Key: C
Introduction:
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I could live my whole life
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Without a phone call
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The likes of which I got today
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It was only my wife
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Said hello then goodbye
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And told me she's going away
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I didn't cry
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It was all cut and dry
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I hung up before I realized
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I turned up my stereo
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I walked to the window
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And stared at the storm clouds outside
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I play classical music when it rains
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I play country when I am in pain
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I won't play Beethoven, cause the mood's just not right
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I feel like Hank Williams tonight
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There's no explanation
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Not even a reason
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No talk of the good times we had
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Was it Me was it her
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I don't know for sure
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That's why I'm feeling so bad
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I play jazz when I am confused
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I play country whenever I lose
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But Bird's saxophone
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Just won't sound right
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I feel like Hank Williams tonight
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Lately I've been thinkin
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I just might quit drinkin
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Now I don't know all in all
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I just might stay home
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And get drunk all alone
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And punch a few holes in the wall
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When I'm real high I play rock and roll
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I play country when I'm losin' control
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I don't play Chuck Berry
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Quite as much as I'd like
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But I sure feel like Hank Williams tonight
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I feel like Hank Williams tonight