Family Tradition

Intro: (B) (B) (B) (B) (B) Country music singers have always been a (E) real close family but (F#) lately some of my kin folks have disowned a few otha's and (B) me I guess its because I kinda (E) changed my direction (F#) Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tra(B)dition Tell me Hank (B) Why do you drink? Hank (E) why do you roll smoke? (F#) Why must you live out the songs that you (B) wrote? Over and over Every(E)body made my prediction So if (F#) I get stoned I'm just carryin' on an old family trad(B)ition (B) I am very proud (E) of my daddys name al(F#)though his kinda music and mine ain't exactly the (B) same stop and think it over put your(E)self in my position if (F#) I get stoned and sing all night long it's a family trad(B)ition Won't you tell me Hank (B) Why do you drink? Hank (E) why do you roll smoke? (F#) Why must you live out the songs your daddy (B) wrote? Over and over Some old (E) slick's tryin' to give me friction I say leave (F#) me alone I'm just carryin' on an old family trad(B)ition Steel Guitar Solo Lordy, (B) I have loved some ladies and (E) I have loved Jim Beam and (F#) they both tried to kill me in 197(B)3 when that doctor asked me Son (E) how did you get in this condition I said (F#) hey sawbones I'm just carryin on an old family trad(B)ition So don't ask me Hank why do you drink? (E) why do you roll smoke? (F#) Why must you live out the songs that you (B) wrote? Stop and think it over Put your(E)self in my unique position If (F#) I get stoned and sing all night long It's a family trad(B)ition If (F#) I get stoned and sing all night long It's a family trad(B)ition