Mannys Hat Song

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Manny was a maker of hats, Manny was
 much more than that
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He was the kind of guy, you and I 
                 C
would want for a friend
C
Manny was a regular guy, with an old
 soul look in his eye
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He was a man of word, and true to 
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himself to the end


[Chorus]


F                        G       
Manny loved to laugh and share a 
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good story or two
          F                        
If he's a making you a hat, he 
     G                      C
needs to know some things about you
          F             G     C  
He'd say, "Set yourself down, 
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tell us what you're thinking about
     F                             
Your hat says something about you, 
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'fore you even open your mouth"


[Verse 2]


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Manny had a funky hat shop, south of
 town where everyone stopped
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To sit and chat, get a hat, and 
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maybe get a new attitude
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He loved to sit up front and greet 
folks, take their measurements and 
laugh at their jokes
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You couldn't stop by without 
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staying there all afternoon
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His wife Norma she sat in the back, 
sewing sweatbands in all of his hats
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She listened to the radio, some 
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times I'd sing her a tune


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[Chorus]


F                        G       
Manny loved to laugh and share a 
              C
good story or two
          F                        
If he's a making you a hat, he 
     G                      C
needs to know some things about you
          F             G     C  
He'd say, "Set yourself down, 
                 C/B      Am
tell us what you're thinking about
     F                             
Your hat says something about you, 
                         G
'fore you even open your mouth"


[Verse 3]

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He made hats for a lot of great men 
but none were finer then he made for
 a friend
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He made 'em the old way, steamed, 
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and creased 'em by hand
          C
He'd take your old hat and make her 
brand new, he'd shape it any way you
 wanted him too
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He'd fix it up fine with a 
 G                    C
porcupine-beaded hatband
        C
You know his hats were worn all over
 the world, by real cowboy, women's 
and pearls
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He even made one for me he 
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jokingly called "the old friend"


Bridge:
          Am               Em      
Well when old friends disappear, I 
F                C
sometimes wonder where
    Am                             
I'd like to think maybe there just 
Em                  C      G
somewhere round the bend
    Am                  Em        
But Manny's in heaven I bet, I'll 
F                 C
go you one better yet
F                   C            
I'll bet money John B. and Manny 
    F                  G
are talking God into a hat


[Verse 4]

C
Old Manny used to take me aside, 
he'd say Jerry Jeff you know how to 
write
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Why don't you make up a hat song 
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and do it just the way that you do
              C
Well now that old Manny has gone, I 
finally made him up Manny's hat song
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'Cause it's the best way to keep 
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your old friend alive in a room


[Chorus]


F                        G       
Manny loved to laugh and share a 
              C
good story or two
          F                        
If he's a making you a hat, he 
     G                      C
needs to know some things about you
          F             G     C  
He'd say, "Set yourself down, 
                 C/B      Am
tell us what you're thinking about
     F                             
Your hat says something about you, 
                         G
'fore you even open your mouth"


C
Manny was a maker of hats, Manny was
 much more than that
           F            G         
He was the kind of guy, you and I 
                 C
would want for a friend