Standing In The Shadows

Hank Williams, Jr.

Transposer:

I know that I’m not great and some say I imitate Anymore I don’t know I’m just doing the best I can After all I’m standing in the shadows Of a very famous man As I travel around from town to town I have a lot of dad’s fans and friends come around They say I know Hank would be proud of you if he were here today Now well we’re all so glad and we know he would be too That you’re carryin’ on his music this way Yes they say Hank was the all time great And we know you’ll be just as good as your dad But I just smile and say there’ll never be another Hank Williams friends That’s the part that always makes them sad Yes I know that I’m not great and some say I imitate Anymore I don’t know I’m just doing the best I can It’s hard standing in the shadows Of a very famous man So many times when I’m on that stage I feel something go through me And for a minute I’m in a different world and that’s when it does something to me The people are a hollering and clapping real aloud While I’m out they’re taking my bows I look up toward the ceiling and I say to myself listen dad just listen to that crowd But as the show goes on the people clap and holler more I start singing another of your great songs That’s the time that I know although you’re gone your music will live on and on and on

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D, A, G, F

Come And Go Blues

G, D, B, D4, C4, A, E, C

Farm Song

D, G, A7

Angels Are Hard To Find

G, D, A, C, B, E

If the South Woulda Won

C, G7, Am, G, F7, F, D, A7, Bm

High And Pressurized

G, D, Am, C, A, Bm, E

Rock in My Shoe

D, D7, G, A, E7, A7

Tired Of Bein' Johnny B. Good

G, C, D

Finders Are Keepers

E, B7, D, A

A Country Boy Can Survive

D, Am7, F, G, C

Cette chanson évoque le sentiment de vivre dans l'ombre d'une figure célèbre, en l'occurrence, celle du père du chanteur. Il exprime une certaine humilité et le fait qu'il n'est pas à la hauteur de cette légende, même si les admirateurs de son père le soutiennent. À chaque performance, il ressent une connexion spirituelle et un hommage à son père à travers la musique, mais il reste conscient qu'aucun artiste ne pourra jamais égaler l'impact de Hank Williams. Le contexte de cette chanson est celui d'un artiste qui, malgré les attentes et les comparaisons, essaie de se forger sa propre identité tout en respectant l'héritage de son père. Il croise des fans nostalgiques et ressent la responsabilité de poursuivre l'œuvre de celui qui l’a précédé, créant ainsi un lien fort entre le passé et le présent.

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