G A#
I was thumbin’ back from Montgomery
A#
with a guitar on my back
C G
When a stranger pulled up beside me in an antique Cadillac.
G A#
Well, he was dressed like 1950, half drunk and hallow eyed
C G
Its a long walk to Nashville, would you like a ride, son.
G A#
He sat down in the front seat, and turned on the radio
C G
and them sad old songs comin’ outta them speakers was solid
country gold.
G A#
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale
when he asked me for a light.
C G
And knew there was somethin’ strange about this ride.
CHORUS:
F C G
He said: Mister can you make folks cry when you play and sang.
G
Can you pay your dues, can you moan the blues
D
Can you bend them guitar strangs.
F C G
He said: Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel inside,
F C G
Cause if your big star bound let me warn you its a long hard ride.
2. Well, he cried just south of Nashville,
and he turned that car around.
he said: (spoken) this is where you get off, boy
cause I’m going back to Alabam’.
I stepped out of that ole Cadillac and I said Mister, many thanks.
he said you don’t have to call me mister, Mister.
The whole world calls me Hank.
I was thumbin’ back from Montgomery
A#
with a guitar on my back
C G
When a stranger pulled up beside me in an antique Cadillac.
G A#
Well, he was dressed like 1950, half drunk and hallow eyed
C G
Its a long walk to Nashville, would you like a ride, son.
G A#
He sat down in the front seat, and turned on the radio
C G
and them sad old songs comin’ outta them speakers was solid
country gold.
G A#
Then I noticed the stranger was ghost white pale
when he asked me for a light.
C G
And knew there was somethin’ strange about this ride.
CHORUS:
F C G
He said: Mister can you make folks cry when you play and sang.
G
Can you pay your dues, can you moan the blues
D
Can you bend them guitar strangs.
F C G
He said: Boy, can you make folks feel what you feel inside,
F C G
Cause if your big star bound let me warn you its a long hard ride.
2. Well, he cried just south of Nashville,
and he turned that car around.
he said: (spoken) this is where you get off, boy
cause I’m going back to Alabam’.
I stepped out of that ole Cadillac and I said Mister, many thanks.
he said you don’t have to call me mister, Mister.
The whole world calls me Hank.
