[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--
[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-----
[Intro] (from where drums begin) G D G D - Em Em Em Em x4
[Verse] [G] I don't [D] have [G] to sell [D] my soul [Em] He's already in me [G] I don't [D] need [G] to sell [D] my soul [Em] He's already in me
[Chorus] [G][D][G] I wanna [D] be ad [Em] ored [G][D][G] I wanna [D] be ad [Em] ored
[Interlude] G D G D - Em Em Em Em
[Verse] [G] I don't [D] have [G] to sell [D] my soul [Em] He's already in me [G] I don't [D] need [G] to sell [D] my soul [Em] He's already in me
[Chorus] [G][D][G] I wanna [D] be ad [Em] ored [G][D][G] I wanna [D] be ad [Em] ored
[Instrumental with indie drums] D C x 8 D D D - stop
[Bridge] A [G] dooo [D] ooo [G] ooo [D] oooo [Em] ooooored [G][D][G] I wanna [D] be ad [Em] ored You a [G] dore me [D][G][D] You ad [Em] ore me You a [G] dore me, I [D] wanna, I [G] wanna, I [D] wanna be a [Em] dored
I wanna, I wanna, I wanna be ad [G] ored, I w [D] anna, I w [G] anna, I w [D] anna be ad [Em] ored I wanna, I wanna, I gotta be
