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[Intro] x4
G Ab E
[Verse]
Well I'm Gcruisin' Aball Ealone.
Just a Csingin' Bmy Abpoor Esong.
I've Gseen them Abhard, hard Etimes -
But Cthat's my Bkind Abof Elife.
I Glike it Abmost the Etime,
when I'm Cdrunk and Bfeel Abing Ehigh.
Some Gtimes it Abgets me Edown
Makes Cme feel BI'm Abun Ewound
[Chorus]
And I Dknow - its Ebhard,
When you're Dall B#alone.
And you Ddont wanna Eblive,
And you Dgot that B#gun.
But hang Gon!Ab  E  
Hang Gon!Ab  E  
Hang Gon!Ab  E  
Hang Gon!Ab  E  
[Instrumental]
One, two, three, four!
 D   G   D   G   D   G   D   D   Abx4
 G   B   G   B   G   B   G   G   C#x4
 Ab   B#   Ab   B#   Ab   B#   Ab   Ab   Dx4
 Ab   G   F#   Fx4
[Verse]
Well I'm Gcruisin' Aball Ealone.
Just a Csingin' Bmy Abpoor Esong.
I've Gseen them Abhard, hard Etimes -
But Cthat's my Bkind Abof Elife.
I Glike it Abmost the Etime,
when I'm Cdrunk and Bfeel Abing Ehigh.
Some Gtimes it Abgets me Edown
Makes Cme feel BI'm Abun Ewound
[Chorus]
And I Dknow - its Ebhard,
When you're Dall B#alone.
And you Ddont wanna Eblive,
And you Dgot that B#gun.
But hang Gon!Ab  E  
Hang Gon!Ab  E  
Hang Gon!Ab  E  
Hang Gon!Ab  E  
[Outro]
 C   B   Ab   G   G   F   GX

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Hang On

by Hank Williams III

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[Intro] x4

G Ab E

[Verse]

G Ab E

Well I'm cruisin' all alone.

C B Ab E

Just a singin' my poor song.

G Ab E

I've seen them hard, hard times -

C B Ab E

But that's my kind of life.

G Ab E

I like it most the time,

C B Ab E

when I'm drunk and feel ing high.

G Ab E

Some times it gets me down

C B Ab E

Makes me feel I'm un wound

[Chorus]

D Eb

And I know - its hard,

D B#

When you're all alone.

D Eb

And you dont wanna live,

D B#

And you got that gun.

G Ab E

But hang on!

G Ab E

Hang on!

G Ab E

Hang on!

G Ab E

Hang on!

[Instrumental]

One, two, three, four!

D G D G D G D D Ab

G B G B G B G G C#

Ab B# Ab B# Ab B# Ab Ab D

Ab G F# F

[Verse]

G Ab E

Well I'm cruisin' all alone.

C B Ab E

Just a singin' my poor song.

G Ab E

I've seen them hard, hard times -

C B Ab E

But that's my kind of life.

G Ab E

I like it most the time,

C B Ab E

when I'm drunk and feel ing high.

G Ab E

Some times it gets me down

C B Ab E

Makes me feel I'm un wound

[Chorus]

D Eb

And I know - its hard,

D B#

When you're all alone.

D Eb

And you dont wanna live,

D B#

And you got that gun.

G Ab E

But hang on!

G Ab E

Hang on!

G Ab E

Hang on!

G Ab E

Hang on!

[Outro]

C B Ab G G F G

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