Top Hank Williams Jr. Guitar Songs
If you're a fan of Southern rock with a strong outlaw country edge, you'll love this hand-picked list of Hank Williams Jr. guitar songs.
From rowdy anthems like “All My Rowdy Friends” to reflective tracks such as “Heaven Can’t Be Found”, this page features 12 of Bocephus' best songs to learn on acoustic guitar. Whether you're just starting or you're a seasoned player, these lessons will help you channel that classic Hank Jr. energy on six strings.
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Hank Williams Jr Guitar List
A Country Boy Can SurviveAin't Misbehavin
All My Rowdy Friends
All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin Over Tonight
Attitude Adjustment
Between Heaven And Hell
Clovis New Mexico
Come And Go Blues
Dinosaur
Heaven Can't Be Found
I'm Just A Man
Leave Them Boys Alone
Long Long Way To Hollywood
Losing You
Major Moves
Mr Lincoln
Mr Weatherman
Practice What I Preach
Red White & Pink Slip Blues
That's How They Do It In Dixie
The Tennessee Waltz
There's A Tear In My Beer
Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies
Wild & Blue
A Country Boy Can Survive - Learn To Play On Guitar
A Country Boy Can Survive got close for Hank Jr in both Canada and the US back in 1982 reaching #2 in both countries.
The track can be found on the album The Pressure Is On.
Chords And Strumming
I play this one in drop D tuning playing a down down down up and repeat rhythm pattern with some lead. The chords you'll need are D, C/D, F6, Am7, G, A and an F.
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Ain't Misbehavin' - Learn To Play On Guitar
Ain't Misbehavin' was a major hot for Hank Jr in 1986 after he revived this old number from 1929. The song was a #1 in both the US and Canada.
The track can be found on his album Five-O.
Chords And Strumming
A few chords in this one including D, Cdim, Dm, G7, C7, F, Fm, A7, Em7, E7, C, E, F#, G, A and B in standard tuning and some lead. You'll play a down up stop up down up stop up and repeat rhythm pattern.
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All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down) - Learn To Play On Guitar
All My Rowdy Friends was Hanks first #1 hit single in both Canada and the US back in 1981.
The song hails from the album "The Pressure Is On".
Chords And Strumming
For rhythm here play a root down root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern in standard tuning. Some lead work with the chords C, G7, F, G, Em and a Dm.
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All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight - Learn To Play On Guitar
All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight was one of three singles from the Major Moves album of 1984.
This one peaked at #6 in Canada and #10 in the US.
Chords And Strumming
You can play down strokes here for rhythm and then use a down up down up and repeat pattern. Some lead in standard tuning with the chords E, D7, A and a D.
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Attitude Adjustment - Learn To Play On Guitar
Attitude Adjustment was a single released 1984 from the album Major Moves.
The song reached #5 in the US and #7 in Canada.
Chords And Strumming
For chords here you'll need a D, G, E7, A7, B7 and a Ddim with a little bit of lead work in standard tuning. Play a root down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.
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Between Heaven And Hell - Learn To Play On Guitar
Between Heaven And Hell track can be found on the 1995 album entitled "Hog Wild"
This song was never released as a single.
Chords And Strumming
I play a capo 3rd fret here in standard tuning with a down down down down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern and picking a few riffs. The chords needed are A, G, D, D7 and an E7.
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Clovis New Mexico - Learn To Play On Guitar
Clovis New Mexico is a track from the 1974 album Living Proof.
The song was never released as a single.
Chords And Strumming
The chords here are G, D, C, F, G6, Am, G/F and a G/E while playing a root down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern in standard tuning but no lead.
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Come And Go Blues - Learn To Play On Guitar
Come And Go Blues is a track on the 1979 album called "Whiskey Bent And Hell Bound".
This track was never released as a single.
Chords And Strumming
This one is played in standard tuning with the chords G7#3, G6#11#3, Cm/G, Cm/6, Db, D, C, G and a C/G. No lead work while playing the rhythm down down down up down up down down and a few up and down chops.
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Dinosaur - Learn To Play On Guitar
Dinosaur is a track from the 1980 album Habits Old And New.
This song was never a single release.
Chords And Strumming
I play a drop D tuning in this one with a little picking and a down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. For chords you'll need a D, G, E7, A7, A, A/Dm and a Bm.
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Heaven Can't Be Found - Learn To Play On Guitar
Heaven Can't Be Found is a poignant, philosophical track featured on Hank Williams Jr.’s 1981 album, The Pressure Is On. Released on August 17, 1981, the song was not issued as a single and therefore did not appear on the Billboard Hot 100 or Country singles charts.
However, the album itself was a massive success, eventually reaching Platinum status.
The song is notable for its introspective lyrics, which depart from Williams' more aggressive "outlaw" persona to explore spiritual longing and the difficulty of finding peace in a modern, cynical world. Interestingly, the track showcases Bocephus’s vocal versatility, leaning into a soulful, blues-inspired delivery that became a hallmark of his peak era in the early 1980s.
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I'm Just A Man - Learn To Play On Guitar
I'm Just A Man hails from the 1988 "Wild Streak" album.
This track was never released as a single.
Chords And Strumming
I play this one in standard tuning while playing a root down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. Some lead work with the chords D, G and A7.
