Originally in G, I play in E capo 3
Intro
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E | A | |
I m | et a gin-soaked barroom queen in M | emphis |
E | F# | B | |
She trie | d to take me u | pstairs for a r | ide |
E | A | |
She h | ad to heave me right across her s | houlders |
E | B | E | |
Cause I | just can’t seem to d | rink you off my m | ind |
E | B | E | |
She’s a | Hon | ky-tonk w | oman |
E | B | E |
Gimme, gimme, | gimme the honky-tonk b | lues |
E | A |
I laid a divorcee in New York C | ity |
E | F# | B | |
I ha | d to put up | some kind of a f | ight |
E | A | |
The l | ady then she covered me in r | oses |
E | B | E | |
She bl | ew my nose and | then she blew my m | ind |
E | B | E | |
It’s the | Hon | ky-tonk w | omen |
E | B | E |
Gimme, gimme, | gimme the honky-tonk b | lues |
Solo on chorus chords
E | B | E | |
It’s the | Hon | ky-tonk w | omen |
E | B | E |
Gimme, gimme, | gimme the honky-tonk b | lues |