Thank God
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by fred rose
[g] theres a road thats straight and narrow
That the saints have travelled on
Paved with all the tribulations
Of the [a] martyrs that have [d7] gone
If youre [g] grateful for their victries
And for showin us the way
Then give thanks for all your blessins
Get [d7] on your knees and [g] pray.
Chorus
Thank God for evry flower and each tree
Thank God for all the [a] mountains and the [d7] seas
Thank [g] God for givin life to you and me
Wherever you may [d7] be, thank [g] god.
In this world of grief and sorrow
Filled with selfishness and greed
There remains the glory fountain
To supply our every need
You can find it in the temple
With a welcome on the door
But be sure to count your blessins
Before you ask for more.
Chorus
Be forgivin to the wayward
Like the master told us to
When he said forgive them father
For they know not what they do
They would change their way of livin
If they could but understand
So remember theyre your brothers
They need a helpin hand.
Chorus
song performed by by Hank Williams
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I Cant Escape From You
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
Ive [c] tried and tried to run and hide
To find a [c7] life thats [g7] new
But [c] where I go, I [f] always [c] know
I cant es-[g7] cape from [c] you.
A jug of wine to numb my mind
But what good does it do
The jug runs dry and still I cry
I cant escape from you.
These wasted tears are souvenirs
Of a love I thought was true
Your memory is chained to me
I cant escape from you.
There is no end, I cant pretend
That dreams will soon come true
A slave too long to a heart of stone
I cant escape from you.
song performed by by Hank Williams
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Mother Is Gone
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
Capo: 3rd fret/key: b/play: g
[g] in a little pine grove [c] by the old home
Theres [g] someone whos [d7] restin a-[g] lone [d7]
And [g] there on the the tomb, these [c] words I read
The [g] words were [d7] mother is [g] gone. [g7]
Chours
[c] mother is gone, to her [g] home
Way up in [d7] heaven a-[g] bove [d7]
And my [g] hearts so sad, for the [c] words I read there
The [g] words said [d7] mother is [g] gone.
As I stood alone, with memries of home
The place I left long, long ago
I returned home, but I waited too long
For the words said, mother is gone.
My friends did say, before she went away
She called my name oer and oer
So trustin in gods love, Ill meet her above
Over there on that other shore.
Chorus
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May You Never Be Alone
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
Capo: 2nd fret key: e play: d
Like a [d] bird thats [d7] lost its mate in [g] flight
Im a-[a7] lone and oh, so blue to-[d] night
Like a piece of [d7] driftwood on the [g] sea
May you [a7] never be alone like [d] me.
I believed the [d7] lies you told to [g] me
When you [a7] whispered, dear, I worship [d] thee!
Now here am [d7] I alone and [g] blue
All be-[a7] cause I loved no one but [d] you.
I gave up my [d7] friends, I left my [g] home
When you [a7] promised to be mine a-[d] lone
Now youre gone, our [d7] love could never [g] be
May you [a7] never be alone like [d] me.
In the bible, [d7] gods own words do [g] say
For [a7] evry wrong some day youll [d] pay
I pray the [d7] lord to set me [g] free
May you [a7] never be alone like [d] me.
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Singing Waterfall
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Written by fred rose and hank williams, sr.
Theres a [c] singin waterfall
In the [f] mountains far a-[c] way
Thats where I long to be
At the [d7] close of evry [g7] day
Thats [c] where my sweethearts sleepin
[f] down beneath the [c] clay
I [f] often sit and [c] wonder
Why the [g7] lord took her a-[c] way.
Chorus
Wed meet there evry evnin
When the [f] sun was sinkin [c] low
And wed listen to the waters
As they [d7] rippled soft and [g7] low
And [c] since shes gone to heaven
I [f] miss her most of [c] all
To-[f] night my darlins [c] sleepin
By the [g7] singin water-[c] fall.
Last night as I lay dreamin
I heard my darlin call
And then I went to meet her
By the singin waterfall
She took me in her arms
Just like she used to do
And then I heard her whisper
Well meet beyond the blue.
Chorus
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Dear Brother
Recorded by hank williams, sr. (with audrey williams)
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
[c] dear brother, mama left us this morning
Deaths [g7] angels took her a-[c] way
Shes gone to meet daddy up there in heaven
But [g7] well meet again some [c] day. [c7]
She [f] left this world with a [c] smile on her face
Whispring the saviours [g7] name
[c] dear brother, mama left us this morning
For the [g7] city where is no [c] pain.
