The Great Hank
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1 index2 middle3 ring4 pinkyO open
[Intro]
e|--------C-0--C-0--C-0----------E-0--E-0--E-0----------C-0--C-0--C-1----------E-0--E-0--E-0--|
B|---------1---1---1-----------0---0---0-----------1---1---0-----------0---0---0--|
G|---------0---0---0-----------1---1---1-----------0---0---1-----------1---1---1--|
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A|---------3---3-3-3---3-2-1---2-2-2---2-2-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-2-1---2-2-2---2--|
E|-0-1-2-3-------------------0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-2|
e|-------C--0-C--0-C--0-----------E--0-E--0-E--0---------D--2-D--2-A--0-A--0-E--0-E--0----------|
B|---------1---1---1-------------0---0---0-----------3---3---2---2---0---0----------|
G|---------0---0---0-------------1---1---1-----------2---2---2---2---1---1----------|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2-----------2---2---2---------0-0---0---2-2-2---2---2----------|
A|-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3---3-2-1-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-----0---0-0---0---2-2-2---0-1-2-3|
E|-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-------------------------0-0---0-0--------|
[Verses]
CThen there was the time I saw the great Hank Williams singing on the stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Eand he was all dressed up in drag
CFrom his rose red lips to his rhinestone hips he belted out song after song
Eas he drank from a brown paper bag
CAnd the songs he sang of love and pain so pure perfect reflections of human imperfections,
Eit damn near choked me up
DBut the rest of the show, Awas kind of slow EAnd then someone woke me up
[Instrumental]
e|--------C-0--C-0--C-0----------E-0--E-0--E-0----------C-0--C-0--C-1----------E-0--E-0--E-0--|
B|---------1---1---1-----------0---0---0-----------1---1---0-----------0---0---0--|
G|---------0---0---0-----------1---1---1-----------0---0---1-----------1---1---1--|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2---------2---2---2-----------2-2-2---2-----------2---2---2--|
A|---------3---3-3-3---3-2-1---2-2-2---2-2-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-2-1---2-2-2---2--|
E|-0-1-2-3-------------------0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-2|
e|-------C--0-C--0-C--0-----------E--0-E--0-E--0---------D--2-D--2-A--0-A--0-E--0-E--0----------|
B|---------1---1---1-------------0---0---0-----------3---3---2---2---0---0----------|
G|---------0---0---0-------------1---1---1-----------2---2---2---2---1---1----------|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2-----------2---2---2---------0-0---0---2-2-2---2---2----------|
A|-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3---3-2-1-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-----0---0-0---0---2-2-2---0-1-2-3|
E|-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-------------------------0-0---0-0--------|
CLater on the Astros were silently beating the living crap out of Cincinnati on the
ETV above and a little to the left of the great Hank Williams' head
CAs a busty suicide blonde waitress poured him a double shot of 'whatever you got' and laughingly said
E"I thought you were dead"
CThe pool balls cracked as he tilted his head back and told her how he had been a big star
Ebut now country music was full of freaks
DHe sat there, Ain the TV glare EMascara streaked his cheeks
[Instrumental]
e|--------C-0--C-0--C-0----------E-0--E-0--E-0----------C-0--C-0--C-1----------E-0--E-0--E-0--|
B|---------1---1---1-----------0---0---0-----------1---1---0-----------0---0---0--|
G|---------0---0---0-----------1---1---1-----------0---0---1-----------1---1---1--|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2---------2---2---2-----------2-2-2---2-----------2---2---2--|
A|---------3---3-3-3---3-2-1---2-2-2---2-2-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-2-1---2-2-2---2--|
E|-0-1-2-3-------------------0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-2|
e|-------C--0-C--0-C--0-----------E--0-E--0-E--0---------D--2-D--2-A--0-A--0-E--0-E--0----------|
B|---------1---1---1-------------0---0---0-----------3---3---2---2---0---0----------|
G|---------0---0---0-------------1---1---1-----------2---2---2---2---1---1----------|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2-----------2---2---2---------0-0---0---2-2-2---2---2----------|
