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The Night Hank Williams Came To Town

by Johnny Cash

Biography:

Johnny Cash (born J.R. Cash; February 26, 1932 – September 12, 2003) was an American singer-songwriter, guitarist, actor, and author. He is one of the best-selling music artists of all time, having sold more than 90 million records worldwide. Although primarily remembered as a country music icon, his genre-spanning songs and sound embraced rock and roll, rockabilly, blues, folk, and gospel.

Cash was known for his deep, calm bass-baritone voice

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The Night Hank Williams Came To Town - Johnny Cash
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Standard tuning (Capo 2)

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C F
Harry Truman was our president
G C
A coke and burger cost you thirty cents
F
I was still in love with Mavis Brown
C G C
On the night Hank Williams came to town

F
I Love Lucy debuted on TV
G C
That was one big event we didn't see
F
Cause no one stayed at home for miles around
C G C
It was the night Hank Williams came to town

F C
Momma ironed my shirt and daddy let me take the truck
D G
I drove on out to Grapevine and picked old Mavis up
C F
We hit that county line for one quick round
C G C
On the night Hank Williams came to town

F
A thousand people sweltered in the gym
G C
Then I heard someone whisper hey that's him
F
That's when the crowd let out this deafening sound
C G C
It was the night Hank Williams came to town

F
On and on he sang into the night
G C
Jambalaya, Cheating Heart, I Saw the light
F
How'd they get Miss Audrey in that gown
C G C
On the night Hank Williams came to town

F C
Mavis had her picture made with Hank out by his car
D G
She said he sure is humble for a Grand Ole Opry star
C F
Mavis said why don't we hang around
C G C
It ain't often that Hank Williams comes to town

F C
While Hank signed his autograph on Beaulah Rizner's fan
D G
Mavis got acquainted with the Drifting Cowboys Band
C F
The effect on all our lives was quite profound
C G C
On the night Hank Williams came to town