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[Estrofe]AMy daddy left home when I was threeDAnd he didn't leave much to ma and meAnd he didn't leave much to ma and meEJust this old guitar and an emptyAbottle of booze.Just this old guitar and an empty bottle of booze.ANow, I don't blame him cause he runand hidNow, I don't blame him cause he run and hidDBut the meanest thing that he everdidBut the meanest thing that he ever didEWas before he left, he went and namedAme "Sue."Was before he left, he went and named me "Sue."[Estrofe]AWell, he must o' thought that isquite a jokeWell, he must o' thought that is quite a jokeDAnd it got a lot of laughs from a'lots of folk,And it got a lot of laughs from a' lots of folk,EIt seems I had to fight my whole lifeAthrough.It seems I had to fight my whole life through.ASome gal would giggle and I'd get redSome gal would giggle and I'd get redDAnd some guy'd laugh and I'd bust hishead,And some guy'd laugh and I'd bust his head,EI tell ya, life ain't easy for a boyAnamed "Sue."I tell ya, life ain't easy for a boy named "Sue."[Estrofe]AWell, I grew up quick and I grew upmean,Well, I grew up quick and I grew up mean,DMy fist got hard and my wits gotkeen,My fist got hard and my wits got keen,EI'd roam from town to town to hide myAshame.I'd roam from town to town to hide my shame.ABut I made a vow to the moon andstarsBut I made a vow to the moon and starsDThat I'd search the honky-tonks andbarsThat I'd search the honky-tonks and barsEAnd kill that man who gave me thatAawful name.And kill that man who gave me that awful name.[Estrofe]AWell, it was Gatlinburg in mid-JulyDAnd I just hit town and my throat wasdry,And I just hit town and my throat was dry,EI thought I'd stop and have myself aAbrew.I thought I'd stop and have myself a brew.AAt an old saloon on a street of mud,At an old saloon on a street of mud,DThere at a table, dealing stud,ESat the dirty, mangy dog that namedAme "Sue."Sat the dirty, mangy dog that named me "Sue."[Estrofe]AWell, I knew that snake was my ownsweet dadWell, I knew that snake was my own sweet dadDFrom a worn-out picture that mymother'd had,From a worn-out picture that my mother'd had,EAnd I knew that scar on his cheek andAhis evil eye.And I knew that scar on his cheek and his evil eye.AHe was big and bent and gray and old,He was big and bent and gray and old,DAnd I looked at him and my blood rancoldAnd I looked at him and my blood ran coldE AAnd I said: "My name is 'Sue!' How doyou do!And I said: "My name is 'Sue!' How do you do!Now you gonna die!!"[Estrofe]AWell, I hit him hard right betweenthe eyesWell, I hit him hard right between the eyesDAnd he went down, but to my surprise,And he went down, but to my surprise,EHe come up with a knife and cut off aApiece of my ear.He come up with a knife and cut off a piece of my ear.ABut I busted a chair right across histeethBut I busted a chair right across his teethDAnd we crashed through the wall andinto the streetAnd we crashed through the wall and into the streetEKicking and a' gouging in the mud andAthe blood and the beer.Kicking and a' gouging in the mud and the blood and the beer.[Estrofe]AI tell ya, I've fought tougher menDBut I really can't remember when,EHe kicked like a mule and he bit likeAa crocodile.He kicked like a mule and he bit like a crocodile.AI heard him laugh and then I heardhim cuss,I heard him laugh and then I heard him cuss,DHe went for his gun and I pulled minefirst,He went for his gun and I pulled mine first,EHe stood there lookin' at me and IAsaw him smile.He stood there lookin' at me and I saw him smile.[Estrofe]AAnd he said: "Son, this world isroughAnd he said: "Son, this world is roughDAnd if a man's gonna make it, he'sgotta be toughAnd if a man's gonna make it, he's gotta be toughEAnd I knew I wouldn't be there toAhelp ya along.And I knew I wouldn't be there to help ya along.ASo I give ya that name and I saidgoodbyeSo I give ya that name and I said goodbyeDI knew you'd have to get tough or dieI knew you'd have to get tough or dieEAnd it's the name that helped to makeAyou strong."And it's the name that helped to make you strong."[Estrofe]AHe said: "Now you just fought onehell of a fightHe said: "Now you just fought one hell of a fightDAnd I know you hate me, and you gotthe rightAnd I know you hate me, and you got the rightETo kill me now, and I wouldn't blameAyou if you do.To kill me now, and I wouldn't blame you if you do.ABut ya ought to thank me, before Idie,But ya ought to thank me, before I die,DFor the gravel in ya guts and thespit in ya eyeFor the gravel in ya guts and the spit in ya eyeECause I'm the son-of-a-bitch thatAnamed you "Sue.'"Cause I'm the son-of-a-bitch that named you "Sue.'"[Estrofe]AI got all choked up and I threw downmy gunI got all choked up and I threw down my gunDAnd I called him my pa, and he calledme his son,And I called him my pa, and he called me his son,EAnd I came away with a differentApoint of view.And I came away with a different point of view.AAnd I think about him, now and then,And I think about him, now and then,DEvery time I try and every time Iwin,Every time I try and every time I win,[No Chords]And if I ever have a son, I think I'mgonna name himAnd if I ever have a son, I think I'm gonna name himA (keep strumming)Bill or George! Anything but Sue! Istill hate that name!Bill or George! Anything but Sue! I still hate that name!