Honky Tonk America
Sammy KershawVersion1
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Well the day it ends when the sun comes up
and starts when the sun goes down.
Out on the back roads and on the back streets
of every farm and factory town.
There in the world of weekly wage,
there's always a place out there,
and the names and the faces are the same----everywhere.
Well the room is full, it's a Friday night,
we all want to hear "Louie, Louie"
It's been a long, hard day and a long hard life,
and this is how we make it through it.
It's a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
tonight everything's all right,
pause
In honky-tonk Amer-----ica.
2x
There's a flashing sign on a rain soaked street,
that lights up just about dark.
A welcome beakon on a lost highway
when you're weary and when you've lost heart.
Never say it's lonelyness,
it's only the drinks and the band,
but something brings us back here again,
and again.
Well the room is full, it's a Friday night.
We all want to hear "Proud Mary."
It's been a long hard day and a long hard life,
We've all got our crosses to carry.
It's a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
Tonight everything is all right,
PAUSE
In honky-tonk Amer-----ica.
1x
We talk about freedom alright,
But maybe some other time,
Tonight everybody's feeling fine-----------.
Well the room is full, it's a Friday night.
We all want to hear "Wolly Bully"
It's been a long hard day and a long hard life,
Monday morning we'll all do our duty.
It's a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
tonight every things all right,
in honky-tonk Amer-ica
honky-tonk Amer-ica
honky-tonk Amer-----ica
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Readable chord sheet for Honky Tonk America by Sammy Kershaw
[G] [D] [Dsus4] [C] W[G]ell the day it ends when the sun comes up a[D]nd starts when the sun goe[C]s down. O[G]ut on the back roads and on the back streets o[D]f every farm and f[C]actory town. T[Em]here in the world of we[D]ekly wage, t[G]here's always a place out th[C]ere, a[G]nd the names an[D]d the faces are[C] the same----e[D]verywhere. [D] W[G]ell the room is full, [D]it's a F[C]riday night, w[G]e all want to[D] hear "Louie, [C]Louie" I[G]t's been a long, hard [D]day and a l[C]ong hard life, a[G]nd this is how we m[D]ake it through it. [C] I[Em]t's a blue collar pl[D]ace, a red blooded crowd, t[G]onight everything's all[C] right, [G] [D] [C] pause In honky-tonk Amer-----ica. 2x [G] [D] [Dsus4] [C] T[G]here's a flashing sign on a rain soaked street, t[D]hat lights up just about d[C]ark. A[G] welcome beakon on a lost highway w[D]hen you're weary and when yo[C]u've lost heart. N[Em]ever say it's lo[D]nelyness, i[G]t's only the drinks and the b[C]and, b[G]ut something brings u[D]s back he[C]re again, a[D]nd again. W[G]ell the room is full, [D]it's a Friday[C] night. W[G]e all want to h[D]ear "Proud Ma[C]ry." I[G]t's been a long hard [D]day and a l[C]ong hard life, W[G]e've all got [D]our crosses [C]to carry. I[Em]t's a blue collar plac[D]e, a red blooded crowd, T[G]onight everything is all[C] right, [G] [D] [C] PAUSE In honky-tonk Amer-----ica. 1x [G] [D] [Dsus4] [C] W[Em]e talk about fr[D]eedom alright, B[G]ut maybe some other t[C]ime, [Em] [C] [D] Tonight everybody's feeling fine-----------. W[G]ell the room is full, [D]it's a F[C]riday night. W[G]e all want to he[D]ar "Wolly B[C]ully" I[G]t's been a lon[D]g hard day and a[C] long hard life, M[G]onday morning w[D]e'll all do [C]our duty. I[Em]t's a blue collar pl[D]ace, a red blooded crowd, t[G]onight every things all[C] right, i[G]n honky[D]-tonk [C]Amer-ica h[G]onky-to[D]nk Ame[C]r-ica h[G]onky-to[D]nk Ame[C]r-----ica REPEAT NUMEROUS TIMES: [G] [D] [Dsus4] [C]