family tradition Chords

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[Intro 1]
[D]

[Verse 1]
[D]Country music singers have
always been a [G]real close family
But [A]lately, some of my kinfolks have
disowned a few others and [D]me
I guess it's because I kind [G]of
changed my direction
[A]Lord, I guess I went and broke
their family tradi[D]tion

[Verse 2]
They get on me and want to know, [D]"Hank
why do you drink?"
Hank, [G]why do you roll smoke?
[A]Why must you live out the songs
that you wro[D]te?
Over and over every[G]body
makes my predictions
So if [A]I get stoned,
I'm just carrying on an old family tra[D]dition

[Verse 3]
[D]I am very proud o[G]f my
daddy's name
[A]Although his kind of music and mine
ain't exactly [D]the same
Stop and think it over,
put your[G]self in my position
If [Am]I get sto[A]ned and sing all night
long it's a family tradi[D]tion

[Verse 4]
So don't ask me, [D]"Hank,
why do you drink?"
Hank, [G]why do you roll smoke?
[A]Why must you live out the songs
that you wro[D]te?[G]
[D]If I'm down in a honky-tonk some some
ole [G]slick's trying to give me friction
I said [Am]leave me [A]alone, I'm singing all night long
it's a family tra[D]dition

[Interlude 1]
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[Verse 5]
Lord, [D]I have loved some ladies
and [G]I have loved Jim Beam
And [A]they both tried to kill me in
nineteen-seventy-three
[Em]When [D]When When that doctor asked me,
"Son, [G]how did you get in this condition?"
I said, [A]"Hey sawbones,
I'm just carrying on an ole family tradi[D]tion"

[Verse 6]
So don't ask me, [D]"Hank,
why do you drink?"
Hank, [G]why do roll smoke?
[A]Why must you live out the songs
that you wro[D]te?
Stop and think it over,
try to put your[G]self in my unique position
If [A]I get stoned and sing all night long,
it's a family [D]tradition