Sammy Kershaw - Honky Tonk America

      
 
 by Sammy Kershaw
 
 Chords: G - 320033 G* - 320003 C9 - x32033 C - 332010 D - 200232
 (T)
 Dsus - 200233 (easier to hold a D chord and drop 4th finger to this
 (T) 3rd fret of the first string)
 Intro.:
 d d d u d u d u d u d u 
             

 G G D-Dsus-D-C9 C9-C9 C9-C9-C9-C9 (twice)
 

 
 (d = down stroke, u = up stroke, "-" = play chords in quick succession)
 
 G                                          
 Well the day it ends when the sun comes up,
 C9                       D    
 Starts when the sun goes down.
 G                                             
 Out on the back roads and on the back streets,
          C9               D    
 Of every farm and factory town.
 C9 G G* G C
 There in the world of weekly wage. There's always a place out there.
         G             D             C9        D     
 And the names and the faces are the same everywhere.
 
 G C9 G G*
 Well the room is full it's a Friday night
 G* D C9
 We all want to hear "Louey-Louey".
 G C9 G G*
 Been a long hard day and a long hard life,
 G* D C9
 And this is how we make it through it.
        C                  D                   
 It's a blue-collar place, A red-blooded crowd,
 G D C9 G D C9 (repeat intro.)
 Tonight everythings all right, In Honky-tonk America.
 
 G                                             
 There's a flashing sign on rain soaked street,
      C9                   D    
 That lights up just about dark.
 G                                  
 A welcome beacon on life's highway,
           C9                         D     
 When your weary and when you've lost heart.
 C9 G G* G C
 Never say it's loneliness, It's only the drinks and the pain.
     G         D              C9             D     
 But something brings us back here again and again.
 
 G C9 G G*
 Well the room is full it's a Friday night
 G* D C9
 We all want to hear "Proud Mary".
 G C9 G G*
 Been a long hard day and a long hard life,
 G* D C9
 We all have our crosses to carry.
        C                  D                   
 It's a blue-collar place, A red-blooded crowd,
 G D C9 G D C9 (repeat intro.)
 Tonight everythings all right, In Honky-tonk America.
 
 Refrain
 C                D               
 We'll talk about freedom alright,
 G         D          C                  G             D    
 But maybe some other time. Tonight everybodys feelin' fine.
 
 G C9 G G*
 Well the room is full it's a Friday night
 G* D C9
 We all want to hear "Wooley-Bully".
 G C9 G G*
 Been a long hard day and a long hard life,
 G* D C9
 Monday morning we'll all do our duty.
        C                  D                   
 It's a blue-collar place, A red-blooded crowd,
 G            D          C9    
 Tonight everythings all right,
 G        D    C9       G        D    C9    G        D    C9   
 In Honky-tonk America, Honky-tonk America, Honky-tonk America.
 
 (repeat intro. and end)
 
 Transcribed by Jack M. Kelsey
 jtkelsey@cstone.net
 jkelsey@albemarle.org