Nick** Menu


Rolling Stones-Honky Tonk Woman - sr - 200

[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]
[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]
[G] laid a divorcee in New York C [C] ity
[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--

########################################################################

Ace-How Long

 [Intro]
Ab/Bb  Bb  x4
then Bm on the 4th beat of the 4th Bb
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
 
[Verse 1]
Ab/Bb                       Bb
Friends with their fancy persuasion
        Ab/Bb                   Bb
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
      Ab/Bb                     Bb
But I can't help but have my suspicions
         Ab/Bb                    Bb
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
        Ab/Bb                Bb
And you said you was never intendin' 
   Ab/Bb                      Bb
To break up our scene in this way
          Ab/Bb               Bb
But there ain't any use in pretendin' 
         Ab/Bb            Bb  Bm
It could happen to us any day
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
 
[Musical Interlude: 16 measures of Cm to Bb]
 
 
[Verse 2]
Oh, your friends with their fancy persuasion
Don't admit that it's part of a scheme
But I can't help but have my suspicion
'Cause I ain't quite as dumb as I seem
 
Oh, you said you was never intending
To break up our scene in this way
But there ain't any use in pretendin'
It could happen to us any day
 
And how long has this been going on
How long has this been going on
How long
 
 
[Chorus]
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
Cm7      Gm7           Fm7      Gm7
How long has this been goin' on
How long
How long has this been going on
been going on
 
How
long has this been going on

Suggestions!
Linked Songs >>
Songs from same decade >> Abba-Name Of The Game Billy Joel-Summer Highland Falls Commodores-Easy Doobie Brothers-Long Train Eagles-Hotel California Elton John-Sun Going Down Gloria Gaynor-I Will Survive Grease-Summer Lovin Queen-We Will Rock You Queen-We Are The Champions Steve Miller-Joker Supertramp-Logical Song TRex-20th Century Boy Wild Cherry-Play That Funky Music Rainbow-Since You've Been Gone Isley Brothers (The)-Harvest For The World Elton John-Philadelphia Freedom Chic-Le Freak
Other 'Opener' songs >> America-Horse With No Name >> Bad Company-Feel Like Making Love >> Beatles-Here Comes The Sun >> Bob Dylan-Knocking On Heaven's Door >> Bruce Springsteen-I'm On Fire >> Commodores-Easy >> Crowded House-Distant Sun >> Crowded House-It's only natural >> Eagles-Peaceful Easy Feelin >> Jack Johnson-Better Together >> Kinks-Waterloo Sunset >> Beatles-Penny Lane >> Bee Gees-Jive Talkin >> Cat Stevens-Wild World >> Kinks-Sunny Afternoon >> Creedence Clearwater Revival-Have You Ever Seen The Rain >> Corinne Bailey Rae-Put Your Records On >>
Other 'MidSet' songs >> TLC-Waterfalls Bob Marley-Three Little Birds Elton John-Philadelphia Freedom Bob Marley-Stir It Up Elton John-I'm Still Standing Blind Melon-No Rain Taylor Swift-Shake It Off Specials-Ghost Town Tom Petty-Free Falling Jamiroquai-Virtual Insanity Weeknd (The)-Blinding Lights Erasure-Respect Billy Joel-River of Dreams Kenny Rogers-The Gambler Earth Wind And Fire-September Hozier-Too Sweet Chords Peter Frampton-Baby I Love Your Way Kool & the Gang-Celebration Teddy Swims-The Door
Songs with same beat >> Abba-Gimme Gimme Gimme Abba-Super Trouper Bryan Adams-Baby When You're Gone Duran Duran-Hungry Like The Wolf Eurythmics-Sweet Dreams Huey Lewis and the News-Power of Love Journey-Dont Stop Believing Saint Motel-My Type Thin Lizzy-Whiskey In The Jar Walk The Moon-Shut Up And Dance Rainbow-Since You've Been Gone TRex-Get It On Earth Wind And Fire-September Coldplay-A Sky Full Of Stars Chic-Le Freak Del Amitri-Always The Last To Know