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[Fm] Friends and neighbors, today the world of folk music lost one of its [Gm] greatest performers,
one of its greatest [Bb] writers.
[Eb]
At 110 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, a teletype machine in our newsroom here at WCKY
[N] began typing out a dispatch from Oak Hill, West Virginia.
It said, Hillbilly singer and composer Hank Williams died early today,
apparently of a heart attack while being driven to a radio singing date at Canton, Ohio.
His driver, Charles Carr, said he discovered that Williams was dead in the rear seat of their car
a few miles outside of Oak Hill, West Virginia.
Carr said he thought his employer was asleep and he'd gone back to make sure that he was warm enough.
The two men had [F] left Knoxville, Tennessee [A] last night.
[Em] The driver said Williams, who was in his late 20s, had not been feeling well
[B] and had seen an Knoxville doctor who had given [A] the singing star a sedative.
[N] The exact cause of Williams' death will be determined at a post-mortem
to be conducted by the Oak Hill Justice of the Peace.
The Hillbilly composer's home was in Montgomery, Alabama,
and his mother left there today for Oak Hill.
Just a few moments ago, I was talking with our good friend Murray Nash,
a great friend of Hank's at Nashville, Tennessee.
He tells us that Hank's mother and his wife, Billy Jones Williams,
are both on their way to Oak Hill, West Virginia.
The body will not leave Oak Hill for his home in Montgomery until tomorrow afternoon after [Eb] 2 o'clock.
[N]
I can first remember meeting Hank Williams back in 1947, in the early part of the year.
Hank was working at a radio station in Montgomery, Alabama,
and he formed the habit of giving me a call about twice a week.
We'd pass the time of day or the time of night, since the jamboree was on the air,
and he was always telling me that someday I'll be up to see you, [A] someday I'll be up to see you.
[D] [A] [D]
On Jordan's [G] stormy banks [D] I stand and cast a wishful [A]
lie
[D] To gain unfair and happy land where my [A] possessions [D] lie
I am bound for the [A] promised land
[D] [A]
Oh, [D] who will come and go with me?
I am bound [A] for the [D] promised land
[A] [D]
For all those wide [A] extended [D] plains shine on eternal [A]
day
[D] There God the sun forever reigns and [A] scatters the [D] night away
I am bound for the [A] promised land
[D] [A]
[D] Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the [A] [D] promised land
[A] [D]
No chilling wind nor poisonous breath can leech that [A] healthful shore
[D] Sickness and sorrow, pain and death are felt [A] and feared [D] no more
I am bound for the [A] promised land
[D] [A] I am bound for the promised land
[Db] [D] Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for [A] [D] the promised land
[A] [D]
When shall I reach [A] that [D] happy place and be forever [A] blessed?
[D] When shall I see my father's face and in [A] his [D] bosom rest?
I am bound for [A] the promised land
I [D] am bound for the [A] promised land
Oh, [D] who will come and go with me?
I am bound [A] for the promised [D] land
one of its greatest [Bb] writers.
[Eb]
At 110 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, a teletype machine in our newsroom here at WCKY
[N] began typing out a dispatch from Oak Hill, West Virginia.
It said, Hillbilly singer and composer Hank Williams died early today,
apparently of a heart attack while being driven to a radio singing date at Canton, Ohio.
His driver, Charles Carr, said he discovered that Williams was dead in the rear seat of their car
a few miles outside of Oak Hill, West Virginia.
Carr said he thought his employer was asleep and he'd gone back to make sure that he was warm enough.
The two men had [F] left Knoxville, Tennessee [A] last night.
[Em] The driver said Williams, who was in his late 20s, had not been feeling well
[B] and had seen an Knoxville doctor who had given [A] the singing star a sedative.
[N] The exact cause of Williams' death will be determined at a post-mortem
to be conducted by the Oak Hill Justice of the Peace.
The Hillbilly composer's home was in Montgomery, Alabama,
and his mother left there today for Oak Hill.
