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       C                                    F                C
Well I travelled halfway round the world to Nashville, Tennessee
                                    D                 G
To hear the son of Luke the Drifter pick and sing for me.
    C                                             F
I'd waited half my life to hear Hank Jr's country show,
                      C                  G    C
But I didn't count on meeting you in the 42nd row.

      C                          F           C
Honey, you're the reason I never saw Hank Jr play,
                                       D               G
I asked could I buy you a drink and we went out by the stage.
         C                         F                    C
Well you came from Alabama and you talked that Southern way,
         F           C              G           C
And honey you're the reason I never saw Hank Jr play.

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       Db                               F#               Db
He was singing Hey Good Lookin' and the crowd were going wild,
                                      Eb               Ab
But all I saw were blue eyes when you looked at me and smiled.
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Now I still love Bocepheous and I'm a big fan through and through,
                         Db               Ab                Db
But we left Hank and the Bama band, and I went on home with you.

       Db                        F#          Db
Honey, you're the reason I never saw Hank Jr play,
                                       Eb              Ab
I asked could I buy you a drink and we went out by the stage.
         Db                        F#                   Db
Well you came from Alabama and you talked that Southern way,
         F#          Db             Ab          Db
And honey you're the reason I never saw Hank Jr play.

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       Db                        F#          Db
Honey, you're the reason I never saw Hank Jr play,
                                       Eb              Ab
I asked could I buy you a drink and we went out by the stage.
         Db                        F#                   Db
Well you came from Alabama and you talked that Southern way,
         F#          Db
And honey you're the reason I never
F#             Db
I'm so glad we got together,
F#           Db             Ab          Db    Ab Db
  You're the reason I never saw Hank Jr play.