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,
B7E 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?,
B7E And why must you live out the songs that you wrote?,
A Over and over every body met my prediction,
B7E If I get stoned I'm just carrying on an old family tradition