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They Call Me Hank

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[Verse]
C/GWoke up in the sand with my head about to burst
My Am/Emouth was so damn dry I thought I'd already died of thirst
By the Dmtime I've made it to my kAmnees
the sDmun was in the wAmest
Fsus2Another day at the office I gGadd11uess
By the tC/Gime the dark finally overtook the sun
I mAm/Eade it to the bench where i met up with the one
whos sDmomehow made some mAmoney
and pDmayed for last nights dAmrink
he said "you need a sFsus2hower man, you sGadd11tink"
C/GWe waited for the wrecking crew that showed up in good time
Am/Esat along the bench, needing food and drinking wine
"man tDmhis stuff smells like vinAmegar"
I sDmaid and then i dAmrank
my name is BFsus2ill but they call me HGadd11ank
[Chorus]
They call me CHank
I live by the Amriver
I fish for whaFsus2tever
I can sGadd11ell
They call me CHank
I live by the Amriver
I fish for whaFsus2tever
I can sGadd11ell
They call me HC/Gank
{Verse]
C/GI got up to leave, said "i'm going home to sleep"
but oAm/En my way i stopped into the bar on morgan street
its the lDmast bar in tAmown
that lDmets me in the dAmoor 
to be hFsus2onest with you, i dont know what Gadd11for
I gC/Guess they know that sometimes i pay part of my bill
Am/Eif i sell a catfish to the store on suthers hill
I bDmring them what I cAman
and they sDmerve me up a Ambeer
and they ask me "HFsus2ank, how'd you end up hGadd11ere?"
I tC/Gell them it was easy, "it's right on my way home"
they lAm/Eaugh and say they know more about me than I let on
they kDmnow I had a Amwife 
and a Dmson who lost his Amway
and they kFsus2now I turned up just about that Gadd11day
[Chorus]
They call me CHank
I live by the Amriver
I fish for whaFsus2tever
I can sGadd11ell
They call me CHank
I live by the Amriver
I fish for whaFsus2tever
I can sGadd11ell
They call me HC/Gank
{Verse]
My hC/Gomes' not much to look at, but it holds all that i need;
a bAm/Eed with some old sleeping bag I found last christmas eve
a Dmrockin chair, a Amtable, 
a Dmspoon, a plate,a Ambowl
and of cFsus2ourse, my trusty fishing pGadd11ole
But the fC/Ginest thing I own is my little wooden boat
it kAm/Eeeps my mind from wandering, it keeps my life afloat
it Dmtakes me down the rAmiver
where the Dmbiggest catfish Amlay
and it aFsus2lso keeps my memories at Gadd11bay
[Chorus]
They call me CHank
I live by the Amriver
I fish for whaFsus2tever
I can sGadd11ell
They call me CHank
I live by the Amriver
I fish for whaFsus2tever
I can sGadd11ell
They call me HC/Gank

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They Call Me Hank

by Greg Trooper

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Chords in this song · guitar

C/G

Am/E

Fsus2

Gadd11

[Verse]

C/G

Woke up in the sand with my head about to burst

Am/E

My mouth was so damn dry I thought I'd already died of thirst

Dm Am

By the time I've made it to my knees

Dm Am

the sun was in the west

Fsus2 Gadd11

Another day at the office I guess

C/G

By the time the dark finally overtook the sun

Am/E

I made it to the bench where i met up with the one

Dm Am

whos somehow made some money

Dm Am

and payed for last nights drink

Fsus2 Gadd11

he said "you need a shower man, you stink"

C/G

We waited for the wrecking crew that showed up in good time

Am/E

sat along the bench, needing food and drinking wine

Dm Am

"man this stuff smells like vinegar"

Dm Am

I said and then i drank

Fsus2 Gadd11

my name is Bill but they call me Hank

[Chorus]

They call me Hank

I live by the river

Fsus2

I fish for whatever

Gadd11

I can sell

They call me Hank

I live by the river

Fsus2

I fish for whatever

Gadd11

I can sell

C/G

They call me Hank

{Verse]

C/G

I got up to leave, said "i'm going home to sleep"

Am/E

but on my way i stopped into the bar on morgan street

Dm Am

its the last bar in town

Dm Am

that lets me in the door

Fsus2 Gadd11

to be honest with you, i dont know what for

C/G

I guess they know that sometimes i pay part of my bill

Am/E

if i sell a catfish to the store on suthers hill

Dm Am

I bring them what I can

Dm Am

and they serve me up a beer

Fsus2 Gadd11

and they ask me "Hank, how'd you end up here?"

C/G

I tell them it was easy, "it's right on my way home"

Am/E

they laugh and say they know more about me than I let on

Dm Am

they know I had a wife

Dm Am

and a son who lost his way

Fsus2 Gadd11

and they know I turned up just about that day

[Chorus]

They call me Hank

I live by the river

Fsus2

I fish for whatever

Gadd11

I can sell

They call me Hank

I live by the river

Fsus2

I fish for whatever

Gadd11

I can sell

C/G

They call me Hank

{Verse]

C/G

My homes' not much to look at, but it holds all that i need;

Am/E

a bed with some old sleeping bag I found last christmas eve

Dm Am

a rockin chair, a table,

Dm Am

a spoon, a plate,a bowl

Fsus2 Gadd11

and of course, my trusty fishing pole

C/G

But the finest thing I own is my little wooden boat

Am/E

it keeps my mind from wandering, it keeps my life afloat

Dm Am

it takes me down the river

Dm Am

where the biggest catfish lay

Fsus2 Gadd11

and it also keeps my memories at bay

[Chorus]

They call me Hank

I live by the river

Fsus2

I fish for whatever

Gadd11

I can sell

They call me Hank

I live by the river

Fsus2

I fish for whatever

Gadd11

I can sell

C/G

They call me Hank

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