George Strait – Every Little Honky Tonk Bar (Guitar)

Capo 1 Video Lesson
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Chords

[Intro] A B7 E [Verse]
E
Whiskey is the gasoline

E
That lights the fire that burns the bridge

C#m
Ice creates the water

C#m
That's no longer running under it

A
Stool holds the fool

A
That pours the whiskey

              B7
On his broken heart
[Verse]
E
Cigarettes create the smoke

E
That hides the lonesome in his eyes

C#m
Jukebox plays Hank

C#m
I'm So Lonesome I Could Cry

A
Dance floor holds the folks

                          B7
Trying to forget who they are

    A
And that's what happens

   B7                      E   E7
In every little honky tonk bar
[Chorus]
       A             B7
Friday night, it's a given

        E       C#m
I'll be L-I-V-N living

      A
We'll dance on the bar

B7                               E  E7
Til we're sleeping it off in the car

       A               B7
Monday morning, it's a given

        E         C#m
I'll be D-R-A-G-N dragging

    A
And that's what happens

   B7                      E
In every little honky tonk bar
[Verse 2]
E
Neon lights flashing bright

E
Til you're almost hypnotized

C#m
Waitress wears a short skirt

C#m
Gets hit on by every guy

A
Coming and going

                        B7
Always rolling with the flow
[Verse]
E
Bartender pouring drinks

E
Codigo do a shot

    C#m
You think you're tall and bulletproof

C#m
Until somebody says you're not

    A
You step outside thinking

                         B7
You're gonna show em you are

    A
And that's what happens

   B7                      E   E7
In every little honky tonk bar
[Chorus]
       A             B7
Friday night, it's a given

        E       C#m
I'll be L-I-V-N living

      A
We'll dance on the bar

B7                               E  E7
Til we're sleeping it off in the car

       A               B7
Monday morning, it's a given

        E         C#m
I'll be D-R-A-G-N dragging

    A
And that's what happens

   B7                      E
In every little honky tonk bar

     A
Yeah that's what happens

   B7                      E
In every little honky tonk bar
[Outro]
E
Whiskey is the gasoline

E
That lights the fire

               A      E
That burns the bridge