Key: E
Introduction:
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I was born a ramblin' man
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With swamp water on my hand
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Daddy died young and I had to help momma get by
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So I learned how to sing those songs
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I learned how to honky-tonk mo^an
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And learned to sleep in a different bed every night.
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Sometimes we slept in the car
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Lots of times we slept some old in a bar
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Well then we got a bus and we, thought we were flyin' real high
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But the best place I ever stayed
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Were I really learned how sing and to play
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I got the good times on my mind at the Hotel Whiskey.
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Lord I want to go back down there to Hotel Whiskey
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Oh I wanna drink and dance and watch the ladies prance and get frisky
(Yes I do)
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No I'm not gonna worry about drivin' a car
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I'll go up and get a room and bring my old guitar
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I got the good times on my mind down there at the Hotel Whiskey.
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I'm not a kid anymore
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But this ain't no mid-life crisis
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Because a whiskey and women have always been my vices
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I'm gonna buy a drink and take it to the band
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And talk to that gal that's got my heart in her hand
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I got the good times on my mind at the Hotel Whiskey.
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Lord I want to go back down to Hotel Whiskey
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I'm gonna drink and dance and watch the women prance and get frisky (Yes in deed)
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No I'm not gonna worry about drivin' a car
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I got a bottle and a room and my old guitar
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I got the good times on my mind down at the Hotel Whiskey.
(What do you say Clint?)
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Hank before I die I wanna ramble on
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And go with you and listen to them songs
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I got the good times on my mind
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Ya well let's blow it out one more time
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Well Hank, let's go all unwind, down at the Hotel Whiskey.