Legend Of D Ray White
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The Legend of D. Ray White
by Hank Williams III
from Straight to Hell
(Am)Way down in West Vir(C)gina there's some (D)people who are one of a (Am)kind.
(Am)They don't need nothing from (C)nobody, 'cause they're (Em)already doin' fine.
You got (Am)Hasil Adkins (C)hunching and (D)Mamie is raisin' (Am)hell
And the (C)legend of D. Ray White will never (Em)die like a rebel (Am)yell.
And ol' (C)Jesco's dancin' (D)in his daddy's (Am)shoes.
Yea ol' (C)Hasil's still hunchin' (D)out them Boone county (Am)blues.
And ol' (C)Mamie, you know (D)she's done some time in (Am)jail
And the (C)legend of D. Ray White will never (Em)die like a rebel (Am)yell.
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(Am)Bertie Mae White, She's the (C)strongest woman that I've (D)ever met in my (Am)life.
(Am)She raised over 24 (C)of her own and (Em)had to watch her husband die.
(Am)She's always fightin' (C)hard and (D)living off the (Am)land
And (C)when she's done livin' in this world, you know the (Em)Lord's gonna take her by
her (Am)hand.
And ol' (C)Jesco's dancin' (D)in his daddy's (Am)shoes.
Yea ol' (C)Hasil's still hunchin' (D)out them Boone county (Am)blues.
And (C)Mamie, you know (D)she's still raisin' (Am)hell
And the (C)legend of D. Ray White will never (Em)die like a rebel (Am)yell.
And the (Em)legend of D. Ray White will never die like a rebel (Am)yell.
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