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[Intro]
Em  G  Em  G  Em  G  Em  G
[Verse 1]
Well, sEmhout boy
Go on, sEmhout it out
While Gyou've still got your tongue
Well your Emmother's old and gettin' grey
Your fGather is long and gone
[Verse 2]
Well you sEmpend your time on simple things
And sGimple people know
EmYou can't be no country man
WitGhout no country blood
[Chorus]
Yeah, so you Amsing his song
You'll sing it like the Cday is long
Day is EmlongG  Em  G  
[Verse 3]
Well Emrun boy,
Go on Emrun away
While yGou've still got your time
EmDrinking beer and whiskey like
You're Gnot afraid to die
[Verse 4]
You don't Emhave no time for simple things,
But Gsimple people know
You'll aEmlways be some country man
Because you gGot that country blood
[Chorus]
Yeah, so you Amsing his song
You'll sing it like the Cday is long
Day is EmlongG  Em  G  
[Outro]
Em  G  Em  G

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Hiram King

by Snakes (US, Baltimore, MD)

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

[Intro]

Em G Em G Em G Em G

[Verse 1]

Well, shout boy

Go on, shout it out

While you've still got your tongue

Well your mother's old and gettin' grey

Your father is long and gone

[Verse 2]

Well you spend your time on simple things

And simple people know

You can't be no country man

Without no country blood

[Chorus]

Yeah, so you sing his song

You'll sing it like the day is long

Em G Em G

Day is long

[Verse 3]

Well run boy,

Go on run away

While you've still got your time

Drinking beer and whiskey like

You're not afraid to die

[Verse 4]

You don't have no time for simple things,

But simple people know

You'll always be some country man

Because you got that country blood

[Chorus]

Yeah, so you sing his song

You'll sing it like the day is long

Em G Em G

Day is long

[Outro]

Em G Em G

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