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🎸 Intro:
D D D D D
🎸 Verse:
G
Blame it on my old man
Blame it on my roots
D
Blame it on the red dirt
Stained on these boots
G
I cracked the seal
At barely 14
D
Opened up a can of worms
I'd never seen
A7
You can’t outrun where you come from
🎸 Chorus:
G A D
A long line of sinners and saints
G A D
That grew up haggard on Hank
G A
Just a good timin’ bloodline
D Bm
That I couldn’t change
G A D D D D
'Cause it runs in my family name
🎸 Verse:
G
And I’m a little older now
But I’m still the kid
D
Fighting on the fighting side
Like daddy did
G
Just a small town hammer down
Full head of steam
D
Friday night neon light
Honky tonk king
A7
You can’t outrun where you come from
🎸 Chorus:
G A D
A long line of sinners and saints
G A D
That grew up haggard on Hank
G A
Just a good timin’ bloodline
D Bm
That I couldn’t change
G A D D
'Cause it runs in my family name
[Instrumental/Solo]
G A D D
G A D D
G A D Bm Bm
G A D D D D
🎸 Verse:
G
One day they’ll lay me 6 feet in this ground
D
And I’ll have a young buck runnin’ around
G
A blessing and a curse
He’ll learn the hard way
A
There’s only so far he can stray
🎸 Chorus:
G A D
From a long line of sinners and saints
G A D
That grew up haggard on Hank
G A
Just a good timin’ bloodline
D Bm
That I couldn’t change
G A D D
'Cause it runs in my family name
G A
Just a good timin’ bloodline
D Bm Bm
That I couldn’t change
G A D
'Cause it runs in my family name
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Published: January 24, 2026
Last Updated: January 24, 2026