A|-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3---3-2-1-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-----0---0-0---0---2-2-2---0-1-2-3|
E|-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-------------------------0-0---0-0--------|
CWhen I was only sixteen years old I went from Houston to Abilene with a spunky stunningly handsome woman
Ein a Volkswagen Bug
CShe was grown with some kids all her own, a committment-free divorcee,
Eand I was a man in love
CWe had only one 8-track tape but it was of the late great Hank Williams and
Ewe sang in two-part harmony
D"Hey good lookin', Ahow's about cookin' ESomething up with me"
[Instrumental]
e|--------C-0--C-0--C-0----------E-0--E-0--E-0----------C-0--C-0--C-1----------E-0--E-0--E-0--|
B|---------1---1---1-----------0---0---0-----------1---1---0-----------0---0---0--|
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A|---------3---3-3-3---3-2-1---2-2-2---2-2-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-2-1---2-2-2---2--|
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B|---------1---1---1-------------0---0---0-----------3---3---2---2---0---0----------|
G|---------0---0---0-------------1---1---1-----------2---2---2---2---1---1----------|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2-----------2---2---2---------0-0---0---2-2-2---2---2----------|
A|-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3---3-2-1-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-----0---0-0---0---2-2-2---0-1-2-3|
E|-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-------------------------0-0---0-0--------|
CBack at the bar they were calling last call so I gave the barmaid a credit card
Eto pay up my tab
CThe TV was turned off and the stage was dark and the great Hank Williams was gone
Eso I asked her to call me a cab
CShe said if you like I can give you a ride, so there we were out the door
Eand into the city of brotherly love
DInto the night, Aout of sightE, In a VW Bug
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The Great Hank
by Robert Earl Keen
Chords in this song · guitar
C
E
D
A
[Intro]
C C C E E E C C C E E E
e|---------0---0---0-----------0---0---0-----------0---0---1-----------0---0---0--|
B|---------1---1---1-----------0---0---0-----------1---1---0-----------0---0---0--|
G|---------0---0---0-----------1---1---1-----------0---0---1-----------1---1---1--|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2---------2---2---2-----------2-2-2---2-----------2---2---2--|
A|---------3---3-3-3---3-2-1---2-2-2---2-2-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-2-1---2-2-2---2--|
E|-0-1-2-3-------------------0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-2|
C C C E E E D D A A E E
e|---------0---0---0-------------0---0---0-----------2---2---0---0---0---0----------|
B|---------1---1---1-------------0---0---0-----------3---3---2---2---0---0----------|
G|---------0---0---0-------------1---1---1-----------2---2---2---2---1---1----------|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2-----------2---2---2---------0-0---0---2-2-2---2---2----------|
A|-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3---3-2-1-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-----0---0-0---0---2-2-2---0-1-2-3|
E|-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-------------------------0-0---0-0--------|
[Verses]
C
Then there was the time I saw the great Hank Williams singing on the stage in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
E
and he was all dressed up in drag
C
From his rose red lips to his rhinestone hips he belted out song after song
E
as he drank from a brown paper bag
C
And the songs he sang of love and pain so pure perfect reflections of human imperfections,
E
it damn near choked me up
D A E
But the rest of the show, was kind of slow And then someone woke me up
[Instrumental]
C C C E E E C C C E E E
e|---------0---0---0-----------0---0---0-----------0---0---1-----------0---0---0--|
B|---------1---1---1-----------0---0---0-----------1---1---0-----------0---0---0--|
G|---------0---0---0-----------1---1---1-----------0---0---1-----------1---1---1--|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2---------2---2---2-----------2-2-2---2-----------2---2---2--|
A|---------3---3-3-3---3-2-1---2-2-2---2-2-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-2-1---2-2-2---2--|
E|-0-1-2-3-------------------0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-2|