As I stood by her bedside, those last few moments
I lived my childhood again
I thought of you brother and of the old homestead
And my tears they fell like rain.
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Jesus Remembered Me
Recorded by hank williams, sr. (with audrey williams)
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
Capo: 4th fret/key: b/play: g
[g] I was all alone and drifting on a lonely sea of sin
Nothing but darkness, no [a7] sunshine [d7] within
I [g] lifted my eyes, to the lord in the sky
And jesus re-[d7] membered [g] me.
Chorus
[g] jesus remembered me
And so he set me [d7] free
[g] once I was blinded, but now I can see
Glory to god, he re-[d7] membered [g] me.
Now the sun is shining, Im happy and free
No more sorrow, no troubles to see
Im going home to glory, my saviour to see
Glory to god, he rememberd me.
Chorus
When he talked to his disciples at the sea of galilee
He said hed remember a mortal like me
I asked for his blessing down on my knees
And glory to god, he remembered me.
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Message To My Mother
Recorded by Hank Williams, Sr.
Words and music by Hank Williams, Sr.
NTRO: [G7] [C] ...[C7] (Notes to last line of first verse)
CHORUS
[F] Take this message to my [C] mother
It will fill her heart with [G7] joy
[C] Tell her that I've met my [G7] Saviour
God has saved her wand'ring [C] boy.
[C] The tears and sorrow I have [G7] caused her
How I wish I could re-[C] pay
But tell her I'll be waiting [G7] for her
We'll meet in heaven some glad [C] day. ... [C7]
How she cried when I left her
I know it filled her heart with pain
She said, ";Son, please don't leave me
For we may never meet again.";
CHORUS
Years have passed since that parting
But I know she waits and prays
Soon I'll cross that dark river
Please let her know that I was saved.
CHORUS
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A Message To My Mother
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
Ntro: [g7] [c] ...[c7] (notes to last line of first verse)
Chorus
[f] take this message to my [c] mother
It will fill her heart with [g7] joy
[c] tell her that Ive met my [g7] saviour
God has saved her wandring [c] boy.
[c] the tears and sorrow I have [g7] caused her
How I wish I could re-[c] pay
But tell her Ill be waiting [g7] for her
Well meet in heaven some glad [c] day. ... [c7]
How she cried when I left her
I know it filled her heart with pain
She said, son, please dont leave me
For we may never meet again.
Chorus
Years have passed since that parting
But I know she waits and prays
Soon Ill cross that dark river
Please let her know that I was saved.
Chorus
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You Win Again
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
1st verse:
[e] the [b7] news is [e] out - all over [a] town
That youve been [e] seen - a-runnin [b7] round
I know that [e] I - should leave, but [a] then
I just cant [e] go - you [b7] win a- [e] gain.
1st bridge:
This heart of [a] mine - could never [e] see
What evrybod - y knew but [b7] me
Just trusting [e] you - was my great [a] sin
What can I [e] do - you [b7] win a- [e] gain.
2nd verse:
Im sorry for - your victim now
cause soon his head - like mine will bow
Hell give his heart - but all in vain
And someday say - you win again.
2nd bridge:
You have no heart - you have no shame
You take true love - and give the blame
I guess that I - should not complain
I love you still - you win again.
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Crazy Heart
Recorded by hank williams
Words and music by maurice murry and fred rose
Capo: 2nd fret key: e play: d
You [d] thought shed care for you and [d7] so you acted [g] smart
Go [a7] on an break, you crazy [d] heart
You lived on promises I [d7] knew would fall a-[g] part
Go [a7] on and break you crazy [d] heart. [d7]
You [g] never would admit you were mis-[d] tak-en
You [g] didnt even know, the [d] chances you were [a7] takin
I [d] knew you couldnt win, I [d7] told you from the [g] start
Go [a7] on and break you crazy [d] heart.
I knew youd wake up and find her missin
I tried my best to warn you, but you wouldnt listen
You told me I was wrong, you thought that you were smart
Go on an break you crazy heart.
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My Son Calls Another Man Daddy
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by jewel house and hank williams, sr.
To-[c] night my heart is bowed in sor-[g] row
I cant keep the tears from my [c] eyes
My son calls an-[c7] other man [f] daddy
The [g7] right to his love, Ive been [c] denied.
