Honky Tonk Man
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Afinação: E A D G B ETecla: ECapotraste: Sem capotraste
As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1966 Album SINGS)
[Intro]
E A E
[Chorus]
N.C. E
Well, I'm a honky tonk man
E
And I can't seem to stop
A
Yeah, I love to give the girls a whirl
E
To the music of an old jukebox
B
But when my moneys all gone
B
I'm on the telephone
E N.C.
A hollerin' hey hey mama
E
Can your daddy come home?
[Verse 1]
E B
It takes a purty little gal and a jug of wine
A E
That's what it takes to make a honky tonk mind
B
With the jukebox a moanin' a honky tonk sound
A E
That's when I want to lay my money down
[Chorus]
E
'Cause I'm a honky tonk man
E
And I can't seem to stop
A
Yeah, I love to give the girls a whirl
E
To the music of an old jukebox
B
But when my moneys all gone
B
I'm on the telephone
E N.C.
A hollerin' hey hey mama
E
Can your daddy come home?
[Guitar Solo]
E A E B E N.C.
E
[Verse 2]
E B
Well, I'm living fast and dangerously
A E
But I've got plenty of company
B
When the moon comes up and the sun goes down
A E
That's when I want to see the lights of town
[Chorus]
E
'Cause I'm a honky tonk man
E
And I can't seem to stop
A
Yeah, I love to give the girls a whirl
E
To the music of an old jukebox
B
But when my moneys all gone
B
I'm on the telephone
E N.C.
A hollerin' hey hey mama
E
Can your daddy come home?
[Outro]
E A
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