(E) Harry Truman was our presi-(A) dent
A (B7) coke an burger cost you thirty (E) cents
I was still in love with Mavis (A) Brown
(E) On the night Hank (B7) Williams came to (E) town.

(E) "I Love Lucy" debuted on Tee (A) Vee
That was (B7) one big event we didn't (E) see
'Cause no one stayed at home for miles a-(A) round
It (E) was the night Hank (B7) Williams came to (E) town.

(A) Mama ironed my shirt and daddy (E) let me take the truck
I (F#) drove on out to Grapevine and (B7) picked old Mavis up
We (E) hit that county line for one quick (A) round
(E) On the night HANK (B7) WILLIAMS came to (E) town.
 
(E) A thousand people sweltered in the (A) gym
Then I (B7) heard someone whisper; "Hey, that's (E) him"
That's when the crowd let out this deafening (A) sound
It (E) was the night Hank (B7) Williams came to (E) town.

CHANGE TO G:
(G) On and on he sang into the (C) night
'Jamba-(D7) laya', 'Cheatin' heart', 'I saw the (G) light'
How'd they get Miss Audrey in that (C) gown
(G) On the night Hank (D7) Williams came to (C) town.

(C) Mavis had her picture made with (G) Hank outside his car
She (A) said; "He sure is humble for a (D7) Grand Ole Opry Star."
Ma-(G) vis said: "Why don't we hang a-(C) round
It ain't (G) often that Hank (D7) Williams comes to (G) town."

While (C) Hank signed his autograph on (G) (*Beaulah Rice's) fan
Ma-(A) vis got acquainted with the (D7) Driftin' Cowboys Band
The (G) effect on all our lives was quite pro-(C) ound ...(P)
On the night Hank Williams came to town.

Radio announcer's voice in the background:

Remember, friends and neighbors, Hank Williams and all the Drifting
Cowboys will be at the high school gym in person for one show only
this Saturday night. The big 2 hour show starts at 7:30 - tickets are
just a dollar-fifty each; you get your money's worth the first 15 minutes
and the rest is free. That's Saturday night - advance tickets are on sale
now at Renfrow's Drugstore, Do-Nut Heaven and here at the radio station.
Hank Williams - all the Drifting Cowboys, Don Helms, Jerry Rivers (fade)