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How To Play The Guitar
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Hank Snow
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Now if you wanna get in trouble I'll tell you how to do it
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You get a guitar and then you're into it
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You play all day and you play all night
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And folks say he'll never learn to play that thing right
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Always griping won't let you practice
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I bought my guitar some time ago
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And the man said I'd learn in a week or so
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He gave me a book and a pick or two
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And said now Hank it's up to you -- the dirty dog
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Cost me four ninety-five too
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Wish I could find him now
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Break (guitar)
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Well nevertheless I've spent my dough
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And I couldn't let it go to waste you know
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So I took that book guitar and all
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And I went back home where the trees were tall
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Way down in Tennessee
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A good place to be when you got a guitar
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Then for weeks and weeks I labored hard
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And tried to learn a few main chords
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The book said it was easy as ABC
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But brother my fingers they was killin' me
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Got sore right on the end
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Couldn't press down the strings
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Felt disgusted
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Break (fiddle)
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But I kept on playin' with all my might
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I could see ma's hair was a turnin' white
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Her face was lined with discontent
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And she said her patience was almost spent
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Felt nervous ears ringin'
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Wanted to scream or scram
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I don't know which
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Now my sister she took it the worst of all
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'Cause she got married that comin' fall
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She said for love but I have my doubts
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I think the guitar just chased her out
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But she wouldn't admit it, game girl like
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Just couldn't take it that's all
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Break (guitar)
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Now my old man he took it a different way
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He said you may turn your ma's hair gray
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And drive your sister away from home
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But son either you or I's gonna start to roam
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And I'm not leavin' never intend to
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Now you figure it out for yourself
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So the very next day when my clothes was all packed
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I swung my guitar across my back
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And I caught myself a long freight train
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To search the world for my share of fame
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But all I found was hardships
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heartaches handouts
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Break (guitar)
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Fellas you'd better leave them guitars alone
1 Hank Snow Style Guitar Instruction, Vi...
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