Family Tradition

   E
   Country music singers,
                      A
   Have always been a real close 
family,
       B
   But Lately some of my kinfolk,
   Have disowned a few others and 
E
me,
   I guess it's because, I kinda 
A
changed my direction,
   B                            
   Lord I guess I went and broke 
              E
their family tradition,

   They get on me and wanna' know 
Hank,

[Chorus]
   E
   Why do ya drink?,
        A
   Hank why do you roll smoke?,
       B                        
   And why must you live out the 
                E
songs that you wrote?,
                       A
   Over and over every body met my 
prediction,
      B                            
   If I get stoned I'm just 
                   E
carrying on an old family tradition

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[Verse 2]
   E                              
   I am very proud, of my daddy's 
A
name,
   B                             
   Although his kind of music and 
                        E
mine ain't exactly the same,
   Stop and think it over, put 
               A
yourself in my position,
            B                  
   If I get stoned and sing all 
                   E
night long it's a family tradition,

   So don't ask me Hank,

[Chorus]
   E
   Why do ya drink?,
        A
   Hank why do you roll smoke?,
       B                        
   And why must you live out the 
                E
songs that you wrote?,
                       A
   Over and over every body met my 
prediction,
      B                            
   If I get stoned I'm just 
                   E
carrying on an old family tradition

[Verse 3]
   Lordy I have loved some ladies, 
                 A
and I have loved Jim Beam,
   B                               
   And they both tried to kill me, 
        E
in 1973,
   When that doctor asked me, son 
                     A
how'd ya get in this position?,
            B                      
   I said a hey sawbones I'm just a
                     E
 carrying on and ol' family 
tradition,

   So don't ask me Hank,

[Chorus]
   E
   Why do ya drink?,
        A
   Hank why do you roll smoke?,
       B                        
   And why must you live out the 
                E
songs that you wrote?,
                       A
   Over and over every body met my 
prediction,
      B                            
   If I get stoned I'm just 
                   E
carrying on an old family tradition