On a warm night in June, 1949, with his first number one record spilling out of radios across the country, a frail young man walked onto the stage of Nashville's Ryman Auditorium for his Grand Ole Opry debut. Behind him lay nearly a decade of struggle and rejection in pursuit of this goal; ahead, a little more than five years in the limelight. By 1953, literally worn out at twenty-nine, Hank Williams was gone. But he had given country music much of its standard repertoire, a new definition of stardom and a legend so enduring that he is still the model for countless singers and songwriters. Born in Mount Olive West, Alabama (near Georgiana) on September 17th, 1923, Hiriam was the second child of Lon and Lillie Williams.
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I Can't Help It Lyrics
Hank Williams
Words and music by hank williams, sr.
Intro: notes/chords to last line of last verse.
Capo: 2nd fret/key: e/play: d
[a7] today i [d] passed you [a7] on the [d] street
[d7] and my [g] heart fell at your [d] feet
I can't [a7] help it if i'm still in love with [d] you
[a7] somebody [d] else stood [a7] by your [d] side
[d7] and he [g] looked so satis-[d] fied
I can't [a7] help it if i'm still in love with [d] you. ... [d7]
A [g] picture from the past came slowly [d] stealing
As i [a7] brushed your arm and walked so close to [d] you ... [d7]
Then [g] suddenly i got that old time [d] feeling
I can't [a] help it if i'm still in love with [d] you.
It's hard to know another's lips will kiss you
And hold you just the way i used to do
Oh, heaven only knows how much i miss you
I can't help it if i'm still in love with you.