[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--
[Intro - BPM 116 - No drums] (Pattern for C to G bit - [C]xx[Csus4] x[C]x[G][G]xxx [G]xxxx)
[C][Csus4][C][G] x3 (snare roll) [F][G]
[Verse 1] This bed is on [C] fire with [Csus4] passion [C] ate [G] love The neighbours com [C] plain about the [Csus4] noises [C] a- [G] bove But she only [C] comes when [Csus4] she's [C] on [G] top (snare roll) [F][G]
[Verse 2] My therapist [C] said not to [Csus4] see you [C] no [G] more She said you're like a di [C] sease with [Csus4] out [C] any [G] cure She said I'm so ob [C] sessed that I'm [Csus4] becom- [C] ing a [G] bore, oh no [F] (drum roll) Ah, you think you're so [G] pretty
[Verse 3] [C] Caught your [Csus4] hand ins [C] ide the [G] till Slammed your fingers in the [C] door [C] Fought [Csus4] with kitchen [C] knives and [G] skewers [C] Dressed me [Csus4] up in [C] women's [G] clothes Messed around with gender [F] (drum roll) roles Line my eyes and call me [G] pretty
[Verse 4] Moved out of the [C] house, so you [Csus4] moved [C] next [G] door I locked you [C] out, you cut a [Csus4] hole [C] in the [G] wall I found you sleeping [C] next to me, I [Csus4] thought I [C] was [G] alone You're driving me [F] (drum roll) crazy, when are you coming [G] home