E ------------------------------- B ------------------------------- G ------------------------------- D ------------8------------------ A -10----8-10---10-8-10--8------- E ------------------------10-8-10-
E ------------------------------- B ------------------------------- G ------------------------------- D -------------------------8----- A ----------8---------8-10---10-- E -10--8-10---10-8-10------------
[Drums in] G G7 G7aad9 (A-345) D D7 D7add9 (E-123)
[Verse - Guitar really is just G and D played on snare and ahead of start of bars] [G] Lookin' back, on the track, for a little [D] green bag. [D] Got to find, just the kind, or I'm los [G] in' my mind. [G] Out of sight, in the night, out of sight [D] in the day. [D] Lookin' back, on the track, gonna do [G] it my way. [G] Out of sight, in the night, out of sight [D] in the day. [D] Lookin' back on the track gonna do [G] it my way. (Lookin' back..)
[Interlude] G G7 G7aad9 (A-345) D D7 D7add9 (E-123)
[Chorus] [G] Lookin' for some happiness..but there is only loneliness to [D] find. [D] Jump to the [C] left, turn to the [Em] right.. Lookin' up [F] stairs, lookin' be [D] hind, yeah!
[Interlude - Strum open chords and play solo] G G D D (D7) C Em F D
[Chorus] [G] Lookin' for some happiness..but there is only loneliness to [D] find. [D] Jump to the [C] left, turn to the [Em] right.. Lookin' up [F] stairs, lookin' be [D] hind..
[Interlude] D D7 D7add9 (E-123) G
[Verse] [G] Lookin' back, on the track, for a little [D] green bag. [D] Got to find, just the kind, or I'm los [G] in' my mind. [G] Out of sight, in the night, out of sight [D] in the day. [D] Lookin' back on the track gonna do [G] it my way. [G] Lookin' back, on the track, for a little- [D] little green bag. [D] Got to find just the kind or I'm lo [G] sin' my mind.
[Chorus] [G] Lookin' for some happiness..but there is only loneliness to [D] find. [D] Jump to the [C] left, turn to the [Em] right.. Lookin' up [F] stairs, lookin' be [D] hind, yeah!
[Interlude - Solo] G G D D C Em F D
[Vamp] Eb
[Chorus] [Ab] Lookin' for some happiness..but there is only loneliness to [Eb] find. [Eb] Jump to the [Db] left, turn to the [Fm] right.. Lookin' up [Gb] stairs, lookin' be [Eb] hind, yeah!
[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--
