#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## # From: LEAFGREEN_P@HOST1.SWOSU.EDU Mission From Hank written by:Don Schlitz Thom Schuyler performed by: Aaron Tippen on "Looking Back at Myself" [Intro] G G C G 1.There was a brand new stranger at the old bus station D G He said Music City is my destination C D He said the whole wide world's gonna sing my songs G C And you can take that to the bank Because... G C C. I'm on a mission G C I'm on a mission G D G I'm on a mission from Hank 2.He got a furnished room and a job at the market He kept a little notebook in his back pocket And every time you'd see him he was writing a song, And he'd never leave one page blank He'd say... C. G Csus4 C Dsus4 D G B1.Well, he sang when no one would listen Csus4 C Em D So, he sang until they hung on every word 3.But then one day his phone started ringing They said we want you and the songs you've been singing And the kid said fine just give me some time To talk to my patron saint You see... C. B2.That night as he laid in the darkness Old Luke the Drifter came to him and said 4.Now here's your chance boy go on and take it Just sing from the heart and you're gonna make it But if anybody tries to change you Into something that you ain't You tell them... C. C transcribed by: Paul Leafgreen T B leafgreen_p@swosu.edu