Ben Rector – Hank (Guitar)

Capo 3
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Versions (2)

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Chords

Order: as shown. 3 different progressions he uses. Verse progression: C G D G,C G D D(hold each chord for half) Chorus progression: G C Em D(hold each chord for whole) Bridge progression: Em C G Dx2hole each chord for whole) Note: before each chorus he holds the D for one more full measure. [Intro] Verse chords once through. [Verse]
      C                            G               D              G
To a boy who looks just like his mother, who's a sister to her brother who 

  C                        G            D               D
sings this song with that boy from far away
[Verse]
       C                  G                D                     G
I am young but you are younger until you speak more words than mumbles, You'll 

          C               G          D      D          D       D
have to lend an ear to everything I say.
[Chorus]
       G                                   C
So be kind and love your mother and your father, though sometimes they seem 

     Em                            D
to bother, come my age and you'll know

            G                                  C
They're the ones who'll always love you and support you, they prayed for you 

   Em                              D
before you stepped foot into this world.
C interlude is verse chords. That's one thing that I've learned. [Verse]
    C                  G            D                    G
I remember you were walking, in a month I'll hear you talking. And there's 

    C                 G              D                   D
a million things I'd love to say to you.

             C                  G            D            G
Though your parents, they are wiser and will be better advisers, maybe 

 C                     G                   D                  D
hearing these things twice will get them through.
[Chorus]
        G                                   C
Go and find a girl for whom your love is selfless, someone who makes you 

   Em                            D              G
helpless, to change the way you feel. But stay away from girls who always 

          C                                Em                          D
look so pretty, whose hearts just aren't fitting for the man in you I see.
Em C G D x2 it's just a jam sess, no lyrics. Would you remember that for me? [Chorus]
          G                                 C
When you find yourself alone in times of trouble, reach inside you and 

   Em                                D
above you, there's nothing He can't heal.

      G                             C                             Em
if it is you do not end up with a brother, just call your older uncle, 

                      G
I can always lend an ear.

                            C G D G                              C G DD G
Would you remember that for me?      Would you remember that for me?