Chorus
My [f] son calls another man [c] daddy
Hell [d7] neer know my name nor my [g7] face
[f] God only knows how it [c] hurts me
For an-[g7] other to be in my [c] place.
Each night I laid there in prison
I pictured a future so bright
For he was the one ray of sunshine
That showed thru the darkest of nights.
Chorus
Today his mother shares a new love
She just couldnt stand my disgrace
My son calls another man daddy
And longs for the love he cant replace.
Chorus
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A Road Well Travelled
A road well travelled does not the journey ease
Nor do well placed signposts aid our itineraries
A road well travelled is rough and rutted where
Others have passed by this way overburdened with their cares
A road well-travelled may be full of risks and dangers
You keep yourself unto yourself and never talk to strangers.
This road well travelled has no final end in sight
It can be sunny in the daytime but quite frightening at night
This road well travelled can sometimes just disappear
And you stop not knowing where to go shivering with fear
This road well travelled sometimes returns you to its start
And leaves you walking round in circles with a sad and heavy heart.
My road well travelled has many toll gates on the way
Each time I ask directions there’s a need to always pay
My road well travelled is a lonely road at times
It is a real road that I know it’s not just a state of mind
My road well travelled is not just my road you see
It’s a road that many others take and it’s called anxiety.
poem by David Keig
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My Love For You
Words and music; hank williams
Recorded by hank williams, 1948
I'll ne'er forget______that sad, sad day___
Darling that_______you went away_____
You told me that______our love was true_____
And then you left_____me 'lone and blue______
Yes i received_______your note today_______
Saying you'd_________come back and stay_______
Don't come back now_____it is too late_________
My love for you______ has turned to hate________
Don't come back now_____on your knees_______
Trying to take______ me back please______
Cause you can't mend_____my broken heart______
Because it died______when we were apart_______
Yes i received_______your note today______
Saying you'd______come back and stay______
Don't come back now_____it is too late_______
My love for you_______ has turned to hate_____
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Blue Love
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by floyd jenkins (aka fred rose)
[d] Ive got a blue [a7] love in my [d] heart
What can I do, love, with my [a7] heart
Its got a [d] burnin, [g] yearnin while were a-[d] part
Ive got a blue [a7] love in my [d] heart.
So [d7] blue the [g] nights, so [g7] blue the [d] days
Why dont you [g] write to [d] me and [a7] say;
Youve [d] got a true [a7] love in your [d] heart
An Ill come thru love in your [a7] heart
And stop this [d] burnin, [g] yearnin while were a-[d] part
Ive got a blue [a7] love in my [d] heart.
Ive got an old flame in my heart
A solid-gold flame in my heart
Im like a weepin-willow, while were apart
Ive got a blue love in my heart.
What can I do, where can I go
I never knew I loved you so;
Ive got a blue love in my heart
What can I do love with my heart
Im like a weepin-willow, while were apart
I got a blue love in my heart.
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Im Gonna Sing
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
Chorus
When [g] I get to glory, Im gonna sing, sing, sing
Im gonna let the [a7] hallelujahs [d7] ring
[g] Im gonna praise my blessed saviours name
When I get to glory, Im [d7] gonna sing, sing, [g] sing.
[g] in this world of sorrow, Ive seen trouble and woe
When I get to glory [a7] Ill see no [d7] more
For [g] I know my prayers have not been in vain
When I get to glory, Im gonna [d7] sing, sing, [g] sing.
Sometimes I get so weary inside
Then I recall how my jesus died
Up there I know, therell be no pain
When I get to glory, Im gonna sing, sing, sing.
Chorus
Up there no tears will blind my eyes
And Ill walk along by my jesus side
Ill meet my loved ones all once again
When I get to glory, Im gonna sing, sing, sing.
Chorus
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On The Banks Of The Old Ponchartrain
Recorded by: hank williams, sr.
Written by: hank williams sr. & ramona vincent
I [a] travelled from [a7] texas to [d] old louis-[a] anne
Thru valleys, oer mountains and [e7] plains
Both [a] footsore and [a7] weary I [d] rested a-[a] while
On the [e7] banks of the old ponchar-[a] train.
The fairest young maiden that I ever saw
Passed by as it started to rain
We both found a shelter beneath the same tree
On the banks of the old ponchartrain.
We hid from the shower an hour or so
She asked me how long Id remain
I told her that Id spend the rest of my days
On the banks of the old ponchartrain.
