Originally in G, I play in E capo 3
Intro
| E |
| 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 |