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The Night Hank Williams Came To Town by Johnny Cash with Waylon Jennings
The Night Hank Williams Came To Town
Capo:2nd fret
Standard tuning (Capo 2)
C F
Harry Truman was our president
G C
A coke and burger cost you thirty cents
F
I was still in love with Mavis Brown
C G C
On the night Hank Williams came to town
F
I Love Lucy debuted on TV
G C
That was one big event we didn't see
F
Cause no one stayed at home for miles around
C G C
It was the night Hank Williams came to town
F C
Momma ironed my shirt and daddy let me take the truck
D G
I drove on out to Grapevine and picked old Mavis up
C F
We hit that county line for one quick round
C G C
On the night Hank Williams came to town
F
A thousand people sweltered in the gym
G C
Then I heard someone whisper hey that's him
F
That's when the crowd let out this deafening sound
C G C
It was the night Hank Williams came to town
F
On and on he sang into the night
G C
Jambalaya, Cheating Heart, I Saw the light
F
How'd they get Miss Audrey in that gown
C G C
On the night Hank Williams came to town
F C
Mavis had her picture made with Hank out by his car
D G
She said he sure is humble for a Grand Ole Opry star
C F
Mavis said why don't we hang around
C G C
It ain't often that Hank Williams comes to town
F C
While Hank signed his autograph on Beaulah Rizner's fan
D G
Mavis got acquainted with the Drifting Cowboys Band
C F
The effect on all our lives was quite profound
C G C
On the night Hank Williams came to town
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version 2
Tuning:E A D G B E
Capo:no capo
[Johnny Cash]
E A
Harry Truman was our president
B E
A coke and burger cost you thirty cents
A
I was still in love with Mavis Brown
E B E
On the night Hank Williams came to town
A
I Love Lucy debuted on TV
B E
That was one big event we didn't see
A
Cause no one stayed at home for miles around
E B E
It was the night Hank Williams came to town
A E
Momma ironed my shirt and daddy let me take the truck
F# B
I drove on out to Grapevine and picked old Mavis up
E A
We hit that county line for one quick round
E B E
On the night Hank Williams came to town
A
A thousand people sweltered in the gym
B E
Then I heard someone whisper hey that's him
A
That's when the crowd let out this deafening sound
E B E G
It was the night Hank Williams came to town
[Waylon Jennings]
C
On and on he sang into the night
D G
Jambalaya, Cheating Heart, I Saw the light
C
How'd they get Miss Audrey in that gown
G D G
On the night Hank Williams came to town
C G
Mavis had her picture made with Hank out by his car
A D
She said he sure is humble for a Grand Ole Opry star
G C
Mavis said why don't we hang around
G D G
It ain't often that Hank Williams comes to town
C G
While Hank signed his autograph on Beaulah Rizner's fan
A D
Mavis got acquainted with the Drifting Cowboys Band
G C
The effect on all our lives was quite profound
G D G
On the night Hank Williams came to town
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