My Story Song Lyrics and Chords by Hawkshaw Hawkins
My Story
Recorded by Hawkshaw Hawkins
Written by Hank Cochran
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Dearest
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darling
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dearest
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darling
I wanted that woman with all my soul
And thought she wanted me too
But I'm not free so she told me
But if you
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kill I'll belong to
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you
I began to plan away a way to kill her man
To take his life and take his wife
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This was my
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plan
It was
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with a knife that I
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took his life
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watched his blood run
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I could see was her
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love for me
So I
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did it with a
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smile
(There's
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more to this
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story)
Then me and greed buried him deep
And rushed to claim my prize
Just to find the note she wrote
Saying
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all I told you were
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lies
As I hide here in these darkened woods
With greed for company
The hounds are near and I fear
They'll
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tear the life from
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me
Now
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I don't have too
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long to live
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Greed took all I
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had to give
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she left me when
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she was through
What a
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shame what greed will
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do
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This ends this
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story
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this ends this
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story)
FAQ
Who sang the the song My Story?
- The song My Story was sang by Hawkshaw Hawkins.
Who is Hawkshaw Hawkins?
- Harold Franklin Hawkins (December 22, 1921 - March 5, 1963), better known as Hawkshaw Hawkins, was an American country music singer popular from the 1950s into the early 1960s. He was known for his rich, smooth vocals and music drawn from blues, boogie and honky tonk. At 6 ft 5 inches tall, Hawkins had an imposing stage presence, and he dressed more conservatively than some other male country singers. Hawkins died in the 1963 plane crash that also killed country stars Patsy Cline and Cowboy Copas. He was a member of the Grand Ole Opry and was married to country star Jean Shepard.
