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I've Come Awful Close Song Lyrics and Chords by Hank Thompson
I've Come Awful Close
Recorded by Hank Thompson
Written by Ann J. Morton
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Well never once have I cheated on my
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baby
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I'm a traveling man I go from coast to
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Now everywhere from San Diego to New York
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City
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done you wrong but I've come awful
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close
Well I met a little peach when I was in Columbus
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Georgia
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Sitting in the booth next to mine in a little
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cafe
All that I did was just buy her a cup of
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coffee
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heck of a time but I pulled myself
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away
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close nearly
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almost
I got right next to it but I couldn't do it
Heaven knows I've come awful
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close
Well I pulled into an all night stop in Albu
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querque
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Where a cute little waitress brought me my ham and
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rye
She winkled and said I get off at seven
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thirty
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might have stayed but I told that gal good
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bye
So honey don't you worry about your
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daddy
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Just scramble my eggs and don't you burn my
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I'm rolling now I should make it home by
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Friday
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guys would have done it but I've just come
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close
Repeat #3
FAQ
Who sang the the song I've Come Awful Close?
- The song I've Come Awful Close 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.
