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Honkytonk U by Toby Keith
Honkytonk U
Standard Tuning
Intro strumming is D, Cadd9, G, D
Verse 1
D Cadd9 G D
My Grandmother owned a night club on the Arkansas Oklahoma line
A7
Mama put me on a Greyhound and I went to stay with her in the summertime
G Cadd9 G
D
I'd box up those empty longnecks and stack 'em in the back and make a hand
Cadd9 G
D
Then at night she'd let me sneak out of the kitchen and sit in with the band
Verse 2
Cadd9 G
D
Yes I have sacked some quartebacks and broke my share of bones along the way
A7
I knew it wouldn't last forever semi-pro always means semi-payed
G Cadd9 G
D
I started climbin' drillin' rigs I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be
Cadd9 G D
Then I took my songs and guitar and sang 'em to a man from Tennessee
Chorus
G Cadd9 G
D
I've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena
A7
Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
D Cadd9 G D
Like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
D F Cadd9 G
D
I am a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
Repeat Intro strummming
Verse 3
E D A
A star can't burn forever and the brightest ones will someday loose their
E B7
shine. But the glass won't ever be half empty in my optimistic mind
A D A
E
I'll still have a song to sing and a band to turn it up and play it loud
D A E
As long as there's a bar room with a corner stage and a honkytonk crowd
Chorus
A D A
E
I've played every beer joint tavern from New York City out o Pasadena
B7
Every corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
E D A E
Like to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
E G D A
E
Son I'm a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
E G D
E
That's right a red, white and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
Then finish strum out with E, D, A, E
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version 2
Intro:
Dm C
|-----------------------------------------------------| e
|-----3--3----3---------1---1---0---------------------| B
|----2--0-0---0--------0---0-0--0---------------------| G Tuning Only
|---0--2----0-----------------------------------------| D In the
|----------------0-2-3----2----0----------------------| A intro part
|---------------------------------2-Bend-&-pull-off---| D <-----
Dm C
|-----------------------------------------------------| e
|----3--3----3----------------------------------------| B
|---2--0-0---0----------------------------------------| G
|--0--2----0------------------------------------------| D
|---------------0-2-3---------------------------------| A
|--------------------------3-Bend,-3-pull-off---------| D
----(Standard Tuning)---- EADGBe In the rest of this song
Vers:
D/F#
My grandmother owned a night club
C G D/F# C G
On the Arkansas-Oklahoma line
D/F#
Mama put me on a Greyhound
D/F# A A
And I went to stay with her in the summertime
G
I'd box up those empty long-necks
F C D/F# G
And stack 'em in the back and make a ham
D/F#
Then at night she'd let me sneak out
C G D/F# D/F#
Of the kitchen and let me sit in with the band
Vers:
D/F#
Yes, I have sacked some quarterbacks
C G D/F# C G
And broke my share of bones along the way
D/F#
I knew it wouldn't last forever
D/F# A A
Semi-pro always means semi-payed
G
I started climbing drilling rigs
F C D/F# G
I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be, yeah
D/F#
Then I took my songs and guitar
C G D/F# D/F#
And sang 'em for a man from Tennessee
Ref:
G
I've played every beer joint tavern
F C D/F# D/F#
>From New York City out to Pasadena
D/F#
Every corn dog fair and rodeo
D/F# A A
And sold out every basketball arena
D/F#
Like to get down with my boys
C G D/F# G (s)=Stop
In Afghanistan and Baghdad City too
D/F#-(s) F-(s)
I am a red, white and blue blood
B-(s) C-(s) D/F#
Graduate of Honky Tonk U
C G D/F# C G D/F#-(s)
Modulation:
Vers:
E
A star can't burn forever
D/F# A E D/F# A
And the brightest ones will someday lose their shine
E
But the glass won't ever be
E H H
Half empty in my optimistic mind
A
I'll still have a song to sing
G D/F# E A
And a band to turn it up and play it loud
E
As long as there's a bar room
D/F# A E E
With a corner stage and a honky tonk crowd
Ref:
A
I've played every beer joint tavern
G D/F# E E
>From New York City out to Pasadena
E
Every corn dog fair and rodeo
E H H
And sold out every basketball arena
A
Like to get down with my boys
G D/F# E A (s)=Stop
In Afghanistan and Baghdad City too
E G
I am a red, white and blue blood
D/F# A E
Graduate of Honky Tonk U
D/F# A
E-(s) G-(s)
I am a red, white and blue blood
D-(s) A-(s) E
Graduate of Honky Tonk U
D/F# A E E D/F# A /E/E
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