[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 118 - Could transition to Angel Of Harlem halfway through?] C F x 4 - Just Guido
[Verse] I'm [C] free to [F] do what I [C] want [F] any old [C] time [F][C][F] I'm [C] free to [F] do what I [C] want [F] any old [C] time [F][C][F]
[Chorus] - Drums are xSSS So [C] love [G] me, (drums) [F] hold [C] me, [C] love [G] me, (drums) [Bb] hold [F] m I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F][C][F]
[Verse] I'm [C] free to [F] sing my [C] song [F] knowing it [C] gets [F] out of [C] time [F] I'm [C] free to [F] sing my [C] song knowing it [C] gets [F] out of [C] time [F]
[Chorus] So [C] love [G] me, (drums) [F] hold [C] me, [C] love [G] me, (drums) [Bb] hold [F] m Cause I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F][C][F]
[Harp - C F x 8]
[Chorus] So [C] love [G] me, (drums) [F] hold [C] me, [C] love [G] me, (drums) [Bb] hold [F] m I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F][C][F]
[Verse] I'm [C] free to [F] choose who I [C] please [F] any old [C] time [F][C][F] I'm [C] free to [F] please who I [C] choose [F] any old [C] time [F][C][F]
[Chorus] So [C] hold [G] me, (drums) [F] love [C] me, [C] love [G] me, (drums) [Bb] hold [F] m I'm [C] free [F] any old [C] time to [F] get what I [C] want [F][C][F]
