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Hank Williams Said It Best

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[Intro]
|  Am|  C|  G|  Am|
[Verse 1]
Ah, Amone man's hawk is Ganother man dove
FOne man's hug is Ganother man's shove
AmOne man's rock is Ganother man's sand
FOne man's fist is Eanother man's Amhand
Ah, Amone man's tool is Ganother man's toy
FOne man's grief is Ganother man's joy
AmOne man's squawk is Ganother man's sing
FOne man's crutch is Eanother man's Amwing
Ah, Amone man's pride is Ganother man's humble
FOne man's step is Ganother man's stumble
AmOne man's pleasure is Ganother man's pain
FAnd one man's loss is Eanother man's Amgain
AmOne man's can is Ganother man's grail
FOne man's anchor is Ganother man's sail
AmOne man's right is aGnother man's wrong
FOne man's curse is Eanother man's Amsong
[Chorus]
For Fevery father's Cdaughter
For Gevery mother's Amson
The Fonly thing the Csame
Is that is Gain't for anyonAme
Hank FWilliams said it Cbest
He said it Glong time agAmo
FUnless you have made no mistakes in Cyour life
Be Gcareful of stones that you Amthrow
[Instrumental]
|  Am|  C|  G|  Am|
[Verse 2]
Ah, Amone man's deuce is Ganother man's ace
OFne man's back is Ganother man's face
AmOne man's reason is Ganother man's rhyme
OFne man's dollar is Eanother man's Amdime
AmOne man's tree is Ganother man's post
FOne man's angel is Ganother man's ghost
AmOne man's rain is Ganother man's drought
FOne man's hope is Eanother man's Amdoubt
AmOne man's false is Ganother man's fair
FOne man's toupee is Ganother man's hair
AmOne man's hand is Ganother man's stub
FOne man's feast is Eanother man's Amgrub
AmOne man's dread is Ganother man's dream
FOne man's sigh is Ganother man's scream
AmOne man's water is Ganother man's wine
FOne man's daughter leave Eanother man Amcrying
[Chorus]
For Fevery father's Cdaughter
For Gevery mother's Amson
The Fonly thing the Csame
Is that is Gain't for anyonAme
Hank FWilliams said it Cbest
He said it Glong time agAmo
FUnless you have made no mistakes in Cyour life
Be Gcareful of stones that you Amthrow
[Instrumental]
|  Am|  C|  G|  Am|
|  C|  G|  Am|
[Verse 3]
AmOne man's famine is Ganother man's feast
FOne man's pet is Ganother man's beast
AmOne man's bat is Ganother man's ball
FAnd one man's art is Eanother man's Amscrawl
AmOne man's friend is Ganother man's foe
FAnd one man's Joseph is Ganother man's Joe
AmOne man's hammer is Ganother man's nail
FAnd one man's freedom is Eanother man's Amjail
AmOne man's road is Ganother man's rut
FOne man's if is Ganother man's but
AmOne man's treasure is Ganother man's trash
FAnd one man's landing is Eanother man's Amcrash
AmOne man's word, Ganother man's lie
FOne man's dirt, Ganother man's sky
AmOne man's skin is Ganother man's colour
FOne man's killer is Eanother man's Ambrother
[Chorus]
For Fevery father's Cdaughter
For Gevery mother's Amson
The Fonly thing the Csame
Is that is Gain't for anyonAme
Hank FWilliams said it Cbest
He said it Glong time agAmo
FUnless you have made no mistakes in Cyour life
Be Gcareful of stones that you Amthrow
Hank FWilliams said it Cbest
He said it Glong time agAmo
FUnless you have made no mistakes in Cyour life
Be Gcareful of stones that you Amthrow

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Hank Williams Said It Best

by Guy Clark

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Am C G Am

| | | | |

[Verse 1]

Am G

Ah, one man's hawk is another man dove

F G

One man's hug is another man's shove

Am G

One man's rock is another man's sand

F E Am

One man's fist is another man's hand

Am G

Ah, one man's tool is another man's toy

F G

One man's grief is another man's joy

Am G

One man's squawk is another man's sing

F E Am

One man's crutch is another man's wing

Am G

Ah, one man's pride is another man's humble

F G

One man's step is another man's stumble

Am G

One man's pleasure is another man's pain

F E Am

And one man's loss is another man's gain

Am G

One man's can is another man's grail

F G

One man's anchor is another man's sail

Am G

One man's right is another man's wrong

F E Am

One man's curse is another man's song

[Chorus]

F C

For every father's daughter

G Am

For every mother's son

F C

The only thing the same

G Am

Is that is ain't for anyone

F C

Hank Williams said it best

G Am

He said it long time ago

F C

Unless you have made no mistakes in your life

G Am

Be careful of stones that you throw

[Instrumental]

Am C G Am

| | | | |

[Verse 2]

Am G

Ah, one man's deuce is another man's ace

F G

One man's back is another man's face

Am G

One man's reason is another man's rhyme

F E Am

One man's dollar is another man's dime

Am G

One man's tree is another man's post

F G

One man's angel is another man's ghost

Am G

One man's rain is another man's drought

F E Am

One man's hope is another man's doubt

Am G

One man's false is another man's fair

F G

One man's toupee is another man's hair

Am G

One man's hand is another man's stub

F E Am

One man's feast is another man's grub

Am G

One man's dread is another man's dream

F G

One man's sigh is another man's scream

Am G

One man's water is another man's wine

F E Am

One man's daughter leave another man crying

[Chorus]

F C

For every father's daughter

G Am

For every mother's son

F C

The only thing the same

G Am

Is that is ain't for anyone

F C

Hank Williams said it best

G Am

He said it long time ago

F C

Unless you have made no mistakes in your life

G Am

Be careful of stones that you throw

[Instrumental]

Am C G Am

| | | | |

C G Am

| | | |

[Verse 3]

Am G

One man's famine is another man's feast

F G

One man's pet is another man's beast

Am G

One man's bat is another man's ball

F E Am

And one man's art is another man's scrawl

Am G

One man's friend is another man's foe

F G

And one man's Joseph is another man's Joe

Am G

One man's hammer is another man's nail

F E Am

And one man's freedom is another man's jail

Am G

One man's road is another man's rut

F G

One man's if is another man's but

Am G

One man's treasure is another man's trash

F E Am

And one man's landing is another man's crash

Am G

One man's word, another man's lie

F G

One man's dirt, another man's sky

Am G

One man's skin is another man's colour

F E Am

One man's killer is another man's brother

[Chorus]

F C

For every father's daughter

G Am

For every mother's son

F C

The only thing the same

G Am

Is that is ain't for anyone

F C

Hank Williams said it best

G Am

He said it long time ago

F C

Unless you have made no mistakes in your life

G Am

Be careful of stones that you throw

F C

Hank Williams said it best

G Am

He said it long time ago

F C

Unless you have made no mistakes in your life

G Am

Be careful of stones that you throw

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