Hank Williams Jr

Hank Williams Jr.  Hand Me Down 

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I went down to the country music hall of fame
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They had asked me to bring them more of daddy’s things
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They said Hank you know, someday you may go in here with him
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And I thought about, the note he wrote that I never told no one of them.

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I got songs of his no one has seen and momentos that sure chill
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But that note I found in his guitar case it made me cry like a whippoorwill.
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He said son this my old guitar and it’s for you only to play
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And I hope you make it ring and talk in our good ol family way.
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And if you make it to the top Bocephus boy ill be so proud 	 
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But listen to me son, when the time comes take this guitar and Hand Me Down.

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Hand Me Down, if your weary, 
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Hand Me Down son, if you get sick or tired
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Hand Me Down, when the time comes, 
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Don’t hang on too long to these sad ol songs, 
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Hand Me Down

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So I took his note and but it back into his guitar case 
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And I realized how long, I’ve been on the road and how many showed I have played. 	  	  	                        G                	  	                      C                          G 	  	  	  	  	 
And sometimes late at night standing in front of some big crowd, 
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I swear I’ve heard him call my name and tell me Hand Me Down.

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Hand Me Down, if your weary, 
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Hand Me Down son, if you just get tired
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Hand Me Down my son to your son,
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Teach him all your songs and how his Granddaddy moaned and tell that boy to carry on. 	  	 
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You teach him all your songs and how his Granddaddy moaned and tell that boy to Hand Me Down.

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