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Hand Me Down

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[Intro]
C  G  D  G
[Verse]
I went down to Gthe country music hCall of fameG  
They had asked me to bring them more of daddy's thDings
They said Hank yGou know, someday you may go in here Cwith himG  
And I thought about, the note he wrote thaDt I never told no oGne of them.
[Verse]
I got soGngs of his no one has seen and momentCos that sure chillG  
But that note I found in his guitar case it made mDe cry like a whipGpoorwill.D  
He said son tDhis my old guitar and it's for Gyou only to pDlay
And I hope you make it ring and talk in our goEod ol family way.A  
And if you make it to the top Bocephus Dboy ill be so proud       A  
But lisDten to me son, when the time comes tAake this guitar and HanDd Me Down.
[Bridge]
Hand Me DowDn, if your weary, G  
Hand Me DowAn son, if you get sick or tDired
Hand Me DowDn, when the tiGme comes, 
Don't hang on too long to these sDad ol songs, A  
Hand Me DowDnG  
[Verse]
So I toGok his note and but it back into his Cguitar case G  
And I realized how long, I've been on the road and how many showed I Ahave played.D  
GAnd sometimes late at night standing in front of some Cbig crowd, G  
I swear I've heard him call my name and teDll me Hand Me Down.G  
[Outro]
Hand Me DowGn, if your weary, C  
Hand Me DowDn son, if you just get Gtired
Hand Me DowGn my son to your son,C  
Teach him all your songs and how his GGranddaddy moaned and Dtell that boy to caGrry on.            
You teach him all yCour songs and how his Granddaddy GmoDaned and Gtell thaDt Gboy to Hand Me Down.

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Hand Me Down

by Hank Williams Jr.

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

C G D G

[Verse]

G C G

I went down to the country music hall of fame

They had asked me to bring them more of daddy's things

G C G

They said Hank you know, someday you may go in here with him

D G

And I thought about, the note he wrote that I never told no one of them.

[Verse]

G C G

I got songs of his no one has seen and momentos that sure chill

D G D

But that note I found in his guitar case it made me cry like a whippoorwill.

D G D

He said son this my old guitar and it's for you only to play

E A

And I hope you make it ring and talk in our good ol family way.

D A

And if you make it to the top Bocephus boy ill be so proud

D A D

But listen to me son, when the time comes take this guitar and Hand Me Down.

[Bridge]

D G

Hand Me Down, if your weary,

A D

Hand Me Down son, if you get sick or tired

D G

Hand Me Down, when the time comes,

D A

Don't hang on too long to these sad ol songs,

D G

Hand Me Down

[Verse]

G C G

So I took his note and but it back into his guitar case

A D

And I realized how long, I've been on the road and how many showed I have played.

G C G

And sometimes late at night standing in front of some big crowd,

D G

I swear I've heard him call my name and tell me Hand Me Down.

[Outro]

G C

Hand Me Down, if your weary,

D G

Hand Me Down son, if you just get tired

G C

Hand Me Down my son to your son,

G D G

Teach him all your songs and how his Granddaddy moaned and tell that boy to carry on.

C G D G D G

You teach him all your songs and how his Granddaddy moaned and tell that boy to Hand Me Down.

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