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[Verse 1]
A                                  D
She's in some honky tonk tonight I know
A     E                                  A
She's dancing where the music's loud and lights are low
A                                     D
She's dancing with some stranger in a club downtown
D      E                                                 A
And as long as there's a honky tonk, she'll never settle down


[Chorus]
A                            D
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
E                                     A
Don't let the one I love go there any more
A                                        D
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
D    E                                      A
Then maybe the one I love will come back to me


[Instruments==Electric Guitar]
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[Verse 2]
A                         D
I wish I had the power to turn back the time
D   E                             A
And live again the hours when she was all mine
A                                            D
'Cause it hurts to see her running with that crowd downtown
D      E                                                 A
And as long as there's a honky tonk, she'll never settle down


[Chorus]
A                            D
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors
E                                     A
Don't let the one I love go there any more
A                         D
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key
D    E                                      A
Then maybe the one I love will come back to me
D    E                         D            D   A  A
Then maybe the one I love will come back to me