George Strait – Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (Guitar)

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* = strum once and let ring

[Intro]
                  Bb              C                 F
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------5-5-7-----------|
D|------------3h5-5/7-5/7-5p3-----5/7-------7\5-3---3-|
A|--------3h5-----------------5p3-----------------5---|
E|-1-3b-1---------------------------------------------|

[Verse 1]

F
Whiskey is the gasoline that lights the fire that burns the bridge

Dm
Ice creates the water that's no longer runnin' under it

Bb                                                        C
Stool holds the fool that pours the whiskey on his broken heart

F
Cigarettes create the smoke that hides the lonesome in his eyes

    Dm
The jukebox plays Hank, "I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry"

Bb                                                    C
Dance floor holds the folks trying to forget who they are

    Bb                     C                       F
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar

[Chorus]

       Bb            C
Friday night, it's a given

        F        Dm
I'll be L-I-V-N, livin'

      Bb                          C                      F
We'll dance on the bar 'til we're sleepin' it off in the car

       Bb              C
Monday mornin', it's a given'

        F          Dm
I'll be D-R-A-G-N, draggin'

    Bb                     C                       F
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar

[Solo] Bb C Bb C

         Bb              C                 F
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------5-5-7-----------|
D|-----3-5/7-5/7-5p3-----5/7-------7\5-3---3-|
A|-3h5---------------5p3-----------------5---|
E|-------------------------------------------|

[Verse 2]

F
Neon lights flashin' bright 'til you're almost hypnotized

Dm
Waitress short skirt, gets hit on by every guy

Bb                                         C
Comin' and goin', always rollin' with the flow

F
Bartender pourin' drinks, Código, do a shot

    Dm
You think you're tall and bulletproof until somebody says you're not

    Bb                                               C
You step outside thinkin' you're gonna show 'em you are

    Bb                     C                       F
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar

[Chorus]

       Bb            C
Friday night, it's a given

         F        Dm
We'll be L-I-V-N, livin'

      Bb                          C                      F
We'll dance on the bar 'til we're sleepin' it off in the car

       Bb              C
Monday mornin', it's a given'

         F          Dm
We'll be D-R-A-G-N, draggin'

    Bb                     C                       F
And that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar

      Bb                     C                       F
Yeah, that's what happens in every little honky tonk bar

[Outro]

F*                                                           Bb     F
Whiskey is the gasoline that lights the fire that burns the bridge