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Songs By Hank Williams Jr
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Songs By Hank Williams Jr
Tutorials & Free Chord Sheets
1. A Country Boy Can Survive
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.
- Drop D Tuning: Yes
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: D, C/D, F6, Am7, G, A, F
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2. Ain't Misbehavin'
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down up stop up down up stop up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: D, Cdim, Dm, G7, C7, F, Fm, A7, Em7, E7, C, E, F#, G, A, B
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3. All My Rowdy Friends (Have Settled Down)
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".
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root down root up down up
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: C, G7, F, G, Em, Dm
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4. All My Rowdy Friends Are Comin' Over Tonight
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: downstrokes - then use down up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: E, D7, A, D
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5. Attitude Adjustment
Attitude Adjustment was a single released 1984 from the album Major Moves.
The song reached #5 in the US and #7 in Canada.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root down up down up down up and repeat
- Picking: A little
- Chords: D, G, E7, A7, B7, Ddim
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6. Between Heaven And Hell
Between Heaven And Hell track can be found on the 1995 album entitled "Hog Wild"
This song was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: 3rd fret
- Rhythm: down down down down down up down up and repeat
- Picking: a few riffs
- Chords: A, G, D, D7, E7
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7. Clovis New Mexico
Clovis New Mexico is a track from the 1974 album Living Proof.
The song was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root down up down up and repeat
- Picking: No
- Chords: G, D, C, F, G6, Am, G/F, G/E
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8. Come And Go Blues
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down down up down up down down and a few up and down chops
- Picking: No
- Chords: G7#3, G6#11#3, Cm/G, Cm/6, Db, D, C, G, C/G
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9. Dinosaur
Dinosaur is a track from the 1980 album Habits Old And New.
This song was never a single release.
- Drop D Tuning: Yes
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes a little
- Chords: D, G, E7, A7, A, A/Dm, Bm
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10. I'm Just A Man
I'm Just A Man hails from the 1988 "Wild Streak" album.
This track was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root down up root up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: D, G, A7
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11. Leave Them Boys Alone
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Rhythm: root down root up down up
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: G, B, C, Cdim, D, D7
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12. Long Way To Hollywood
Long Way To Hollywood can be found on the 1977 album "The New South".
This track was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down up down up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: G, F, C
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13. Losing You
Losing You is a track from the 1974 album Living Proof.
This song was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning: Yes
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root up down up root up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: D, C, G
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14. Major Moves
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down up down up down up and repeat
- Picking: No just a few riffs
- Chords: D, A7, Bm, A7sus, G, Em, A#
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15. Mr Lincoln
Mr Lincoln hails from the 1990 compilation album called America The Way I See It.
This song was never a single release.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Rhythm: down down down up down up and repeat
- Picking: No
- Chords: G. Bm, D, C, Am, F, Dm
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16. Mr Weatherman
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Rhythm: down down up down up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: G, D/Gb, Em, C, D
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17. Practice What I Preach
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: 2nd fret
- Rhythm: root down root up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: A, D, E, Bm, Bm/A, D/Gb, E
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18. Red White And Pink Slip Blues
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down down up down up and repeat
- Picking: a little
- Chords: Am, Fmaj7, F, G
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19. That's How They Do It In Dixie
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: E, A, B7
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20. The Tennessee Waltz
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.
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21. Where The Soul Of Man Never Die
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.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: root down root up down up
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: C, G
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22. Wild And Blue
Wild And Blue can be found on Hank's Major Moves album from 1984.
The song was never released as a single.
- Drop D Tuning: No
- Capo: No
- Rhythm: down down up down up and repeat
- Picking: Yes
- Chords: G, D, C, D7
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