E5 (strum like first part of intro) E----------PART 2-----------------------------------------------| B-----------9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--10-9-10-9--------| G-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--9--9-9--9--------| D-2-2-2-2---9-9-9--9--9-9-9-9--------9-9-9--9--11-9-11-9--------| A-0-0-0-0-------------------------------------------------------| E------------------------------3-2-0----------------------------|
[VERSE 1:] Is it [E5] my imagination Or have I [F#7sus4] finally found [A5] something worth living [E5] for? (2nd part of intro riff) I was [E5] looking for some action But [F#7sus4] all I found was [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l (2nd part of intro riff again)
[Bridge] [A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime, [A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine, [A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line, Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats] You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2][A]
[Solo line over chords - DROP THIS WITH TELEFONICS] Cadd9 B7 E5 E----------------------------- B----------------------------- G-11b12rb--9----6b7rb-4s1--1--1
[Verse] Is it [E5] worth the aggravashuuun To [F#7add11] find yourself a job when there's [A5] nothing worth working [E5] for, It's a [E5] crazy situashuuun But [F#7sus4] all i need are [A5] cigarettes and alcoho [E5] l,
[Bridge] [A5] You could wait for a [E5] lifetime, [A5] To spend your days in the [E5] sunshine, [A5] You might as well do the [E5] white-line, Cause when it [Dsus2] comes on top:.......... [A(offbeat)]
[Chorus - Dsus2 and A on offbeats] You gotta make it [E5] happen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2] You gotta [A] make it hap [E5] pen, [Dsus2][A]
[INSTRUMENTAL:][E5][Dsus2][A] x4
[E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] make it! [E5] You gotta, you gotta [Dsus2] , you gotta [A] fake it!
[GUITAR SOLO][E5]xxx xxx[Dsus2] xxx[A] xxxx - until the end of time E5 Dsus2 A E5 Dsus2 E---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B-12------------------------------------------------------------------------| G-14b16-14b16--12--12--12---0------------0-0--14b16-14b16--14r12---7-7--7r6-| D----------------14------14-0--12--12-14-0-0--------------------------------| A---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Intro - 120 BPM] [Just drums with cowbell - Cowbells muted strums - then ] Cowbell - CCxC CxCx CCxC xSxS (G Chord comes in) Drus - BxSx BxSx BxSx BxSx [G Riff - Really try to play notes individually whilst holding full chord] E -3---------------------------------------- B -3---------------------------------------- G -0--2h4-2-0-2-0--2h4-2-0----0-2-0-0------ D -0-----------------------2----------------- A -X---------------------------------------- E -3---------------------------------------- D--B--S----B--S-----B----S----B----S-----
[Verse 1 - Barre chords for - put G riff in sometimes] I [G] met a gin-soaked barroom queen in Mem [C] phis She [G] tried to take me [A] upstairs for a [D] ride (G riff) She [G] had to heave me right across her [C] shoulder cause [G] I just can't seem to [D] drink you off my [G] mind
[Chorus - Open chords for] It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Verse 2] I [G] laid a divorcee in New York C [C] ity I [G] had to put up s [A] ome kind of a f [D] ight The [G] lady then she covered me in r [C] oses She [G] blew my nose and [D] then she blew my m [G] ind
[Chorus] It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[Solo] | G | G | C | C | | G | A | D | D | | G | G | C | C | | G | D | G | G
[Chorus] It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
It's the [G] ho-ooo [D] o-nky tonk [G] women That [G] gimme, gimme, [D] gimme the honky-tonk [G] blues
[End figure] BSSB SSSB SSSS
[Notes - play sus4 on D and C to approximate riff] [G riff - bass run is (play down strokes for all to articulate)] D ------5- A -------- E -3-5s7--
