Hank Williams III – Atlantic City (Guitar)

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[Intro] E-0-2-3- G C D G [Verse]
          G
Well they blew up the chicken man

   C
in Philly last night

         D                 G
Now they blew up his house too

     G
Down on the boardwalk they're gettin'

C
ready for a fight,

      D                             G
Gonna see what them racket boys can do

            G
Now there's trouble busin' in

           C
from outta state,

        D                    G
and the D.A. can't get no relief

      G
Gonna be a rumble

           C
out on the promenade and the

         D
gamblin' commission's hangin'

                      G
on by the skin of its teeth
[CHORUS]
         C                G
Well now everything dies, baby that's a fact,

          D                     G
but maybe everything that dies, someday comes back

         C                   G
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty

    D                           G
and meet me tonight in Atlantic City

       G
Well I got a job and tried to

C
put my money away,

    D                                  G
but I got debts that no honest man can pay

     G
So I drew what I had,

C
from the Central Trust,

    D                             G
and bought us two tickets on that City Coast bus
[CHORUS]
         C                G
Well now everything dies, baby that's a fact,

          D                     G
but maybe everything that dies, someday comes back

         C                   G
Put your makeup on, fix your hair up pretty

    D                           G
and meet me tonight in Atlantic City
Em
         Em           Am
Now our luck may have died,

         Em         Am
and our love may be cold,

         C      D          Em
but with you forever, I'll stay

           Em            Am
Now I been lookin' for a job,

         Em       Am
but it's hard to find

     C              D           Em
Down here it's just winners and losers

Em          Am
Honey, last night,

Em           Am
  I met this guy,

        C          D     Em
and I'm gonna do a favor for him.

        C          D                   Em
I guess Everything dies, baby that's a fact,

          C               D
but maybe everything that dies

               Em
someday, comes back

                 Am       Em     Am
Put your hair up nice and sit up pretty,

    C           D               Em
and meet me tonight in Atlantic City

C          D                Em
Meet me tonight in Atlantic City

C          D                Em
Meet me tonight in Atlantic City