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Honky Tonk World

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Standard Tuning - NCapo 1
[Intro]
E E E E
[Verse]
EWell there used to be a time
EWhen candlelight and wine
Was all that a Dwoman would Aneed
B7Man you were a winner
B7If you took her out to dinner
Or a movie she wanted to Esee
EBut the world has turned
EAnd it's time you learned
That the old ain't working no Amore
B7Yeah the rules have changed
B7And it's a brand new game
And buddy if you want to EscEorEeE  
[Chorus]
AYou gotta get off the couch
AGet out of the house
ELong about Friday night
AShine up your boots
F#Polish up your moves
If you B7want to keep her satisfiedG  
EYou know a little bump and grind'll
EDo it every time
If you want to keep your little Agirl
But you Edon't stand a chance
'Less you Atake her out and dance
Cause we're Bliving in a honky tonk Eworld
[Verse]
EWell sooner or later
EAll you couch potatoes
Are gonna be the Dlonely Aones
AIf you want good lovin' then you gotta keep up
AAnd you better know your Brooks from your EDunn
EDon't even think that your Englebert Humperdink
ERecord's gonna Dturn her Aon
Cause B7Mister you can bet
B7If you don't know the steps
Then you're gonna get left at EhoEmeE  E  
[Chorus]
AYou gotta get off the couch
AGet out of the house
ELong about Friday night
AShine up your boots
F#Polish up your moves
If you B7want to keep her satisfiedG  
EYou know a little bump and grind'll
EDo it every time
If you want to keep your little Agirl
But you Edon't stand a chance
'Less you Atake her out and dance
Cause we're Bliving in a honky tonk Eworld
[Instrumental Break]
E E E E A A A A E E B7 B7 E E
[Bridge]
ENow if your were Cro-Magnon
EYou'd would be a-draggin'
EThem women by the hair to your caveG  A  
EYou'd be down on your knees
ERecitin' those soliloquis back in Romeo's dayG  A  
EYeah and you'd be kinda nifty
EIf we were in the fifties
EAnd you had a cool car to driveG  A  
EWell we're living in the nineties
So you Abetter shake your hiney
Or you're B7gonna get left behind
[Chorus]
AYou gotta get off the couch
AGet out of the house
ELong about Friday night
AShine up your boots
F#Polish up your moves
If you B7want to keep her satisfiedG  
EYou know a little bump and grind'll
EDo it every time
If you want to keep your little Agirl
But you Edon't stand a chance
'Less you Atake her out and dance
Cause we're Bliving in a honky tonk Eworld
[Outro]
No you Edon't stand a chance
'Less you Atake her out and dance
Cause we're Bliving in a honky tonk EwoErlEdE  

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Honky Tonk World

by Chris LeDoux

Lyrics & chords · Original key

Chords in this song · guitar

Standard Tuning - NCapo 1

[Intro]

E E E E

[Verse]

Well there used to be a time

When candlelight and wine

D A

Was all that a woman would need

Man you were a winner

If you took her out to dinner

Or a movie she wanted to see

But the world has turned

And it's time you learned

That the old ain't working no more

Yeah the rules have changed

And it's a brand new game

E E E E

And buddy if you want to score

[Chorus]

You gotta get off the couch

Get out of the house

Long about Friday night

Shine up your boots

Polish up your moves

B7 G

If you want to keep her satisfied

You know a little bump and grind'll

Do it every time

If you want to keep your little girl

But you don't stand a chance

'Less you take her out and dance

B E

Cause we're living in a honky tonk world

[Verse]

Well sooner or later

All you couch potatoes

D A

Are gonna be the lonely ones

If you want good lovin' then you gotta keep up

A E

And you better know your Brooks from your Dunn

Don't even think that your Englebert Humperdink

E D A

Record's gonna turn her on

Cause Mister you can bet

If you don't know the steps

E E E E

Then you're gonna get left at home

[Chorus]

You gotta get off the couch

Get out of the house

Long about Friday night

Shine up your boots

Polish up your moves

B7 G

If you want to keep her satisfied

You know a little bump and grind'll

Do it every time

If you want to keep your little girl

But you don't stand a chance

'Less you take her out and dance

B E

Cause we're living in a honky tonk world

[Instrumental Break]

E E E E A A A A E E B7 B7 E E

[Bridge]

Now if your were Cro-Magnon

You'd would be a-draggin'

E G A

Them women by the hair to your cave

You'd be down on your knees

E G A

Recitin' those soliloquis back in Romeo's day

Yeah and you'd be kinda nifty

If we were in the fifties

E G A

And you had a cool car to drive

Well we're living in the nineties

So you better shake your hiney

Or you're gonna get left behind

[Chorus]

You gotta get off the couch

Get out of the house

Long about Friday night

Shine up your boots

Polish up your moves

B7 G

If you want to keep her satisfied

You know a little bump and grind'll

Do it every time

If you want to keep your little girl

But you don't stand a chance

'Less you take her out and dance

B E

Cause we're living in a honky tonk world

[Outro]

No you don't stand a chance

'Less you take her out and dance

B E E E E

Cause we're living in a honky tonk world

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