[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--
[Verse] It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] and I've been [F] working like a [G] dog. It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] I should be [F] sleeping like a [G] log. But when I [C] get home to you I find the [D] things that you do Will make me [G] feel [C] alrig [G] ht.
[Verse] [G] You know I work [C] all [G] day [G] To get you [F] money to buy you [G] things [G] And it's worth it just to [C] hear you [G] say [G] You're gonna [F] give me every [G] thing So why on e [C] arth should I moan 'cause when I [D] get you alone [D] you know I'll [G] feel [C] O. [G] K.
(Middle 8) When I'm [Bm] home [Em] Everything seems to be al [Bm] right When I'm [G] home [Em] Feeling you holding me [C] tight, [D] tight yeah!!
[Verse] It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] and I've been [F] working like a [G] dog. It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] I should be [F] sleeping like a [G] log. But when I [C] get home to you I find the [D] things that you do Will make me [G] feel [C] alrig [G] ht. AHHHHH!!!!
[Solo] G C G F G G C G F G So why on [C] earth should I moan 'cause when I [D] get you alone you know I'll [G] feel [C] O. [G] K.
(Middle 8) When I'm [Bm] home [Em] Everything seems to be al [Bm] right When I'm [G] home [Em] Feeling you holding me [C] tight, [D] tight yeah!!
[Verse] It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] and I've been [F] working like a [G] dog. It's been a [G] hard [C] day's [G] night [G] I should be [F] sleeping like a [G] log. But when I [C] get home to you I find the [D] things that you do Will make me [G] feel [C] alrig [G] ht
[Coda] [C] You know I [G] feel [C] al [G] right [C] You know I [G] feel [C] al [Dsus4] right [Dm7] ------ [Dsus4] ------- [Dm7] ------- [Dsus4] ------- [Dm7] -------- (fade)
