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[Intro]
B  B B    B
BCountry music singers
have always been a Ereal close family
but F#lately some of my kin folks
have disowned a few otha's and Bme
I guess its because
I kinda Echanged my direction
F#Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tra Bdition
Tell me Hank
BWhy do you drink?
Hank Ewhy do you roll smoke?
F#Why must you live out the songs that you Bwrote?
Over and over
Every Ebody made my prediction
So if F#I get stoned
I'm just carryin'
on an old family trad Bition
BI am very proud
Eof my daddys name
al F#though his kinda music
and mine ain't exactly the Bsame
stop and think it over
put your Eself in my position
if F#I get stoned and sing all night long
it's a family trad Bition
Won't you tell me Hank
BWhy do you drink?
Hank Ewhy do you roll smoke?
F#Why must you live out the songs your daddy Bwrote?
Over and over
Some old Eslick's tryin' to give me friction
I say leave F#me alone
I'm just carryin'
on an old family trad Bition
Lordy, BI have loved some ladies
and EI have loved Jim Beam
and F#they both tried to kill me
in 197 B3
when that doctor asked me
Son Ehow did you get in this condition
I said F#hey sawbones I'm just carryin on
an old family trad Bition
So don't ask me Hank
why do you drink?
Ewhy do you roll smoke?
F#Why must you live out the songs that you Bwrote?
Stop and think it over
Put your Eself in my unique position
If F#I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family trad Bition
If F#I get stoned and sing all night long
It's a family trad Bition

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Family Tradition

by Aaron Tippin

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[Intro]

B B B B

Country music singers

have always been a real close family

but lately some of my kin folks

have disowned a few otha's and me

I guess its because

I kinda changed my direction

F# B

Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tra dition

Tell me Hank

Why do you drink?

Hank why do you roll smoke?

F# B

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

Over and over

Every body made my prediction

So if I get stoned

I'm just carryin'

on an old family trad ition

I am very proud

of my daddys name

al though his kinda music

and mine ain't exactly the same

stop and think it over

put your self in my position

if I get stoned and sing all night long

it's a family trad ition

Won't you tell me Hank

Why do you drink?

Hank why do you roll smoke?

F# B

Why must you live out the songs your daddy wrote?

Over and over

Some old slick's tryin' to give me friction

I say leave me alone

I'm just carryin'

on an old family trad ition

Lordy, I have loved some ladies

and I have loved Jim Beam

and they both tried to kill me

in 197 3

when that doctor asked me

Son how did you get in this condition

I said hey sawbones I'm just carryin on

an old family trad ition

So don't ask me Hank

why do you drink?

why do you roll smoke?

F# B

Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?

Stop and think it over

Put your self in my unique position

If I get stoned and sing all night long

It's a family trad ition

If I get stoned and sing all night long

It's a family trad ition

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