Just a few moments ago, I was talking with our good friend Murray Nash,
a great friend of Hank's at Nashville, Tennessee.
He tells us that Hank's mother and his wife, Billy Jones Williams,
are both on their way to Oak Hill, West Virginia.
The body will not leave Oak Hill for his home in Montgomery until tomorrow afternoon after [Eb] 2 o'clock.
[N]
I can first remember meeting Hank Williams back in 1947, in the early part of the year.
Hank was working at a radio station in Montgomery, Alabama,
and he formed the habit of giving me a call about twice a week.
We'd pass the time of day or the time of night, since the jamboree was on the air,
and he was always telling me that someday I'll be up to see you, [A] someday I'll be up to see you.
[D] [A] [D]
On Jordan's [G] stormy banks [D] I stand and cast a wishful [A]
lie
[D] To gain unfair and happy land where my [A] possessions [D] lie
I am bound for the [A] promised land
[D] [A]
Oh, [D] who will come and go with me?
I am bound [A] for the [D] promised land
[A] [D]
For all those wide [A] extended [D] plains shine on eternal [A]
day
[D] There God the sun forever reigns and [A] scatters the [D] night away
I am bound for the [A] promised land
[D] [A]
[D] Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the [A] [D] promised land
[A] [D]
No chilling wind nor poisonous breath can leech that [A] healthful shore
[D] Sickness and sorrow, pain and death are felt [A] and feared [D] no more
I am bound for the [A] promised land
[D] [A] I am bound for the promised land
[Db] [D] Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for [A] [D] the promised land
[A] [D]
When shall I reach [A] that [D] happy place and be forever [A] blessed?
[D] When shall I see my father's face and in [A] his [D] bosom rest?
I am bound for [A] the promised land
I [D] am bound for the [A] promised land
Oh, [D] who will come and go with me?
I am bound [A] for the promised [D] land
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_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Friends and neighbors, today the world of folk music _ lost one of its [Gm] greatest performers,
_ one of its greatest [Bb] writers.
[Eb] _
At 110 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, _ a teletype machine in our newsroom here at WCKY _
[N] began typing out a dispatch from Oak Hill, West Virginia.
_ _ It said, Hillbilly singer and composer Hank Williams died early today,
apparently of a heart attack while being driven to a radio singing date at Canton, Ohio.
His driver, Charles Carr, said he discovered that Williams was dead in the rear seat of their car
a few miles outside of Oak Hill, West Virginia.
Carr said he thought his employer was asleep and he'd gone back to make sure that he was warm enough.
The two men had [F] left Knoxville, Tennessee [A] last night.
[Em] The driver said Williams, who was in his late 20s, had not been feeling well
[B] and had seen an Knoxville doctor who had given [A] the singing star a sedative.
[N] The exact cause of Williams' death will be determined at a post-mortem
to be conducted by the Oak Hill Justice of the Peace.
The Hillbilly composer's home was in Montgomery, Alabama,
and his mother left there today for Oak Hill. _
Just a few moments ago, I was talking with our good friend Murray Nash,
a great friend of Hank's at Nashville, Tennessee.
He tells us that Hank's mother and his wife, Billy Jones Williams,
are both on their way to Oak Hill, West Virginia.
The body will not leave Oak Hill for his home in Montgomery until tomorrow afternoon after [Eb] 2 o'clock.
_ _ [N]
I can first remember meeting Hank Williams back in 1947, in the early part of the year.
Hank was working at a radio station in Montgomery, Alabama,
_ and he formed the habit of giving me a call about twice a week.
We'd pass the time of day or the time of night, since the jamboree was on the air, _
and he was always telling me that someday I'll be up to see you, [A] someday I'll be up to see you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
On Jordan's [G] stormy banks [D] I stand and cast a wishful [A] _
lie
[D] To gain unfair and happy land where my [A] possessions [D] lie _
I am bound for the [A] promised land
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Oh, [D] who will come and go with me?
