Honky Tonk Women Chords

KeyA CapoNone TuningStandard Difficulty Plays437

Honky Tonk Women by Hank Williams Jr is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D, Dsus, B7 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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  			Intro:  (A)  (A) 
 
I (A) met a gin-soaked barroom queen down in (D) Memphis  (Dsus)  (D) 
She (A) tried to make me (B7) upstairs for a (E) ride 
She (A) had to heave me right across her (D) shoulder  (Dsus)  (D) 
Cause I (A) just can't seem to (E) drink that woman off of my (A) mind 
 
	She's a (A) ho-----(E)nky tonk (A) woman 
	Gimme gimme (E) gimme the honky tonk (A) blues 
 
I (A) met a divorce' say in New York (D) City  (Dsus)  (D) 
(A) I must've really (B7) put up one hell of a (E) fight 
The (A) lady said she'd cover me up in (D) roses  (Dsus)  (D) 
She (A) blew my nose and (E) then she blew my (A) mind 
 
	She's a (A) ho-----(E)nky tonk (A) woman 
	Gimme gimme (E) gimme the honky tonk (A) blues 
 
First Guitar Solo 
 
	She's a (A) ho-----(E)nky tonk (A) woman 
	Gimme gimme (E) gimme the honky tonk (A) blues 
 
Second Guitar Solo 
 
	She's a (A) ho-----(E)nky tonk (A) woman 
	Gimme gimme (E) gimme the Hank Williams, honky tonk (A) blues 
	She's a (A) ho-----(E)nky tonk (A) woman 
	Gimme gimme (E) gimme the honky tonk (A) blues 
    	

Chord diagrams

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100 BPM Andante