Honky Tonk Blues Chords
Honky Tonk Blues by Hank Williams is a beginner-friendly guitar song played in the key of A. It uses the chords A, D and E7. 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
Well I left my home down on the rural route, I told my pa I'm going stepping out
D A
And get the Honky tonk blues, Hey the honky tonk blues
E7 A
Hey lord I got em, I got the honky tonk blues
Hell I went to a dance and I wore out my shoes, woke up this mornin wishin I could lose
Them jumpin honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk blues
Oh lord I got em, I got the honky tonk blues
Steel solo
Well I stopped into every place in town, this city life has really got me down
I got the honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk blues
Well lord I got em, I got the honky tonk blues
I'm gonna tuck my worries underneath my arm and scat right back to my pappy's farm
And leave these honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk blues
Good lord I got em, I go the honky tonk blues