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Leave Them Boys Alone - Learn To Play On Guitar
Leave Them Boys Alone was a single released from the Strong Stuff album of 1983. The song featured Waylon Jennings and Ernest Tubb.
The single peaked at #6 in the US and #7 in Canada.
Chords And Strumming
Another one in standard tuning and a capo 2nd fret with some lead required. I play a root down root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern with the chords G, B, C, Cdim, D and a D7.
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Long Way To Hollywood - Learn To Play On Guitar
Long Way To Hollywood can be found on the 1977 album "The New South".
This track was never released as a single.
Chords And Strumming
I play this one in standard tuning with a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern and some lead. The chords you'll need are G, F and C.
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Losing You - Learn To Play On Guitar
Losing You is a track from the 1974 album Living Proof.
This song was never released as a single.
Chords And Strumming
I like to use drop D tuning here and the chords D, C and G with some lead. For rhythm play a root up down up root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.
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Major Moves - Learn To Play On Guitar
Major Moves was a single from the 1984 album of the same name.
The song peaked at #10 in the US and #14 in Canada.
Chords And Strumming
The chords in this one are D, A7, Bm, A7sus, G, Em and an A# with a down down up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. No lead but a few riffs in standard tuning.
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Mr Lincoln - Learn To Play On Guitar
Mr Lincoln hails from the 1990 compilation album called America The Way I See It.
This song was never a single release.
Chords And Strumming
I play a capo 2nd on this one in standard tuning and no lead required. Play a down down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern with the chords G. Bm, D, C, Am, F and a Dm.
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Mr Weatherman - Learn To Play On Guitar
Mr Weatherman a.k.a Weatherman is a track from the 1981 album The Pressure Is On.
The song was never released as a single.
Chords And Strumming
Some lead required here with a capo 2nd fret in standard tuning. I play a down down up down up down up and repeat pattern with the chords G, D/Gb, Em, C and a D.
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Practice What I Preach - Learn To Play On Guitar
Practice What I Preach is a track from the 1990 album America The Way I See It.
The song was never released as a s single.
Chords And Strumming
I play a capo 2nd fret here with a root down root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern and some lead required. For chords play an A, D, E, Bm, Bm/A, D/Gb and an E.
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Red White & Pink Slip Blues - Learn To Play On Guitar
Red White And Pink Slip Blues is from the album 127 Rose Avenue which was released in 2009.
This track was the only single of three released that charted, peaking at #43.
Chords And Strumming
A little lead here in standard tuning while playing a down down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern. For chords you can play an Am, Fmaj7, F and a G.
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That's How They Do It In Dixie - Learn To Play On Guitar
That's How They Do It In Dixie hit the airwaves in 2006 and hails from the album of the same name.
The song did not chart in Canada but hit #35 in the US.
Chords And Strumming
The three chords here are E, A and a B7 with some lead required in standard tuning. For rhythm play a down up down up and repeat pattern.
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The Tennessee Waltz - Learn To Play On Guitar
The Tennessee Waltz is an old number dating back to to 1948. In 1992, Hank Williams Jr released the album Living Proof: The MGM Recordings 1963-1975.
This track can be found there but it was never released as a single by Hank.
Chords And Strumming
Some lead in this one as you play a root up down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern with the chords G, G7, C, D, D7 and a B7. Played in standard tuning with a capo 2nd fret.
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There's A Tear In My Beer - Learn To Play On Guitar
There's A Tear In My Beer was written by Hank Williams but there is no indication he ever recorded the song because his producer at the time, Fred Rose, didn't think it was a good idea to combine alcohol into a song.
So Hank gave his demo of the song to Big Bill Lister, who often opened for Hank and he recorded the song in 1952. Years later he passed the demo to Hank Williams Jr who then recorded his version with Hank Sr in 1989.
The sound track of Hank Sr singing and this song came from that demo and video from a Kate Smith show in the early 1950's is from the song Hey Good Lookin. By changing the mouth of Hank Sr in the video with an actor, they managed to get it to appear like Hank Sr was singing this song on stage.
Chords And Strumming
The song is in C# so I'm playing a capo 1st with the chords C, G, G7, C7, F, D, D7 and a C#. Play a root down up root up down up rhythm pattern and there is no lead, but instead a few riffs with a steel guitar which can be captured with the acoustic.
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Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies - Learn To Play On Guitar
Where The Soul Of Man Never Dies was an old hymn that was recorded for the 1996 album The Three Hanks. Supposedly the money from the album was to help Hank Williams III pay off his child support debts.
This track was never released as a single to my knowledge.
Chords And Strumming
Only a C and G in this one with some lead and in standard tuning. Play a root down root up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.
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Wild And Blue - Learn To Play On Guitar
Wild And Blue can be found on Hank's Major Moves album from 1984.
The song was never released as a single.
Chords And Strumming
Another one in standard tuning with w G, C, D and a D7 for chords and some lead. I play a down down up down up and repeat rhythm pattern.
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Each of these Hank Jr. songs offers its own rhythm pattern, guitar chord structure, and signature twang that defines his unique style. Explore the details, watch the video demos, grab the chord sheets, and get ready to bring that outlaw spirit to life on your acoustic guitar.
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