The Night Hank Williams Came to Town by Johnny Cash

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The Night Hank Williams Came to Town (C Major)

Artist: Johnny Cash Genre: Country Strum Pattern: Chick Boom Roman Numerals: I, II, IV, V Instrument: Guitar - Standard Tuning [E,A,D,G,B,E] Entered by: Leadpencil9
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C
(C,E,G)


-	C	E	G	C	E

D
(D,F♯,A)











-	-	D	A	D	F♯

F
(F,A,C)











F	C	F	A	C	F

G
(G,B,D)











G	B	D	G	B	G

Verse 1

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Harry Truman was our presi

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] dent

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] coke and burger cost you thirty

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] cents

I was still in love with Mavis

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Brown

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] On the night Hank

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Williams came to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town

Verse 2

I Love Lucy debuted on

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] TV

That

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] was one big event we didn't

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] see

Cause no one stayed at home for miles a

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] round

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] It was the night Hank

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Williams came to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town

Verse 3

]F]Momma ironed my shirt and daddy

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] let me take the truck

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] drove on out to Grapevine and

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] picked old Mavis up

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] We hit that county line for one quick

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] round

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] On the night Hank

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Williams came to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town

Verse 4

A thousand people sweltered in the

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gym

Then

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] I heard someone whisper hey that's

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] him

That's when the crowd let out this deafening

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] sound

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] It was the night Hank

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Williams came to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town

Verse 5

On and on he sang into the

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] night

Jam

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] balaya, Cheating Heart, I Saw the

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] light

How'd they get Miss Audrey in that

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] gown

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] On the night Hank

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Williams came to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town

Verse 6

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] Mavis had her picture made with

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Hank out by his car

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] She said he sure is humble for a

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Grand Ole Opry star

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Mavis said why don't we hang

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] around

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] It ain't often that Hank

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Williams comes to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town

Verse 7

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] While Hank signed his autograph on

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] Beaulah Rizner's fan

[DMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Major Second] Mavis got acquainted with the

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Drifting Cowboys Band

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] The effect on all our lives was quite

[FMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fourth] profound

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] On the night Hank

[GMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Fifth] Williams came to

[CMajor Chord (U,M3,P5)
on the Perfect Unison] town