Close Up The Honky Tonks Chords

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Close Up The Honky Tonks by Buck Owens is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and E. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

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  			    A                            D 
She's in some honky tonk tonight I know 
      E                                  A 
She's dancing where the music's loud and lights are low 
      A                       D 
In a crowded bar she likes to hang around 
       E                                                 A 
And as long as there's a honky tonk, she'll never settle down 

CHORUS: 
   A                         D 
So close up the honky tonks, lock all the doors 
E                                     A 
Don't let the one I love go there any more 
      A                            D 
Close up the honky tonks, throw away the key 
      E                                  A 
Then maybe the one I love will come back to me 

I wish I had the power to turn back the time 
And live again the hours when she was all mine 
But it hurts to see her running with that crowd down 
And as long as there's a honky tonk, she'll never settle down
    	

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100 BPM Andante