----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Night Hank Williams Came To Town - Johnny Cash ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Standard tuning (Capo 2) The fact that this song is not on this site yet saddens me. C F Harry Truman was our president G C A coke and burger cost you thirty cents F I was still in love with Mavis Brown C G C On the night Hank Williams came to town F I Love Lucy debuted on TV G C That was one big event we didn't see F Cause no one stayed at home for miles around C G C It was the night Hank Williams came to town F C Momma ironed my shirt and daddy let me take the truck D G I drove on out to Grapevine and picked old Mavis up C F We hit that county line for one quick round C G C On the night Hank Williams came to town F A thousand people sweltered in the gym G C Then I heard someone whisper hey that's him F That's when the crowd let out this deafening sound C G C It was the night Hank Williams came to town F On and on he sang into the night G C Jambalaya, Cheating Heart, I Saw the light F How'd they get Miss Audrey in that gown C G C On the night Hank Williams came to town F C Mavis had her picture made with Hank out by his car D G She said he sure is humble for a Grand Ole Opry star C F Mavis said why don't we hang around C G C It ain't often that Hank Williams comes to town F C While Hank signed his autograph on Beaulah Rizner's fan D G Mavis got acquainted with the Drifting Cowboys Band C F The effect on all our lives was quite profound C G C On the night Hank Williams came to town