A


[Verse]

       A
Well I left my home down on the rural route

Told my folks I'm going steppin out
           D7                                    A
To get the honky tonk blues, yeah the honky tonk blues
   E7                                        A
Oh lord I've got em, I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues

       A
Well I step into every place in town

City life has really got me down
          D7                                    A
I got the honky tonk blues, yeah the honky tonk blues
   E7                                        A
Oh lord I've got em, I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues


[Solo]

A D A D E7


[Verse]

            A
Well I went out last night and wore out my shoes

Woke up this mornin wishin I could lose
            D7                                    A
The jumping honky tonk blues, yeah the honky tonk blues
   E7                                        A
Oh lord I've got em, I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues

          A
I'm gonna pack my worries underneath my arm

I'm gonna scatter right back to my pappy's farm
             D7                                    A
And lose the honky tonk blues, yeah the honky tonk blues
   E7                                        A
Oh lord I've got em, I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues


[Solo]

A D A D E7


[Verse]

          A
We-ee-ll I'm gonna pack my worries underneath my arm

I'm gonna scatter right back to my pappy's farm
             D7                                    A
And lose the honky tonk blues, yeah the honky tonk blues
   E7                                        A
Oh lord I've got em, I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues
   E7                                        A
Oh lord I've got em, I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues
   E7                                        A
Oh lord I've got em, I got the ho-on-ky tonk blues