Family Tradition

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 , Chorus 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 i Am very proud , of my Daddy’s name , although his kind of music and mine ain’t exactly the same , stop and think it over , put yourself in my position , if i get stoned and sing all night long it’s a family tradition , so don’t ask me hank , why do ya drink? , hank why do you roll smoke? , and why must you live out the songs that you wrote? , if i’m down in a honky tonk and some ol’ slick tries to give me friction , i’ll say leave me alone i’m singin’ all night long ’cause it’s A , family tradition lordy i have loved some ladies , and i have loved jim beam , and they both tried to kill me , in 1973 , when that doctor asked me , son how’d ya get in this position? , i said a hey sawbones i’m just a carrying on and ol’ family tradition , so don’t ask me hank , why do ya drink? , hank why do you roll smoke? , and why must you live out the songs that you wrote? , stop and think it over , try to put yourself in my unique position , if i get stoned and sing all night long it’s a family tradition .