[e]well i left my home down on the rural route
I told my paw iam 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
iell 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]iell 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
iell [b7]lord i got em, i got the ho-on-ky tonk [e]blues
[e]iam gonna tuck my worries underneath my arm
And scat right back to my pappyas 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