Honky Tonk

1. [d]goodbye joe, me gotta go, me oh [a]my oh
Me gotta go pole the pirogue down the [d]bayou
My yvonne, the sweetest one, me oh [a]my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have good fun on the [d]bayou

Chorus:
[d]jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a file [a]gumbo
'cause tonight i'm gonna see my machez a[d]mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [a]gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [d]bayou.

2. instrumental verse (country fiddle solo)

3. [d]thibodeaux, fontainbleau, the place is [a]buzzin'
Kinfolk come to see yvonne by the [d]dozen
Dress in style, go hog wild, me oh [a]my oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the [d]bayou.

Repeat chorus

4. instrumental verse (country fiddle solo)

Final chorus:
[d]jambalaya, a-crawfish pie and-a fillet [a]gumbo
'cause tonight i'm gonna see my machez a[d]mio
Pick guitar, fill fruit jar and be [a]gay-oh
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[d]ayou.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[d]ayou.
Son of a gun, we'll have big fun on the b[d]ayou.

Words and music by hank williams, sr.

When [g] you are sad and lonely and have no place to go
Call me up, sweet baby, and bring along some dough
And we'll go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin', honey baby
We'll go honky tonkin' [d7] 'round this [g] town.

When you and your baby have a fallin' out
Just call me up sweet mama and we'll go steppin' out
And we'll go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin', honey baby
We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town.

We're goin' to the city - to the city fair
If you go to the city then you will find me there
And we'll go honky tonkin', honky tonkin'
Honky tonkin', honey baby
We'll go honky tonkin' 'round this town.

Repeat first verse

[e]well i left my home down on the rural route
I told my paw iâm going steppin out and get the
[a7] honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk [e] blues
Hey [b7] lord i got em, i got the ho-on-ky tonk [e] blues

îell i went to a dance and i wore out my shoes
Woke up this mornin wishin i could lose
Them jumpin [a7] honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk [e]blues
Oh [b7] lord i got em, i go the ho-on-ky tonk [e] blues

Solo [e] [a] [e] [b7]

[e]îell i stopped into every place in town
This city life has really got me down
I got [a7] the honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk [e]blues
îell [b7] lord i got em, i got the ho-on-ky tonk [e] blues

[e] iâm gonna tuck my worries underneath my arm
And scat right back to my pappyâs farm
And leave these [a7] honky tonk blues, hey the honky tonk [e] blues
[b7] oh lord i got em, i go the ho-on-ky tonk [e] blues

Written and recorded by hank williams (sr.)

Capo on 1st fret.
[d] well, you're just in time to be too late
I tried to but i couldn't wait
And [a] now i 've got another date
So i won't be home no [d] more
You're just in time to miss the boat
So don't take off your hat and coat
[a] be on your way, that's all she wrote
'cause i won't be home no [d] more.

1st bridge

I [g] stood around a month or two
And waited for your call
Now [d] i 'm too busy pitchin' woo
So come around next [a] fall
I [d] scratched your name right off my slate
And hung a sign on my front gate
You're [a] just in time to be too late
And i won't be home no [d] more.

Well, you're just in time to turn around
And drive your buggy back to town
You looked me up i turned you down
And i won't be home no more
You're just in time to change your tune
Go tell your troubles to the moon
And call around next may or june
'cause i won't be home no more.

2nd bridge

I used to be the patient kind
Believed each alibi
But that's all done, i 've changed my mind
I 've got new fish to fry
Well, you're just in time to celebrate
The things you didn't calculate
You're just in time to be too late
And i won't be home no more.

Recorded by hank williams
Written by hank williams and fred rose

Capo: 1st fret key: f# play: f
Now you're [f] lookin' at a man that's gettin' kind-a mad
I had lot's of luck but it's all been bad
No [c7] matter how i struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world a-[f] live.

My fishin' pole's broke the creek is full of sand
My woman run away with another man
No matter how i struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive.

A [bb] distant uncle passed away [bb7] and [f] left me quite a batch [f7]
And [bb] i was livin'g high until that fatal [bb7] day
A lawyer [c7] proved i wasn't born
I was only hatched.---[f]

Ev'rything's agin' me and it's got me down
If i jumped in the river i would prob'ly drown
No matter how i struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive.

These shabby shoes i'm wearin' all the time
Are full of holes and nails
And brother if i stepped on a worn out dime
I bet a nickel i could tell you if it was heads or tails.

I'm not gonna worry wrinkles in my brow
'cause nothin's ever gonna be alright nohow
No matter how i struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive.

(additional verses)
I could buy a sunday suit and it would leave me broke
If it had two pair of pants i would burn the coat
No matter how i struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive.

If it was rainin' gold i wouldn't stand a chance
I wouldn't have a pocket in my patched up pants
No matter how i struggle and strive
I'll never get out of this world alive.

Recorded by: hank williams, sr.
Writer: hank williams, sr.

If [c] you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in [g7] love
If you're happy with me like i'm happy with you
Old cupid just gave us a shove [c]
If you're thinkin' of me like i'm thinkin' of you
Then i know what you're thinkin' [g7] of
If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love. [c] [c7]

I [f] run around in [c] circles
And [f] turn in fire a-[c] larms
I'm [f] nutty as a fruit-[c] cake
When [d7] you're not in my [g7] arms
If [c] you're meant for me like i'm meant for you
Baby, we fit like a [g7] glove
If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love. [c]

If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love.
If you're countin' on me like i'm countin' on you
Old cupid just gave us a shove
If you're dreamin' of me like i'm dreamin' of you
Then i know what you're dreamin' of
If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love.

My folks think i've gone crazy
And i don't feel too sure
And yet there's nothin' wrong with me
That weddin' bells won't cure
If you go for me like i go for you
Baby, we fit like a glove
If you're lovin' me like i'm lovin' you
Baby, we're really in love.