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Old Honky Tonker

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Gmajor
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CAPO 1st Fret
[Intro]
GDsus4/f# Em7   Cadd9   G   Dsus4/F#  Cadd9  
GWell we ride into town in a bDsus4/F#eat up van, goEm7t our name on the side like Cadd9rock n roll band
GStearin’ out a cracked windshDsus4/F#ield with one headlightEm7  Cadd9  
GGot our guitars and were Dsus4/F#rearin’ to go, dEm7own to Larson City for Cadd9a 3 hour show
GIf we ain’t half bad Dsus4/F#I know there gonna treat us rEm7ightCadd9  
GOh whatever made me wanna Dsus4/F#live like this, goEm7tta get stoned just to Cadd9get my fix
GLike it or not therDsus4/F#e ain’t no turnin’ roEm7undCadd9  
GLIke a fright train rollin’ oDsus4/F#ut through the night Em7got the pedal to the medal
hCadd9oney hold on tight
GGypsy life Dsus4/F#I know won’t let me Em7downCadd9  
[Chorus]
GSee I was born to be a guitar Dsus4/F#picker guess Em7I had a soft spot for the woCadd9men and liquor
GIt’s a wonder how I kept my Dsus4/F#sanityEm7  Cadd9  
GI played in every bar from heDsus4/F#re to Memphis Em7drinkin’ like Hank and sCadd9ingin’ like Elvis
GFolks out west didn’t think aDsus4/F#whole lotta meEm7  Cadd9  
GGuess an Old Honky Tonkers Dsus4/F#bout all I’ll Cadd9ever beG  
GWell I had a little woman bacDsus4/F#k in San Anton Em7times got rough and I moved Cadd9on
GLeft her cryin’ in a tDsus4/F#railer by the county Em7lineCadd9  
GSo I bought a guitar and I foDsus4/F#und me a band Em7grew out my beard became a
Cadd9travelin’ man
GPlayin’ one night shows in anDsus4/F#y place we couEm7ld findCadd9  
GCounty fairs and mDsus4/F#icro clubs sanEm7g about whiskey, fasCadd9t women and love
GAnd it’s all the same just as Dsus4/F#long as we can make a Em7buckCadd9  
GWell we play it fast and we pDsus4/F#lay it so from MusEm7tang Sally down to CCadd9urtis Loew
GAnd when the bottles fly we just Dsus4/F#smile and turn it upEm7  Cadd9  
[Chorus]
GSee I was born to be a gDsus4/F#uitar picker gEm7uess I had a soft spot for tCadd9he women and liquor
GIt’s a wonder how I Dsus4/F#kept my sanityEm7  Cadd9  
GI played in every bar from heDsus4/F#re to Memphis Em7drinkin’ like Hank and sCadd9ingin’ like Elvis
GFolks out west didn’t think aDsus4/F#whole lotta meEm7  Cadd9  
GGuess an Old Honky Tonkers Dsus4/F#bout all I’ll Cadd9ever beG  
[Solo]
GWell the night is young and tDsus4/F#he beer is colEm7d the women are sweet and my Cadd9lines are old
GBut it all comes together wheDsus4/F#n we get down and starEm7t to playCadd9  
GGuess there’s somethin’ bout the sound of a GDsus4/F#ibson flat top
CrEm7ankin’ out loud just pCadd9ickin’ it non stop
GGet on the floor and twDsus4/F#o step the night awayEm7  Cadd9  
[Chorus]
GSee I was born to be a Dsus4/F#guitar picker Em7guess I had a soft spot for Cadd9the women and liquor
GIt’s a wonder how I kept my Dsus4/F#sanityEm7  Cadd9  
GI played in every bar from heDsus4/F#re to Memphis Em7drinkin’ like Hank and sCadd9ingin’ like Elvis
GFolks out west didn’t think aDsus4/F#whole lotta meEm7  Cadd9  
GGuess an Old Honky Tonkers Dsus4/F#bout all I’ll Cadd9ever beG  
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