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The Conversation

Hank Williams
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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
=Both
 (spoken)
 Chord progression throughout song! If there are any corrections, please feel free to
 me and I will change. My first posting!
 Intro
 W: Hank  let's talk about your daddy. Tell me how your momma loved
  That Man
 H: Well just  break out a bottle hoss. I'll tell you bout the driftin
  cowboy band.
 W: We won't  talk about the habits
 B: Just  the music and the man.
 W: (That's All)
 W: Now Hank, you just gotta tell me. Did your daddy really write all
  them songs? (Did He?)
 H: That don't deserve no answer hoss, let's light up and just move
  Along.
 W: Do you think he wrote em about your momma, or about the man who
  done her wrong?
 B: Yeah  back then  they called him crazy, now a days they call him a
  saint.  Now the ones  that called him crazy, lord,  are still
  writing on his name.
 W: Well  if he was here right now Bocefus, would he think that we were
  right? (Do you think he might?)
 H: Don't you know he would Waltatia, be right here by our sides.
 W: If we left for a show at _____ (sounds like he says bovalt. Only
  word I'm unsure of.)
 B: He'd be the first one on the bus and ready to ride.
 W: (that's wantin to go hoss)
 W: Where ever he is I hope he's happy, you know I hope he's doin
  well.(Yes I do)
 H: He is cuz he's got one arm around my momma now and he sure did
  Love miss audrey and raising hell.
 W: I won't ask you no more questions
 B: To the stories only hank can tell.
 B: Well back then they called him crazy now a days they call him a
  saint.
 H: Most folks don't know that they
 B: fired him from the opry,
 H: and that caused his greatest pain.
 H: Let me tell you about lovesick, how miss audrey loved that man.
 W: You know I've always loved to listen to the stories about that
  driftin cowboy band (and the man).
 H: Know when we get right
 W: down to it.
 B: Still the most wanted outlaw in the land.

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Readable chord sheet for The Conversation by Hank Williams

[B]=Both
(spoken)

Chord progression throughout song! If there are any corrections, please feel free to
me and I will change. My first posting!

Intro  [E]
W:   [E]Hank let's talk about your daddy. Tell me how your momma loved
     That Man
H:   Well [A]just break out a bottle hoss.  I'll tell you bout the driftin
     cowboy ba[E]nd.

W:   We wo[B]n't talk about the hab[Bb]its
B:   J[A]ust the music and the ma[E]n.

W:   (That's All)

W:   Now Hank, you just gotta tell me.  Did your daddy really write all
     them songs? (Did He?)

H:   That don't deserve no answer hoss, let's light up and just move
     Along.

W:   Do you think he wrote em about your momma, or about the man who
     done her wrong?

[B]

B:   Y[E]eah back the[A]n they called him crazy, now a days they call him a
     s[E]aint.  Now the one[A]s that called him crazy, lord,[F#] are still
     writing on his na[B]me.

W:   W[E]ell if he was here right now Bocefus, would he think that we were
     right?  (Do you think he might?)

H:   Don't you know he would Waltatia, be right here by our sides.

W:   If we left for a show at _____ (sounds like he says bovalt. Only
     word I'm unsure of.)

B:   He'd be the first one on the bus and ready to ride.

W: (that's wantin to go hoss)

[B]

W:   Where ever he is I hope he's happy, you know I hope he's doin
     well.(Yes I do)

H:   He is cuz he's got one arm around my momma now and he sure did
     Love miss audrey and raising hell.

W:   I won't ask you no more questions

B:   To the stories only hank can tell.

B:   Well back then they called him crazy now a days they call him a
     saint.

H:   Most folks don't know that they

B:   fired him from the opry,

H:   and that caused his greatest pain.

H:   Let me tell you about lovesick, how miss audrey loved that man.

W:   You know I've always loved to listen to the stories about that
     driftin cowboy band (and the man).

H:   Know when we get right

W:   down to it.

B:   Still the most wanted outlaw in the land.

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