Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life Chords
by Paul Craft
Hank Williams, You Wrote My Life by Paul Craft is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of F. It uses the chords F, C, G, A, C7 and GAB. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.
intro tab:
E-----------------------------------0---0------0---1
B-------5---5-------4---3-----------1---1------1---1
G-----------------------------------0---0---3--3---2
D---4s5---5---5---4---3----3---2-------------------3
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
G (Flat run or g-run)
E------------------------3------------
B-------------------------------------
G---------------------0---------------
D---------------0--2------------------
A------0--1--2-----------2------------
E----3-------------------3------------
Chorus
(F)You wrote your cheatin' (C)heart about
A gal like my first ex-(G)wife(G )
And you (C)moaned the blues
For (C)me and for (C)you
Hank Williams, you (G)wrote my (C)life
GAB A (C)cold cold heart and a (F)doubtful (C)mind
I have known a few my(G)self(G )
And that (C)gal that (C7)loved me (F)half as much
As she (C)loved some(G)body (C)else
Chorus
Because, you wrote(F) your cheatin (C)heart about
(GAB)A (C)gal like my first ex-(G)wife(G )
And you (F)moaned the blues
For (C)me and for you
Hank Williams, you (G)wrote my (C)life
(GAB)I've (C)heard that blue ole (F)whipperwill (C)too
And the lonesome whistle (G)whine(G )
And I (C)know that (C7)feelin' so (F)cold and so real
When the (C)blues come (G)out at mid(C)night
(GAB)We (C)never met I (F)know and (C)yet
I know you well my (G)friend(G )
And if (C)ever I (C7)get to (F)heaven on (C)high
I hope you'll (G)shake my (C)hand
Chorus
Because you wrote (F)your cheatin' (C)heart about
A (C)gal like my first ex-(G)wife
And you (F)moaned the blues
For (C)me and for you
Hank Williams, you (G)wrote my (C)life
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