
[C] Later on the Astros were silently beating the living crap out of [E] Cincinnati on the TV
above and a little to the left of the great Hank Williams head.
[C] As a busty suicide blonde waitress poured him a double shot of whatever you [E] got and
laughingly said, I thought you were dead.
[C] The pool balls cracked as he tilted his head back and he told her how he'd been a big [E] star
but now country music was full of freaks.
[D] He sat there [A] with a TV glare, [E] mascara streaked his cheeks.
[D] [A]
[E]
[C] When I was only 16 years old I went from Houston to Abilene with a [E] spunky, stunningly handsome
woman in a Volkswagen Bug.
[C] She was grown with some kids all her own, a commitment free [E] divorcee and I was a man in love.
[C] We had only one eight track tape but it was up for late great Hank [E] Williams and we sang
in two part harmony.
[D] Hey good looking, [A] how's Bob cooking?
[E] Something up with me.
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[C] Back at the bar they were calling last call so I gave the barmaid a [E] credit card to pay
up my tab.
[C] The TV was turned off and the stage was dark and the great Hank Williams was [E] gone so I
asked her to call me a cab.
[C] She said if you like I can give you a ride so there we were out the door and [E] into the
city of brotherly love.
[D] Into the night, [A] out of sight, [E] in the VW Bug.
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[N]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C] Then there was the time I saw the great Hank Williams singing on stage [E] in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania and he was all dressed up in drag.
[C] In his rose red lips, through his rhinestone hips, he belted out [E] song after song as he
drank from a brown paper bag.
[C] And the songs he sang of love and pain, so pure, perfect, [E] reflections of human imperfections,
it damn near choked me up.
[D] But the rest of the show [A] was kind of slow.
[E] Then someone woke me up.
[D] [A]
[E]
[C] Later on the Astros were silently beating the living crap out of [E] Cincinnati on the TV
above and a little to the left of the great Hank Williams head.
[C] As a busty suicide blonde waitress poured him a double shot of whatever you [E] got and
laughingly said, I thought you were dead.
[C] The pool balls cracked as he tilted his head back and he told her how he'd been a big [E] star
but now country music was full of freaks.
[D] He sat there [A] with a TV glare, [E] mascara streaked his cheeks.
[D] [A]
[E]
[C] When I was only 16 years old I went from Houston to Abilene with a [E] spunky, stunningly handsome
woman in a Volkswagen Bug.
[C] She was grown with some kids all her own, a commitment free [E] divorcee and I was a man in love.
[C] We had only one eight track tape but it was up for late great Hank [E] Williams and we sang
in two part harmony.
[D] Hey good looking, [A] how's Bob cooking?
[E] Something up with me.
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[D] [A]
[E]
[C] Back at the bar they were calling last call so I gave the barmaid a [E] credit card to pay
up my tab.
[C] The TV was turned off and the stage was dark and the great Hank Williams was [E] gone so I
asked her to call me a cab.
[C] She said if you like I can give you a ride so there we were out the door and [E] into the
city of brotherly love.
[D] Into the night, [A] out of sight, [E] in the VW Bug.
[C]
[E]
[C]
[E]
[N]
Key:
E
C
D
A
E
C
D
A
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Then there was the time I saw the great Hank Williams singing on stage [E] in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania and he was all dressed up in drag.
_ [C] In his rose red lips, through his rhinestone hips, he belted out [E] song after song as he
drank from a brown paper bag.
_ _ [C] And the songs he sang of love and pain, so pure, perfect, [E] reflections of human imperfections,
it damn near choked me up.
_ _ [D] But the rest of the show [A] was kind of slow.
[E] _ Then someone woke me up.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Later on the Astros were silently beating the living crap out of [E] Cincinnati on the TV
above and a little to the left of the great Hank Williams head.
_ [C] As a busty suicide blonde waitress poured him a double shot of whatever you [E] got and
laughingly said, I thought you were dead.
_ _ [C] The pool balls cracked as he tilted his head back and he told her how he'd been a big [E] star
but now country music was full of freaks. _
_ [D] He sat there [A] with a TV glare, _ [E] _ _ mascara streaked his cheeks.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] When I was only 16 years old I went from Houston to Abilene with a [E] spunky, stunningly handsome
woman in a Volkswagen Bug.
_ _ [C] She was grown with some kids all her own, a commitment free [E] divorcee and I was a man in love. _ _
_ _ [C] We had only one eight track tape but it was up for late great Hank [E] Williams and we sang
in two part harmony. _
_ [D] Hey good looking, _ [A] how's Bob cooking?
[E] _ Something up with me.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Back at the bar they were calling last call so I gave the barmaid a [E] credit card to pay
up my tab. _ _
_ _ [C] The TV was turned off and the stage was dark and the great Hank Williams was [E] gone so I
asked her to call me a cab.
_ _ [C] She said if you like I can give you a ride so there we were out the door and [E] into the
city of brotherly love. _
_ _ [D] Into the night, [A] out of sight, _ [E] _ in the VW Bug.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ Then there was the time I saw the great Hank Williams singing on stage [E] in Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania and he was all dressed up in drag.
_ [C] In his rose red lips, through his rhinestone hips, he belted out [E] song after song as he
drank from a brown paper bag.
_ _ [C] And the songs he sang of love and pain, so pure, perfect, [E] reflections of human imperfections,
it damn near choked me up.
_ _ [D] But the rest of the show [A] was kind of slow.
[E] _ Then someone woke me up.
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Later on the Astros were silently beating the living crap out of [E] Cincinnati on the TV
above and a little to the left of the great Hank Williams head.
_ [C] As a busty suicide blonde waitress poured him a double shot of whatever you [E] got and
laughingly said, I thought you were dead.
_ _ [C] The pool balls cracked as he tilted his head back and he told her how he'd been a big [E] star
but now country music was full of freaks. _
_ [D] He sat there [A] with a TV glare, _ [E] _ _ mascara streaked his cheeks.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] When I was only 16 years old I went from Houston to Abilene with a [E] spunky, stunningly handsome
woman in a Volkswagen Bug.
_ _ [C] She was grown with some kids all her own, a commitment free [E] divorcee and I was a man in love. _ _
_ _ [C] We had only one eight track tape but it was up for late great Hank [E] Williams and we sang
in two part harmony. _
_ [D] Hey good looking, _ [A] how's Bob cooking?
[E] _ Something up with me.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] Back at the bar they were calling last call so I gave the barmaid a [E] credit card to pay
up my tab. _ _
_ _ [C] The TV was turned off and the stage was dark and the great Hank Williams was [E] gone so I
asked her to call me a cab.
_ _ [C] She said if you like I can give you a ride so there we were out the door and [E] into the
city of brotherly love. _
_ _ [D] Into the night, [A] out of sight, _ [E] _ in the VW Bug.
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [C] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ [E] _ _ _ _ _ _
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