The Honky Tonk Truth Chords

KeyB CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays406

The Honky Tonk Truth by Brooks And Dunn is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of B. It uses the chords A, E, F#, F#)(F and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
B
Text
16
Speed
  			Capo II Fret 



I'm the (A) life of the party, baby since you said good(E)bye 
Just ask old Joe, he knows I'm here every (A) night 
And that good old boy in the mirror, lookin' round for (E) you 
It aint' me, and that's the honky tonk (A) truth 

That's the honky tonk (F#) truth, cross my broken heart (F#)(F) 
I'll put my (E) right hand here on this beer 
And swear on this (A) bar 
I ain't (F#) thinkin', I ain't drinkin', I ain't cryin' 
I ain't moanin' the (B) blues 
I wouldn't lie to (E) you 
That's the honky tonk (A) truth 

Fiddle Solo 

Don't (A) think I'll come crawling back, cause I don't (E) miss you 
If you walked up, puckered up, girl I wouldn't bother to (A) kiss you 
That washed up, broke down fool hanging out on that (E) stool 
It ain't me, and that's the honky tonk (A) truth 

That's the honky tonk (F#) truth, cross my broken heart (F#)(F) 
I'll put my (E) right hand here on this beer 
And swear on this (A) bar 
I ain't (F#) thinkin', I ain't drinkin', I ain't cryin' 
I ain't moanin' the (B) blues 
I wouldn't lie to (E) you 
That's the honky tonk (A) truth 

Solo 

That's the honky tonk (F#) truth, cross my broken heart (F#)(F) 
I'll put my (E) right hand here on this beer 
And swear on this (A) bar 
I ain't (F#) thinkin', I ain't drinkin', I ain't cryin' 
I ain't moanin' the (B) blues 
I wouldn't lie to (E) you 
That's the honky tonk (A) truth 

I ain't (F#) thinkin', I ain't drinkin', I ain't cryin' 
I ain't moanin' the (B) blues 
I wouldn't lie to (E) you 
That's the honky tonk (A) truth
    	

Chord diagrams

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Reference tones

Standard tuning, lowest to highest. Click a string to play it; the string the mic hears is highlighted.

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Metronome

100 BPM Andante