Tyler Childers - Play Me a Hank Song: Guitar Chords

Learn to play "Play Me a Hank Song" on your guitar with our chord guide. This page provides everything you need to perform this song on the guitar, including lyrics integrated with chords, chord diagrams, and a key transposer to match your vocal range.

For easier playing, use our Simplify Chords feature to remove difficult chords like barre.

D#
Well it all seems so happy
                 G#
But how can that be
         F#              D#
There a whole class of people
                    A#
Just as lonesome as me
    G#         D#
You ask me to tell you
                 G#
How I can be so blue
    F#            D#
But you'd be the same
                      A#
If the girl of your dreams
       G#             D#
Broke your heart in two

Chorus:
              G#
So play me a Hank song
   F#       D#
To ease my pain
                         A#
'Cause it helps to know someone
         G#        D#
Felt the same damn way
             G#
Alone and forsaken
         F#         D#
Brother what can I say
                   A#
Yeah I feel like a Hank song
G#     F#        D#
Since she went away

Ol' KG's my buddy
We go way back
To the times back in high school
When I was too poor for Jack
But even he knows that sometimes
You can't help right the wrongs
By gettin' stoned blind
You need to sit down and pine
To a Hank Sr song

Chorus:
So play me a Hank song
To ease my pain
Because it helps to know someone
Felt the same damn way
Alone and forsaken
Brother what can I say?
You know I feel like a Hank song
Since she went away

Well I hope that she's happy
And I hope that she's free
I hope she finds her a man
To treat her like a queen

And then up out of nowhere
When she needs him around
She wakes up to find
She's ran out of time, and he's ran out of town

Chorus:
I hope she needs her a Hank song
To ease her pain
Because it'll help to know someone
Felt the same damn way

Alone and forsaken
Honey what can I say?
I hope you feel like a Hank song
One of these days


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Guitar Chord Diagrams

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Guitar chord A#

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Guitar chord D#

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Guitar chord F#

G#

Guitar chord G#

Here you can see detailed diagrams for each guitar chord used in the song. Utilize our key transposer to adjust the chords to a key that better fits your singing range. Simply select the desired key, and the chords throughout this page will update automatically, ensuring you can play and sing comfortably.

If you are also interested in learning how to play "Play Me a Hank Song" on the ukulele, check out the chords on our sister site: Ukulele Chords for "Play Me a Hank Song" by Tyler Childers.