E
   Country music singers, 
                     A
   Have always been a real close family,
      B7   
   But lately some of my kinfolk,
                                 E
   Have disowned a few others and me,
                                 A
   I guess it's because, I kinda' changed my direction,
   B7                                        E
   Lord I guess I went and broke their family tradition,
   They get on me and wanna' know Hank,
    E
    Why do ya drink?,
       A
   Hank why do you roll smoke?,
      B7                                       E
   And why must you live out the songs that you wrote?,
                      A 
   Over and over every body met my prediction,
     B7                                              E
   If I get stoned I'm just carrying on an old family tradition