[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-----
[Verse 1] [D][F#m] I'm so [Bm] happy, ' [G] cause to [Bb] day I found [C] my fr [A] iends. They're in [C] my [D] head. [F#m] I'm so [Bm] ugly, but [G] that's O [Bb] K 'cause so [C] are y [A] ou. Broke [C] our
[D] mirrors. [F#m] Sunday [Bm] morning [G] is every [Bb] day for all [C] I car [A] e. And I'm [C] not [D] scared. [F#m] Light my [Bm] candles. [G] In a [Bb] daze cause I've [C] found [A] God. Ye [C] a -ah
[Chorus] [D] Yeah [F#m][Bm] ye - [G] aah - [Bb] yeaa - [C] - - [A] ah ye [C] a -ah [D] Yeah [F#m][Bm] ye [G] aah - [Bb] yeaa - [C] - - [A] ah ye [C] a -ah [D] Yeaah [F#m] Yea- a [Bm] - ah, ye [G] aah - [Bb] yeaa - [C] - - [A] ahhhhhhhhhhh
[Verse 2] [D][F#m] I'm so [Bm] lonely. [G] That's O [Bb] K, I shaved [C] my [A] head. And I'm [C] not [D] sad, [F#m] and just [Bm] maybe [G] I'm to [Bb] blame for all [C] I've [A] heard. And I'm [C] not
[D] sure. [F#m] I'm so [Bm] excited. [G] I can't [Bb] wait to meet [C] you [A] there. And I [C] don't [D] care. [F#m] I'm so [Bm] horny, [G] that's [Bb] OK, my will [C] is [A] good. [C] Yea - ah
[Chorus] [D] Yeah [F#m][Bm] ye - [G] aah - [Bb] yeaa - [C] - - [A] ah ye [C] a - ah [D] Yeah [F#m][Bm] ye [G] aah - [Bb] yeaa - [C] - - [A] ah ye [C] a - ah [D] Yeaah [F#m] Yea- a [Bm] - ah, ye [G] aah - [Bb] yeaa - [C] - - [A] ah y [C] eaaah!
[Bridge] [G] I [Bb] like it. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] miss you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] love you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] killed you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack.
[G] I [Bb] like it. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] miss you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] love you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] killed you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna cr [C] aaaaaaaaa [A] aack.
[Break] [D][F#m][Bm][G] [Bb][C][A][C]
[Verse 1] [D][F#m] I'm so [Bm] happy, ' [G] cause to [Bb] day I found [C] my fr [A] iends. They're in [C] my [D] head. [F#m] I'm so [Bm] ugly, but [G] that's O [Bb] K 'cause so [C] are y [A] ou. Broke [C] our
[D] mirrors. [F#m] Sunday [Bm] morning [G] is every [Bb] day for all [C] I car [A] e. And I'm [C] not [D] scared. [F#m] Light my [Bm] candles. [G] In a [Bb] daze cause I've [C] found [A] God. Ye [C] a -ah
[Chorus] [D] Yeah [F#m][Bm] ye - [G] aah - [Bb] yeaa - [C] - - [A] ah ye [C] a - ah [D] Yeah [F#m][Bm] ye [G] aah - [Bb] yeaa - [C] - - [A] ah ye [C] a - ah [D] Yeaah [F#m] Yea- a [Bm] - ah, ye [G] aah - [Bb] yeaa - [C] - - [A] ah y [C] eaaah!
[Ending] [G] I [Bb] like it. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] miss you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] love you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] killed you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack.
[G] I [Bb] like it. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] miss you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] love you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna crack. [G] I [Bb] killed you. [G] I'm not [Bb] gonna cr [C] aaaaaaaaa [A] aack.
