[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 90 - Vox - v1-1, v2-3] | D | A G | D | D |
[Intro Riff] Ch D Ariff G e|--2------------3- B|--3---------0--3- G|--2---------0--0- D|--0---2h4p2p0--0- A|------0--------x- E|---------------3-
[Verse 1] [D] I see the [A] bad [G] moon a- [D] rising [A-riff][G] [D] I see [A] trouble [G] on the [D] way [A-riff][G] [D] I see [A] earth [G] quakes and [D] lightning [A-riff][G] [D] I see [A] bad [G] times to [D] day [A-riff][G] [Chorus] [G] Don't go around tonight Well, it's [D] bound to take your life ((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[Verse 2] [D] I hear [A] hurri [G] canes a- [D] blowing [A-riff][G] [D] I know the [A] end is [G] coming [D] soon [A-riff][G] [D] I fear [A] rivers [G] over [D] flowing [A-riff][G] [D] I hear the [A] voice of [G] rage and [D] ruin [A-riff][G]
[Chorus] [G] Don't go around tonight Well, it's [D] bound to take your life ((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
[Solo] | D | A G | D | D | -- | D | A G | D | D | | G | G | D | D | -- | A | G | D | D |
[Verse 3] [D] Hope you [A] got your [G] things t [D] ogether [A-riff][G] [D] Hope you are [A] quite [G] prepared to [D] die [A-riff][G] [D] Looks like we're [A] in for [G] nasty [D] weather [A-riff][G] [D] One eye is [A] taken [G] for an [D] eye [A-riff][G]
[Chorus] [G] Don't go around tonight Well, it's [D] bound to take your life ((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise [A-riff][G] [G] Don't go around tonight Well, it's [D] bound to take your life ((Harmony))[A] There's a [G] bad moon on the [D] rise
