Family Tradition #2

D)Country music singers have always been a G)real close family ButA7 lately some of my kinfolk have disowned a few others andG me I guess it's because I kindaD changed my direction Lord,A7)I guess I went and broke their family G)tradition C H O R U S (They get on me, wanna know: "Hank..") G)Why do you drink? HankD)Why do you roll smoke? A7)Why must you live out the songs that youG wrote? Over and over - everybodyD)made my prediction A7)so if I get stoned, I'm just carryin' on an old family G)tradition. ----------------------------------------------- G)I am very proud of my daddy'sD name A7)Although his kind of music and mine ain't exactly theG same Stop and think it over - A put yourself in my position A7)If I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family G)tradition ---------------------------------------------- (Don't ask me: "Hank...") G)Why do you drink? HankD)Why do you roll smoke? A7)Why must you live out the songs that youG wrote? If I'm down in a honky tonk, some olD slick's tryin' to gimme friction I saysA7 "Leave me alone, I'm singin' all night long it's a family G)tradition" ---------------------------------------------- Lead SOLO ---------------------------------------------- G)Lordy, I have loved some ladies, and I have lovedD Jim Bean A7)They both tried to k**l me in nineteen seventy-G)three When that doctor asked me "Son, how'dja get in thisD condition?" I saysA7 "Hey Sawbones, I'm just a-carryin' on the old family G)tradition." ---------------------------------------------- (So don't ask me: "Hank...") G)Why do you drink? HankD)Why do you roll smoke? A7)Why must you live out the songs that youG wrote? Stop and think it over - try to put yourself in my uniqueD)position A7)If I get stoned and sing all night long, it's a family G)tradition.