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The Conversation - Hank Williams Jr. and Waylon Jennings
[Intro]  
E
[Verse] 
(Waylon)
Hank Elet's talk about your daddy
Tell me how your momma loved that Man
(Hank)
Well just Abreak out a bottle hoss
I'll tell you bout the driftin' cowboy Eband
W:   We woBn't talk about the habBbits
B:   JAust the music and the maEn.
W:   (That's All)
W:   Now HaEnk, you just gotta tell me.  Did your daddy really write all
     them songs? (Did He?)
H:   TAhat don't deserve no answer hoss, let's light up and just moveE  
     Along.
W:   Do you Bthink he wrote em about your momma, or Aabout the man who
     done her wrEong?
H:   (You know that)
B:   YEeah back theAn they called him crazy, now a days they call him a
     sEaint.  Now the oneAs that called him crazy, lord, F#are still
     writing on his naBme.
W:   WEell if he was here right now Bocefus, would he think that we were
     right?  (Do you think he might?)
H:   DAon't you know he would Waltatia, be right here by our Esides.
W:   IBf we left for a show at Provo
B:   AHe'd be the first one on the bus and ready to rEide.
W: (that's wantin to go hoss)
H: (laughs)
W:   EWhere ever he is I hope he's happy, you know I hope he's doin
     well.(Yes I do)
H:   AHe is cuz he's got one arm around my momma now and he sure did
     Love miss audrey and raising hEell.
W:   I Bwon't ask you no more questions
B:   TAo the stories only hank can Etell.
B:   Well Aback then they called him crazy now a days they call him a
     Esaint.
H:   MAost folks don't know that they
B:   fired him from the opry,
H:   Fmand that caused his greatest pBain.
H:   Let me tEell you about lovesick, how miss audrey loved that man.
W:   YAou know I've always loved to listen to the stories about that
     driftin cowboy Eband (and the man).
H:   Know when we get rBight
W:   down to it.
B:   SAtill the most wanted outlaw in the lEand.

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The Conversation

by Hank Williams Jr.

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The Conversation - Hank Williams Jr. and Waylon Jennings

[Intro]

[Verse]

(Waylon)

Hank let's talk about your daddy

Tell me how your momma loved that Man

(Hank)

Well just break out a bottle hoss

I'll tell you bout the driftin' cowboy band

B Bb

W: We won't talk about the habits

A E

B: Just the music and the man.

W: (That's All)

W: Now Hank, you just gotta tell me. Did your daddy really write all

them songs? (Did He?)

A E

H: That don't deserve no answer hoss, let's light up and just move

Along.

B A

W: Do you think he wrote em about your momma, or about the man who

done her wrong?

H: (You know that)

E A

B: Yeah back then they called him crazy, now a days they call him a

E A F#

saint. Now the ones that called him crazy, lord, are still

writing on his name.

W: Well if he was here right now Bocefus, would he think that we were

right? (Do you think he might?)

A E

H: Don't you know he would Waltatia, be right here by our sides.

W: If we left for a show at Provo

A E

B: He'd be the first one on the bus and ready to ride.

W: (that's wantin to go hoss)

H: (laughs)

W: Where ever he is I hope he's happy, you know I hope he's doin

well.(Yes I do)

H: He is cuz he's got one arm around my momma now and he sure did

Love miss audrey and raising hell.

W: I won't ask you no more questions

A E

B: To the stories only hank can tell.

B: Well back then they called him crazy now a days they call him a

saint.

H: Most folks don't know that they

B: fired him from the opry,

Fm B

H: and that caused his greatest pain.

H: Let me tell you about lovesick, how miss audrey loved that man.

W: You know I've always loved to listen to the stories about that

driftin cowboy band (and the man).

H: Know when we get right

W: down to it.

A E

B: Still the most wanted outlaw in the land.

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