Thats What Honkey Tonks Are For Chords

KeyA Capo3st fret TuningStandard Difficulty Plays617

Thats What Honkey Tonks Are For by Wade Hayes is a moderately challenging guitar song played in the key of A with a capo on the 3st fret. It uses the chords A, E, D and B. Use the transpose and diagram tools on this page to change the key, see each shape, or simplify the chords.

Transpose
A
Text
16
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Intro  
A E A 

verse 1 

A                      D                 A 
Smoke em if you got em that won't bother me 
A                         B               E 
We've got bigger problems than the air we breath 
A                                    D           A 
He left you and she left me so let's even up the score 
A           E               A 
That's what honky tonks are for 


verse 2 

A                                   D                A 
The music's loud and so's the crowd let's get up and dance 
A                                      B            E 
The best way I know to let em go is to take another chance 
A                                            D                A 
Hold on to me and we'll leave the heartaches out there on the floor 
A           E               A 
That's what honky tonks are for 

    D                          A 
Forget about your troubles and I'll forget about mine 
       B                                    E (stop)       E         
What's done is done, we'll have some fun and stop all that crying 
      A                          D                      A 
We'll dance around the memories till they don't hurt no more 
A           E               A 
That's what honky tonks are for 

Solo 

A D A E A 

verse 3 

A                                    D                  A 
The nights still young and so are we dont waste another tear 
A                         B            E 
Gettin' over someone gone is why we're here 
A                                    D                     A 
We'll find a brand new future by the time they close those doors 
A           E               A 
That's what honky tonks are for 

    D                          A 
Forget about your troubles and I'll forget about mine 
       B                                    E (stop)       E         
What's done is done, we'll have some fun and stop all that crying 
      A                          D                      A 
We'll dance around the memories till they don't hurt no more 
A           E               A      D 
That's what Honky tonks are for 
   A           E               A 
Ya That's what honky tonks are for 
    	

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.

Click Start tuner and allow microphone access. The needle centers and turns green when a string is in tune (within 5 cents).
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Metronome

100 BPM Andante