[Intro] D A/C# G/B Em G A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | D A/C# G/B Em G A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Bass riff x2] D D/A D e|-------------|----------|--------------|----------| B|-------------|----------|--------------|----------| G|-------------|----------|--------------|----------| D|-0--0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0----|-0--0--0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0-| A|-------------|-------0--|--------------|----------| E|-------------|----------|--------------|----------|
[Verse 1] G Am/G Cm6/G G Hearts gone a - stray, deep in hurt when they go, G Am/G Cm6/G G I went a - way, just when you... you needed me so, G Am/G Cm6/G G You won't re - gret, I've come back begging you, G Am/G Won't you for - get? Cm6/G E Asus4 A Welcome love we once knew
[Verse 2] D A/C# G/B Open up your eyes, then you'll real - ise, Em7 A D Here I stand with my ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B Need you by my side, girl, to be my pride, Em7 A D You'll never be de - nied ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B From the very start, open up your heart, Em7 A D Feel that you're part of ever - lasting love Asus4 (Real love to last forever, A# D Real love to last forever!)
[Verse 4] D A/C# G/B Where life really flows, no one really knows, Em7 A D 'Til someone's there to show the way to lasting love, D A/C# G/B Like the sun, it shines, endlessly it shines, Em7 A D You always will be mine, it's e - ternal love, D A/C# G/B Whenever love went wrong ours would still be strong Em7 A D We'd have our very own ever - lasting love Asus4 (Real love to last forever, A# D Real love to last forever!)
[Break] D A/C# G/B Em G A | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
[Verse 5] D A/C# G/B Open up your eyes, then you'll real - ise, Em7 A D Here I stand with my ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B Need you by my side, girl, to be my pride, Em7 A D You'll never be de - nied ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B From the very start, open up your heart, Em7 A D Feel that you're part of ever - lasting love, D A/C# G/B Whenever love went wrong ours would still be strong Em7 A D We'd have our very own ever - lasting love
[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-----
