Johnny Horton – Honky Tonk Man (Ukulele)

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#96 Rock & #11 Country in 1962. CHORUS:
C
I`m a honky tonk man, and I can`t seem to stop.

                           F
I love to give the girls a whirl to the music 

              C
of an old jukebox.

C                       G
But when my money`s all gone, I`m on the telephone,

        F                        G          C
callin` hey, hey, Mama, can your Daddy come home?
#1.
C                   G
I`m living fast and dangerously but I`ve got plenty 

      C
of company.

C                              G
When the moon comes up and the sun goes down,

F                             C
that`s when I want to see the lights of town.
CHORUS:
C
I`m a honky tonk man, and I can`t seem to stop.

                           F
I love to give the girls a whirl to the music 

              C
of an old jukebox.

C                       G
But when my money`s all gone, I`m on the telephone,

        F                        G          C
callin` hey, hey, Mama, can your Daddy come home?
(INTERLUDE:) CHORUS:
C
I`m a honky tonk man, and I can`t seem to stop.

                           F
I love to give the girls a whirl to the music 

              C
of an old jukebox.

C                       G
But when my money`s all gone, I`m on the telephone,

        F                        G          C
callin` hey, hey, Mama, can your Daddy come home?
#2.
C                                  G
It takes a pretty little gal and a jug of wine..

F                              C
that`s what it takes to make a honky tonk mine.

C                            G
With the jukebox a moanin` a honky tonk sound,

F                          C
that`s when I wanna lay my money down.
CHORUS:
C
I`m a honky tonk man, and I can`t seem to stop.

                           F
I love to give the girls a whirl to the music 

              C
of an old jukebox.

C                       G
But when my money`s all gone, I`m on the telephone,

        F                        G          C
callin` hey, hey, Mama, can your Daddy come home?
A sixties smash from Kraziekhat.