Honky Tonk Heroes

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****************** HONKY TONK HEROES ********************

written by Billy Soe Shaver

performed by Waylon Jennings.

Intro: D D B7 B7 A7

u d u d d u d u d

     e     -----------------2--2-------2--2----------2------2--2-------3--3-----|
     B    -----------------3--3-------3--3----------0------0--0-------2--2------|
     G     -----------------2--2-------2--2----------2------2--2-------2--2-----|
     D    -------------0---0--0---0---0--0---0------1------1--1---2---2--2------|
     A    --0--2---4----------------------------4--2----2--2--2-----------------|
     E    ----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A7 D D D

u d u d Low down ...

     e    -------0--0-------2--2---------------------------2--2-------2----------|
     B    -------2--2-------3--3---------------------------3--3-------3----------|
     G     -------0--0-------2--2---------------------------2--2-------2---------|
     D    -------2--2---0---0--0------------0--2--3--4--0---------0---0----------|
     A    ---0---------------------0--2--4---------------------------------------|
     E    -----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

D

Low down leaving sun,i've done

G

Did everything that needs done

D B7

Woe is me,why can't i see

E7 A

I best be leaving well enough alone

D

Them neon black nights,couldn't stay out of fights

G

Them keep a-huanting me memories

D B7

There is one in every crowd,for crying out loud

E7 A

Why was it always turning out be me

Chorus:

D

Where does it go,the good Lord only knows

G

It seems like it was just the other day

D B7

I was down at Green Gables,hawking them tables

E7 A

And generally blowing all my hard earned pay

D

Piano rolled blues,danced holes in my shoes

G

There weren't another other way to be

D B7

For loveable losers,no luck can't boozers

E7 A

And honky tonk heroes like me

Chorus.

Thanks to David M. Potter (dmp12@cornell.edu) for the lyrics.

Perret Charles-Amir : perret@diva.univ-mlv.fr