I am bound [A] for the [D] promised land
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ For all those wide [A] extended [D] plains shine on eternal [A] _ _
day
[D] There God the sun forever _ reigns and _ [A] scatters the [D] night away
_ I am bound for the [A] promised _ land
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the [A] [D] promised _ land
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ No chilling wind nor poisonous breath can leech that [A] healthful shore
_ _ [D] Sickness and sorrow, pain and death are felt [A] and feared [D] no _ more
I am bound for the [A] promised land
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] I am bound for the promised land
[Db] [D] Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for [A] [D] the promised land
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ When shall I reach [A] that [D] happy place and be forever [A] blessed?
_ [D] When shall I see my father's face and in [A] his [D] bosom rest?
I am bound for [A] the promised land
I [D] am bound for the [A] promised land
Oh, [D] who will come and go with me?
I am bound [A] for the _ promised _ [D] land _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Fm] Friends and neighbors, today the world of folk music _ lost one of its [Gm] greatest performers,
_ one of its greatest [Bb] writers.
[Eb] _
At 110 p.m. Eastern Standard Time, _ a teletype machine in our newsroom here at WCKY _
[N] began typing out a dispatch from Oak Hill, West Virginia.
_ _ It said, Hillbilly singer and composer Hank Williams died early today,
apparently of a heart attack while being driven to a radio singing date at Canton, Ohio.
His driver, Charles Carr, said he discovered that Williams was dead in the rear seat of their car
a few miles outside of Oak Hill, West Virginia.
Carr said he thought his employer was asleep and he'd gone back to make sure that he was warm enough.
The two men had [F] left Knoxville, Tennessee [A] last night.
[Em] The driver said Williams, who was in his late 20s, had not been feeling well
[B] and had seen an Knoxville doctor who had given [A] the singing star a sedative.
[N] The exact cause of Williams' death will be determined at a post-mortem
to be conducted by the Oak Hill Justice of the Peace.
The Hillbilly composer's home was in Montgomery, Alabama,
and his mother left there today for Oak Hill. _
Just a few moments ago, I was talking with our good friend Murray Nash,
a great friend of Hank's at Nashville, Tennessee.
He tells us that Hank's mother and his wife, Billy Jones Williams,
are both on their way to Oak Hill, West Virginia.
The body will not leave Oak Hill for his home in Montgomery until tomorrow afternoon after [Eb] 2 o'clock.
_ _ [N]
I can first remember meeting Hank Williams back in 1947, in the early part of the year.
Hank was working at a radio station in Montgomery, Alabama,
_ and he formed the habit of giving me a call about twice a week.
We'd pass the time of day or the time of night, since the jamboree was on the air, _
and he was always telling me that someday I'll be up to see you, [A] someday I'll be up to see you.
[D] _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _ _
On Jordan's [G] stormy banks [D] I stand and cast a wishful [A] _
lie
[D] To gain unfair and happy land where my [A] possessions [D] lie _
I am bound for the [A] promised land
_ _ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _ _
Oh, [D] who will come and go with me?
I am bound [A] for the [D] promised land
_ _ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ For all those wide [A] extended [D] plains shine on eternal [A] _ _
day
[D] There God the sun forever _ reigns and _ [A] scatters the [D] night away
_ I am bound for the [A] promised _ land
_ [D] _ _ _ _ [A] _
_ [D] Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for the [A] [D] promised _ land
_ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ _ No chilling wind nor poisonous breath can leech that [A] healthful shore
_ _ [D] Sickness and sorrow, pain and death are felt [A] and feared [D] no _ more
I am bound for the [A] promised land
_ [D] _ _ _ [A] I am bound for the promised land
[Db] [D] Oh, who will come and go with me?
I am bound for [A] [D] the promised land
_ _ _ [A] _ _ [D] _ _
_ When shall I reach [A] that [D] happy place and be forever [A] blessed?
_ [D] When shall I see my father's face and in [A] his [D] bosom rest?
I am bound for [A] the promised land
I [D] am bound for the [A] promised land
Oh, [D] who will come and go with me?
I am bound [A] for the _ promised _ [D] land _ _ _ _ _