{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":489654,"song":"Honkytonk U","artist":"Toby Keith","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/11564483-honkytonk-u-chords-by-toby-keith/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/489654?type=chord","rating":4.43451,"votes":9,"content":"This is a good one for all you rhythm players:\r\nYou have to listen to get it right. If you give a quick lift and play open strings \r\nthe D and Cadd9 in the intro and the E and D on the outro it sounds pretty good, to me atleast.\r\nStandard Tuning\r\n\r\nIntro strumming is [ch]D[/ch], [ch]Cadd9[/ch], [ch]G[/ch], [ch]D[/ch]\r\n\r\nVerse 1\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]     [ch]G[/ch]        [ch]D[/ch]\r\nMy Grandmother owned a night club on the Arkansas Oklahoma line[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                                    [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nMama put me on a Greyhound and I went to stay with her in the summertime[/tab]\r\n    [ch]G[/ch]                               [ch]Cadd9[/ch]             [ch]G[/ch]       \r\n[tab]       [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI'd box up those empty longnecks and stack 'em in the back and make a hand[/tab]\r\n                                           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]              \r\n[tab][ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen at night she'd let me sneak out of the kitchen and sit in with the band[/tab]\r\n\r\nVerse 2\r\n                                      [ch]Cadd9[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]             \r\n[tab] [ch]D[/ch]\r\nYes I have sacked some quartebacks and broke my share of bones along the way[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                          [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nI knew it wouldn't last forever semi-pro always means semi-payed[/tab]\r\n  [ch]G[/ch]                                 [ch]Cadd9[/ch]                [ch]G[/ch]    \r\n[tab]         [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI started climbin' drillin' rigs I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                   [ch]Cadd9[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]              [ch]D[/ch]\r\nThen I took my songs and guitar and sang 'em to a man from Tennessee[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n            [ch]G[/ch]                           [ch]Cadd9[/ch]          [ch]G[/ch]      \r\n[tab]   [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                             [ch]A7[/ch]\r\nEvery corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]D[/ch]                          [ch]Cadd9[/ch]         [ch]G[/ch]            [ch]D[/ch]\r\nLike to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too[/tab]\r\n       [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]F[/ch]         [ch]Cadd9[/ch]        [ch]G[/ch]      \r\n[tab]  [ch]D[/ch]\r\nI am a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U[/tab]\r\n\r\nRepeat Intro strummming\r\n\r\nVerse 3\r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]                               [ch]D[/ch]                   [ch]A[/ch]\r\nA star can't burn forever and the brightest ones will someday loose their[/tab]\r\n[tab][ch]E[/ch]                                                               [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nshine.  But the glass won't ever be half empty in my optimistic mind[/tab]\r\n           [ch]A[/ch]                         [ch]D[/ch]               [ch]A[/ch]        \r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI'll still have a song to sing and a band to turn it up and play it loud[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                     [ch]D[/ch]                  [ch]A[/ch]         [ch]E[/ch]\r\nAs long as there's a bar room with a corner stage and a honkytonk crowd[/tab]\r\n\r\nChorus\r\n            [ch]A[/ch]                            [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]      \r\n[tab]  [ch]E[/ch]\r\nI've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out o Pasadena[/tab]\r\n[tab]                                                             [ch]B7[/ch]\r\nEvery corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena[/tab]\r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]                          [ch]D[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]            [ch]E[/ch]\r\nLike to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too[/tab]\r\n          [ch]E[/ch]               [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]   \r\n[tab]     [ch]E[/ch]\r\nSon I'm a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U[/tab]\r\n               [ch]E[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]          [ch]D[/ch]           \r\n[tab]        [ch]E[/ch]\r\nThat's right a red, white and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U[/tab]\r\n\r\nThen finish strum out with  E, D, A, E\r\n\r\nHave Fun with it!!","plain_text":"This is a good one for all you rhythm players:\nYou have to listen to get it right. If you give a quick lift and play open strings \nthe D and Cadd9 in the intro and the E and D on the outro it sounds pretty good, to me atleast.\nStandard Tuning\n\nIntro strumming is D, Cadd9, G, D\n\nVerse 1\n\n\n    G                               Cadd9             G       \n\n                                           Cadd9        G              \n\n\nVerse 2\n                                      Cadd9              G             \n\n\n  G                                 Cadd9                G    \n\n\n\nChorus\n            G                           Cadd9          G      \n\n\n\n       D               F         Cadd9        G      \n\n\nRepeat Intro strummming\n\nVerse 3\n\n\n           A                         D               A        \n\n\n\nChorus\n            A                            D             A      \n\n\n\n          E               G          D           A   \n\n               E              G          D           \n\n\nThen finish strum out with  E, D, A, E\n\nHave Fun with it!!","chords":["D","Cadd9","E","G","A7","F","A","B7"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"A7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,0,2,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,0,2,0]},"B7":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,3,0,4],"frets":[-1,2,1,2,0,2]},"Cadd9":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,1,0,3,0],"frets":[-1,3,2,0,3,0]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"E":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,2,3,1,0,0],"frets":[0,2,2,1,0,0]},"F":{"barres":[1],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[1,3,4,2,1,1],"frets":[1,3,3,2,1,1]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}