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Please note: this is a very, very first draft. Darrell Scott's guitar was very advanced and hard to follow
but I think there is a way to write simplified versions of his version, which involved heavy noodling.
[Intro]
A   G   D
A   G   D
[Verse 1]
AIn the Gearly morning Dhours
AJust beGfore you're wide Dawake
ABefore you Gsummons all your Dpowers
                   Em          G(D-A)
To cover up your big mistake
AWhen all the Gcoulda woDulda beens
AThey surGvive with the shoulda kDnowns
And all your Arage and angst hGillbilly Dsins
EmHave an odor all their Gown
[Chorus 1]
AAw, but it's all rigGht, it's Bmokay
You'll Alearn to lBmook the Gother wEmay
                       A      BmN.C.
Life is short, life is long (hey)
Get Ayour guiGtar and Dsing this song:
GLa-dDa-Ada-dGa-dAa-dDa-Ada
[Verse 2]
ANow you're Gkickin' back the Dcovers
AYeah now you're rGeady to make your stDand
You never ever rAeally ever really ever thought that you were Gquite like all the Dothers
EmNo you had promise in your Bmhands
AAnd you sGtudied truth and Dhonor
AOh but you just dGid not pass the tDest
Oh, Aup in hGeaven you're a gDoner
EmSeems you're as human as the rBmest
[Chorus 2]
Yeah, but it's Aall rightG, it's oBmkay
You'll Alearn to stBmand some oGther Emway
                      A          G      BmN.C.
Like on your knees, or on your back (hey)
Take Aone last bGreath and Dfade to black
GLa-dDa-Ada-dGa-dAie-DdiAe-die
[Bridge]
CNobody said it would be eDasy
                  C               GN.C
And nobody said it had to be this
EmHard
BmThis hard
[Solo]
???
[Verse 3]
AAnd when you're Gfloating o'er the Dmountain
AWith the Gliving world belDow
They're so full of Ahope and so Gfull of Dwanting
                          Em     Bm(D-A)
Most of which they'll never know
ABut you have hGeard the angels Dsinging
AHell they're sGinging to you Dyet
ATake the gGifts that they are Dbringing
EmThey may be all that you gGet
[Chorus 3]
Oh but it's all Aright, Git's Bmok
AYou'll be a saint Bmsome other Emday
Fare thee weAll, aBmdios my frieEmnd
                  G         D          A      D(G-D-A-D)
Yeah, we hurt the ones we love the most
We hGurt the oDnes we lAove the Dmost
?    ?                  ?
And we blame it on Hank Williams'...
   D    A    G     A    B     A  Dghost

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Hank Williams Ghost

by Darrell Scott

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Please note: this is a very, very first draft. Darrell Scott's guitar was very advanced and hard to follow

but I think there is a way to write simplified versions of his version, which involved heavy noodling.

[Intro]

A G D

[Verse 1]

A G D

In the early morning hours

A G D

Just before you're wide awake

A G D

Before you summons all your powers

Em G

(D-A)

To cover up your big mistake

A G D

When all the coulda woulda beens

A G D

They survive with the shoulda knowns

A G D

And all your rage and angst hillbilly sins

Em G

Have an odor all their own

[Chorus 1]

A G Bm

Aw, but it's all right, it's okay

A Bm G Em

You'll learn to look the other way

A Bm

N.C.

Life is short, life is long (hey)

A G D

Get your guitar and sing this song:

G D A G A D A

La-da-da-da-da-da-da

[Verse 2]

A G D

Now you're kickin' back the covers

A G D

Yeah now you're ready to make your stand

A G D

You never ever really ever really ever thought that you were quite like all the others

Em Bm

No you had promise in your hands

A G D

And you studied truth and honor

A G D

Oh but you just did not pass the test

A G D

Oh, up in heaven you're a goner

Em Bm

Seems you're as human as the rest

[Chorus 2]

A G Bm

Yeah, but it's all right, it's okay

A Bm G Em

You'll learn to stand some other way

A G Bm

N.C.

Like on your knees, or on your back (hey)

A G D

Take one last breath and fade to black

G D A G A D A

La-da-da-da-die-die-die

[Bridge]

C D

Nobody said it would be easy

C G

N.C

And nobody said it had to be this

Hard

This hard

[Solo]

???

[Verse 3]

A G D

And when you're floating o'er the mountain

A G D

With the living world below

A G D

They're so full of hope and so full of wanting

Em Bm

(D-A)

Most of which they'll never know

A G D

But you have heard the angels singing

A G D

Hell they're singing to you yet

A G D

Take the gifts that they are bringing

Em G

They may be all that you get

[Chorus 3]

A G Bm

Oh but it's all right, it's ok

A Bm Em

You'll be a saint some other day

A Bm Em

Fare thee well, adios my friend

G D A D

(G-D-A-D)

Yeah, we hurt the ones we love the most

G D A D

We hurt the ones we love the most

? ? ?

And we blame it on Hank Williams'...

D A G A B A D

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