[e]well i left my home down on the rural route
I told my paw iâm going steppin out and get the
[a7] honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk [e] blues
Hey [b7] lord i got em, i got the ho-on-ky tonk [e] blues
îell i went to a dance and i wore out my shoes
Woke up this mornin wishin i could lose
Them jumpin [a7] honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk [e]blues
Oh [b7] lord i got em, i go the ho-on-ky tonk [e] blues
Solo [e] [a] [e] [b7]
[e]îell i stopped into every place in town
This city life has really got me down
I got [a7] the honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk [e]blues
îell [b7] lord i got em, i got the ho-on-ky tonk [e] blues
[e] iâm gonna tuck my worries underneath my arm
And scat right back to my pappyâs farm
And leave these [a7] honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk [e] blues
[b7] oh lord i got em, i go the ho-on-ky tonk [e] blues