The Outlaw Ways

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[Verse 1]
B
You know your grandpa was one of my 
heroes, hank.
E
David, you were always one of mine.
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You know how I love them old Luke 
The Drifter songs
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Man, how I loved "The Ride."
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That song got me, all balled up, 
B
real deep inside
F#
That's the same way that I felt,
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The day that I heard Waylon died
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Ol' Jr. once said it best.
E
A country boy can survive.
F#
Yeah I don't think you even started 
man
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To hit your hellbilly stride

[Chorus]
E
It's the Outlaw Ways, living day by 
day,
            B
it's in the songs that we play,

it's in the things that we say.
F#                                
Might smoke a little, might drink 
  E
a lot.
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Brothers of the road with broken 
E
hearts.
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If you think you might understand 
    A
our crazy ways.
E                              B
You might be living the Outlaw Ways

[Verse 2]
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The ol' Louisiana Hayride always 
F#        B
respected Hank,
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it's a shame that the Opry don't 
   E
do the same.
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With all of them impersonators at 
the door.
         E                         
And they still won't reinstate the 
                        B
King of Country Music's name.


[Verse 3]
B
I've got my kin folks they can't 
take that away from me.
E
You've been doing your own thing.
F#
You know that's how it ought to be.
E
Yeah you know you could've took the 
easy
                         B
way out and just rode on ol' Hank 
Sr.'s name.


[Chorus]
E
It's the Outlaw Ways, living day by 
day,
            B
it's in the songs that we play,

it's in the things that we say.
F#                                
Might smoke a little, might drink 
  E
a lot.
F#                               
Brothers of the road with broken 
E
hearts.
B                                 
If you think you might understand 
    A
our crazy ways.
E                              B
You might be living the Outlaw Ways


[Solo]
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[Verse 4]
B
You put the cunt back in country
                           E
And the dick back in Dixie too.
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Hell you know I was being a rebel,
                 B
doing what I had to do.


[Verse 5]
B
Sometimes you got to do a little 
more than
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just kick down their door.
E
You mean like Johnny Cash in "A boy 
named Sue."
F#
Remember back when you told them to 
kiss your ass?
E                         
Then you hit them with that 
                       B
"Longhaired Redneck" too.


[Chorus]
E
It's the Outlaw Ways, living day by 
day,
            B
it's in the songs that we play,

it's in the things that we say.
F#                                
Might smoke a little, might drink 
  E
a lot.
F#                               
Brothers of the road with broken 
E
hearts.
B                                 
If you think you might understand 
    A
our crazy ways.
E                              B
You might be living the Outlaw Ways


Pre-Outro
B                                 
If you think you might understand 
    A
our crazy ways.
E                              B
You might be living the Outlaw Ways
B                                 
If you think you might understand 
    A
our crazy ways.
E                              B
You might be living the Outlaw Ways