I just couldnt tell her that I ran away
From jail on a west texas plain
I prayed in my heart I would never be found
On the banks of the old ponchartrain.
Then one day a man put his hand on my arm
And said I must go west again
I left her alone without saying goodbye
On the banks of the old ponchartrain.
Tonight as I sit here alone in my cell
I know that shes waiting in vain
Im hoping and praying someday to return
To the banks of the old ponchartrain.
song performed by by Hank Williams
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Hey, Good Lookin!
Written and recorded by hank williams.
Copyright, acuff-rose music, inc. / hiriam music (bmi).
Originally released in june, 1951.
Transcribed by darragh egan
Hank williams - the original singles colection (disc 2, track 22).
Say hey, good lookin. what ya got cookin?
Hows about cooking somethin up with me?
Hey, sweet baby. dont you think maybe,
We can find us a brand new recipe?
I got a hot rod ford, and a two dollar bill;
And I know a spot right over the hill.
Theres soda pop and the dancings free
So if you wanna have fun, come along with me.
Hey, good lookin. what ya got cookin?
Hows about cooking somethin up with me?
Instrumental:
Im free and ready, so we can go steady.
Hows about saving all your time for me?
No more lookin. i know I been cookin.
Hows about keepin steady company?
Im gonna throw my date book over the fence,
And buy me one for five or ten cents
Ill keep it till its covered with age
cause Im writin your name down on every page.
Say hey, good lookin. what ya got cookin?
Hows about cooking somethin up with me?
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Kaw-liga
Recorded by hank williams
Written by hank williams and fred rose
Key: e capo: 2nd play: d
Kaw- [dm] liga, was a wooden indian standing by the door
He fell in love with an indian maid over in the antique store
Kaw-liga - a, just stood there and never let it [a7] show
So she could never answer yes or [dm] no.
He always wore his sunday feathers and held a tomahawk
The maiden wore her beads and braids and hoped someday hed talk
Kaw-liga - a, too stubborn to ever show a sign
Because his heart was made of knotty pine.
Chorus
[d] poor ol kaw-liga, he never got a kiss
[g] poor ol kaw-liga, he dont know what he missed
[d] is it any wonder that his face is [a7] red
Kaw-liga, that poor ol wooden [d] head. ... [dm]
Kaw-liga, was a lonely indian never went nowhere
His heart was set on the indian maiden with the coal black hair
Kaw-liga - a, just stood there and never let it show
So she could never answer yes or no.
Then one day a wealthy customer bought the indian maid
And took her, oh, so far away, but ol kaw-liga stayed
Kaw-liga - a, just stands there as lonely as can be
And wishes he was still an old pine tree.
Chorus
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Are You Walking & A-talking With The Lord
Recorded by hank williams, sr.
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
Capo: 1st fret/key: eb/play: d
On your [d] journey to the grave
[d7] would you [g] stop and try to [d] save
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the [a7] lord?
Would you [d] lend a helping hand
[d7] to some [g] poor sinner [d] man
Are you walkin and a-[a7] talkin with the [d] lord?
Chorus
Are you [d] walkin, (are you walkin)
[d7] are you [g] talkin, (are you talkin)
Are you [d] walkin and a-talkin with the [a7] lord?
Are you [d] traveling in his light
[d7] evry [g] day and evry [d] night
Are you walkin and a talkin [a7] with the [d] lord?
If you heart said testify, would the world hear your reply
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord? .
Would you stand and shout his name or bow your head in shame
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?
Chorus
When the time has come to go, will your robe be white as snow
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?
Will he take you by the hand and lead you to that promised land
Are you walkin and a-talkin with the lord?
Chorus
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A Home In Heaven
Recorded by hank williams sr. and audrey williams
Written by hank wiliams sr.
A-[a] round me [e7] many are [a] building
[d] homes of beauty and [a] wealth
But [d] what of a home in [a] heaven
Where will you [e7] live after [a] death
Chorus:
Are you [d] building a home in [a] heaven
To live in when this life is [e7] oer
Will you [a] move to that [d] beautiful [a] city
And live with [e7] christ ever [a] more.
Long is the [d] road that leads [a] you
To that beautiful home up [e7] there
Is [a] work on your [d] home com-[a] pleted
Death may [e7] be lingering [a] near.
Are you ready [d] for his [a] coming
Have you been true all a-[e7] long
Have you [a] finished your [d] building in [a] glory
Will you move to this [e7] heavenly [a] home.
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