Aaron Tippin - Family Tradition

      [Intro]
B  B B    B

B
Country music singers
                   E
have always been a real close family
    F#
but lately some of my kin folks
                               B
have disowned a few otha's and me
I guess its because
        E
I kinda changed my direction
F#                                              B
Lord, I guess I went and broke their family tra dition

Tell me Hank
B
Why do you drink?
     E
Hank why do you roll smoke?
F#                                       B
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Over and over
      E
Every body made my prediction
      F#
So if I get stoned
I'm just carryin'
                      B
on an old family trad ition

B
I am very proud
E
of my daddys name
   F#
al though his kinda music
                           B
and mine ain't exactly the same
stop and think it over
         E
put your self in my position
   F#
if I get stoned and sing all night long
                   B
it's a family trad ition

Won't you tell me Hank
B
Why do you drink?
     E
Hank why do you roll smoke?
F#                                         B
Why must you live out the songs your daddy wrote?
Over and over
         E
Some old slick's tryin' to give me friction
            F#
I say leave me alone
I'm just carryin'
                      B
on an old family trad ition

       B
Lordy, I have loved some ladies
    E
and I have loved Jim Beam
    F#
and they both tried to kill me
       B
in 197 3
when that doctor asked me
    E
Son how did you get in this condition
       F#
I said hey sawbones I'm just carryin on
                   B
an old family trad ition

So don't ask me Hank
why do you drink?
E
why do you roll smoke?
F#                                       B
Why must you live out the songs that you wrote?
Stop and think it over
         E
Put your self in my unique position
   F#
If I get stoned and sing all night long
                   B
It's a family trad ition
   F#
If I get stoned and sing all night long
                   B
It's a family trad ition