Biography:
Faron Young (February 25, 1932, near Shreveport, Louisiana – December 10, 1996), was an American country music singer, predominantly in the honky tonk genre.
Starting off singing at the local Optimist Club, Young was discovered by Webb Pierce, who brought him to star on the Louisiana Hayride radio program on KWKH in 1951.
He was drafted into the Army in late 1952, just after he was signed to Capitol Records. Nicknamed "The Hillbilly Heartthrob" and "The Singing Sheriff," he had many hits including:
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Other songs:
- After The Loving
- All Right
- Almost Dawn In Denver
- Alone With You
- Baby My Heart
- Believing It Yourself
- Big Shoes
- Country Girl
- Down Lovers Lane Alone
- Face To The Wall
- Feel Again
- Foolish Pride
- Forget The Past
- Goin Steady
- Have I Waited Too Long
- Heartache For A Keepsake
- Hello Walls
- How Can I Forget You
- I Cant Find The Time
- I Could Never Be Ashamed Of You
- I Hardly Knew It Was You
- I Knew You When
- I Know Who Holds Tomorrow
- I Miss You Already
- I Miss You Already And Youre Not Even Gone
- If I Ever Fall In Love With A Honky Tonk Girl
- If Thats The Fashion
- If You Aint Lovin Then You Aint Living
- Ill Be Yours
- Is She All You Thought She Would Be
- Its A Great Life
- Its Four In The Morning
- Lifetime Isnt Long Enough
- Live Fast Love Hard Die Young
- Moment Isnt Very Long
- My Beautiful Garden Of Prayer
- Pick Me Up On Your Way Down
- Save The Last Dance For Me
- Step Aside
- Sweet Dreams
- Swingin Doors
- Wine Me Up
- You Call Everybody Darlin
- Your Times Coming
- Youre The Angel On Top Of My Christmas Tree
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Faron Young
It's A Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)
Chords tabbed by: Verne Garrison
Banjo Tuned E, Key of D
[Verse]
D G D G
Well it's a great life if you don't weaken but who wants to be
D
strong
[Chorus]
G D G
Well I don't guess I'll ever make a million I just want enough to
D
get by
G E7
Like a checking the town in two or three banks and a yellow Cadillac
A
to drive
D G
To go sportin' around with two or three red-heads or maybe take a
D
blonde along
G D G D
It's a great life if you don't weaken but who wants to be strong
[Chorus]
G D E7 A
Just give me my money and cold hard pension give my guitar in tune
D G
And get me a date with a pretty little thing and I'll be barkin'
D
at the moon
G D G D
No want more than anybody else just takes more for me to get along
G D G D
It's a great life if you don't weaken but who wants to be strong
[Chorus]
G E7
It's a simple thing in life that really matter and I'm a pretty
A
simple guy
D G D G D
Just give me a house a swimming pool and a little sport plane to fly
G D G
It don't take much to satisfy me I'm a country boy tryin' to get
D
along
G D G D
It's a great life if you don't weaken but who wants to be strong
It's A Great Life (If You Don't Weaken)
Chords tabbed by: Verne Garrison
Banjo Tuned E, Key of D
[Verse]
D G D G
Well it's a great life if you don't weaken but who wants to be
D
strong
[Chorus]
G D G
Well I don't guess I'll ever make a million I just want enough to
D
get by
G E7
Like a checking the town in two or three banks and a yellow Cadillac
A
to drive
D G
To go sportin' around with two or three red-heads or maybe take a
D
blonde along
G D G D
It's a great life if you don't weaken but who wants to be strong
[Chorus]
G D E7 A
Just give me my money and cold hard pension give my guitar in tune
D G
And get me a date with a pretty little thing and I'll be barkin'
D
at the moon
G D G D
No want more than anybody else just takes more for me to get along
G D G D
It's a great life if you don't weaken but who wants to be strong
[Chorus]
G E7
It's a simple thing in life that really matter and I'm a pretty
A
simple guy
D G D G D
Just give me a house a swimming pool and a little sport plane to fly
G D G
It don't take much to satisfy me I'm a country boy tryin' to get
D
along
G D G D
It's a great life if you don't weaken but who wants to be strong
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