Great Society Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Thompson
Great Society
Recorded by Hank Thompson
Written by Hank Thompson and Bill Penix
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ain't no place for me in your
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great
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I'd
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rather be free than to
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take your chari
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livin' it up you're givin' up
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responsibili
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ty
And
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there ain't no place for
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me in your
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great
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Your old rich uncle died and
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named you in his
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will
You fell heir to all of his cash and
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that big house on the
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hill
You
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climbed that social ladder like a
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monkey climbs a
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tree
You're the
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newest rage on the
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Sunday page in the
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great
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You heart's down in the basement your
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head above the
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roof
Your brand new friends are genuine
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just about a hundred
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proof
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never take a second look at
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old friends across the
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tracks
But I
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knew you when your
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underwear was
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made out of flour
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sacks
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there ain't no place for
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me in your
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great
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FAQ
Who sang the the song Great Society?
- The song Great Society was sang by Hank Thompson.
Who is Hank Thompson?
- Henry William Thompson (September 3, 1925 - November 6, 2007) was an American country music singer-songwriter and musician whose career spanned seven decades.
Thompson's musical style, characterized as honky-tonk Western swing, was a mixture of fiddles, electric guitar, and steel guitar that featured his distinctive, smooth baritone vocals.
His backing band, The Brazos Valley Boys, was voted the top Country Western Band for 14 years in a row by Billboard. Thompson pursued a "light" version of the Western swing sound that Bob Wills and others played the primary difference between his music and that of Bob Wills was that Thompson, who used the swing beat and instrumentation to enhance his vocals, discouraged the intense instrumental soloing from his musicians that Wills encouraged however, the "Hank Thompson sound" exceeded Bob Wills in top-40 country hits.
Although not as prominent on the top country charts in later decades, Thompson remained a recording artist and concert draw well into his 80s.
The 2013 game Grand Theft Auto V featured his song "It Don't Hurt Anymore" in the fictional radio show, Rebel Radio.
The 1987 novel Crazy Heart by Thomas Cobb was inspired by Thompson's life, specifically by his practice of picking up a local band to back him when he toured. In 2009, Cobb's novel was turned into a successful film directed by Scott Cooper and starring Jeff Bridges in an Academy Award-winning performance.