C C C E E E D D A A E E
e|---------0---0---0-------------0---0---0-----------2---2---0---0---0---0----------|
B|---------1---1---1-------------0---0---0-----------3---3---2---2---0---0----------|
G|---------0---0---0-------------1---1---1-----------2---2---2---2---1---1----------|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2-----------2---2---2---------0-0---0---2-2-2---2---2----------|
A|-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3---3-2-1-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-----0---0-0---0---2-2-2---0-1-2-3|
E|-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-------------------------0-0---0-0--------|
C
Later on the Astros were silently beating the living crap out of Cincinnati on the
E
TV above and a little to the left of the great Hank Williams' head
C
As a busty suicide blonde waitress poured him a double shot of 'whatever you got' and laughingly said
E
"I thought you were dead"
C
The pool balls cracked as he tilted his head back and told her how he had been a big star
E
but now country music was full of freaks
D A E
He sat there, in the TV glare Mascara streaked his cheeks
[Instrumental]
C C C E E E C C C E E E
e|---------0---0---0-----------0---0---0-----------0---0---1-----------0---0---0--|
B|---------1---1---1-----------0---0---0-----------1---1---0-----------0---0---0--|
G|---------0---0---0-----------1---1---1-----------0---0---1-----------1---1---1--|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2---------2---2---2-----------2-2-2---2-----------2---2---2--|
A|---------3---3-3-3---3-2-1---2-2-2---2-2-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-2-1---2-2-2---2--|
E|-0-1-2-3-------------------0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-2|
C C C E E E D D A A E E
e|---------0---0---0-------------0---0---0-----------2---2---0---0---0---0----------|
B|---------1---1---1-------------0---0---0-----------3---3---2---2---0---0----------|
G|---------0---0---0-------------1---1---1-----------2---2---2---2---1---1----------|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2-----------2---2---2---------0-0---0---2-2-2---2---2----------|
A|-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3---3-2-1-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-----0---0-0---0---2-2-2---0-1-2-3|
E|-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-------------------------0-0---0-0--------|
C
When I was only sixteen years old I went from Houston to Abilene with a spunky stunningly handsome woman
E
in a Volkswagen Bug
C
She was grown with some kids all her own, a committment-free divorcee,
E
and I was a man in love
C
We had only one 8-track tape but it was of the late great Hank Williams and
E
we sang in two-part harmony
D A E
"Hey good lookin', how's about cookin' Something up with me"
[Instrumental]
C C C E E E C C C E E E
e|---------0---0---0-----------0---0---0-----------0---0---1-----------0---0---0--|
B|---------1---1---1-----------0---0---0-----------1---1---0-----------0---0---0--|
G|---------0---0---0-----------1---1---1-----------0---0---1-----------1---1---1--|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2---------2---2---2-----------2-2-2---2-----------2---2---2--|
A|---------3---3-3-3---3-2-1---2-2-2---2-2-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3-2-3-2-1---2-2-2---2--|
E|-0-1-2-3-------------------0-0---0-0-0-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-2|
C C C E E E D D A A E E
e|---------0---0---0-------------0---0---0-----------2---2---0---0---0---0----------|
B|---------1---1---1-------------0---0---0-----------3---3---2---2---0---0----------|
G|---------0---0---0-------------1---1---1-----------2---2---2---2---1---1----------|
D|---------2-2-2---2-2-----------2---2---2---------0-0---0---2-2-2---2---2----------|
A|-0-1-2-3-3---3-3-3---3-2-1-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-3-4-----0---0-0---0---2-2-2---0-1-2-3|
E|-----------------------------0-0---0-0-0-------------------------0-0---0-0--------|
C
Back at the bar they were calling last call so I gave the barmaid a credit card
E
to pay up my tab
C
The TV was turned off and the stage was dark and the great Hank Williams was gone
E
so I asked her to call me a cab
C
She said if you like I can give you a ride, so there we were out the door
E
and into the city of brotherly love
D A E
Into the night, out of sight, In a VW Bug
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