FAMILY TRADITON 
 Aaron Tippin 
 Album: The Songs Of Hank Williams Jr. 
  
 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