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Subject: Song, Wearin' out your walkin' shoes.   Hank Williams

This is the work of Tim Ausburn.  File under Hank Williams

             WEARIN' OUT YOUR WALKIN' SHOES

Key C                Writer, Hank Williams  Demo rec. 1950?

(C) WELL, YOU CAN'T LIVE WITH 'EM, YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT 'EM,

YES, THERE'S SOMETHING MIGHTY NECESSARY (C7) 'BOUT 'EM,

A (F) WOMAN WILL GIVE YOU THE (C) BLUES, SHE'LL HAVE YOU (G7) PULLIN'

OUT YOUR HAIR, AND (F) WEARIN' OUT YOUR (G7) WALKIN' (C) SHOES.



WELL THEY JUST KEEP NAGGIN', UNTIL YOUR HEAD IS SAGGIN',

THERE AIN'T A WINK A-SLEEPIN', WHEN THEY START IN WEEPIN',

A WOMAN WILL GIVE YOU THE BLUES, SHE'LL HAVE YOU BITEIN' OFF

YOUR NAILS, AND WEARIN' OUT YOUR WALKIN' SHOES.



IT'S A LOSIN' GAMBLE, WHEN YOU START TO RAMBLE,

OH LORDY, HOW YOU MISS 'EM, AND YOU LONG TO KISS 'EM,

'CAUSE A WOMAN WILL GIVE YOU THE BLUES, SHE'LL HAVE YOU

TOSSIN' IN YOUR SLEEP, AND WEARIN' OUT YOUR WALKIN' SHOES.



WELL YOU CAN'T LIVE WITH 'EM, YOU CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT 'EM,

IT'S BETTER TO TALK WITH 'EM, THAN TO TALK ABOUT 'EM,

A WOMAN WILL GIVE YOU THE BLUES, SHE'LL HAVE YOU TALKIN' TO

YOURSELF, AND WEARIN' OUT YOUR WALKIN' SHOES.


Tex Ritter did a good recording of this, Sept. 20, 1950.