Chords for Billy Joe Shaver "Honky Tonk Heroes"
Tempo:
80.3 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
E
A
Bm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
This next year, I started, my mama was a honky tonk gal, sure enough.
[G#] She worked at a [C#] place called the Green Gables, and I was about eight years old when I started
writing this song, and it wound up being the [N] title of an album of songs that Well and Jennings
did of mine, it's called Honky Tonk Heroes.
[A] [G] [E]
[D] [Bm] [B] [D]
[G] [D] Low down Rebenson, that done did everything [G] that needs done.
Oh, where's me?
[D] Why can't I [D#] see?
[E] I just believe I'm well [A] enough alone.
[A]
[D] Oh, them neon lights couldn't stay out of her face.
They keep haunting me in [G] memories.
[E]
[G] There's one that never cried, [D] crying around [D#] loud.
[E] Why was it always [A] turning out to be me?
[D] Oh, where does it go?
[C#] [D] The good Lord only knows.
It seemed like it was just the [G] other day.
[E]
[G] I was down at Green Gables, [D] a hawking them [D#] tables.
[E] And generally blowing [A] off my hard earned pay.
[D] Piano roll [Fm] blues, [D] dance halls in my boots.
They want another other [G] way to be.
Oh, loveable [D] losers, [A#] low-woke [B] cowboys.
[E] And honky [A] tonk [D] heroes like me.
[Bm] [D]
[F#m] [G] [D] [G] [Dm] [F#m] [E]
[Bm] [Dm] [Em] [Bm]
[D] [C#] [G] [D]
[G] [E]
[Bm] [E] [G] [D]
[A] [D] [F#m] [Fm] [Em]
[D] Piano roll [C#] blues, [D] dance halls in my boots.
They want another other [G] way to be.
[E]
[G] Oh, loveable losers, [D] low-woke [B] cowboys.
[E] And honky [A] tonk heroes [D] like me.
[A] [B] [D] [G] [E] [D] [Bm] [A#]
[B] [D] [C#]
[Em] [D]
[G#] She worked at a [C#] place called the Green Gables, and I was about eight years old when I started
writing this song, and it wound up being the [N] title of an album of songs that Well and Jennings
did of mine, it's called Honky Tonk Heroes.
[A] [G] [E]
[D] [Bm] [B] [D]
[G] [D] Low down Rebenson, that done did everything [G] that needs done.
Oh, where's me?
[D] Why can't I [D#] see?
[E] I just believe I'm well [A] enough alone.
[A]
[D] Oh, them neon lights couldn't stay out of her face.
They keep haunting me in [G] memories.
[E]
[G] There's one that never cried, [D] crying around [D#] loud.
[E] Why was it always [A] turning out to be me?
[D] Oh, where does it go?
[C#] [D] The good Lord only knows.
It seemed like it was just the [G] other day.
[E]
[G] I was down at Green Gables, [D] a hawking them [D#] tables.
[E] And generally blowing [A] off my hard earned pay.
[D] Piano roll [Fm] blues, [D] dance halls in my boots.
They want another other [G] way to be.
Oh, loveable [D] losers, [A#] low-woke [B] cowboys.
[E] And honky [A] tonk [D] heroes like me.
[Bm] [D]
[F#m] [G] [D] [G] [Dm] [F#m] [E]
[Bm] [Dm] [Em] [Bm]
[D] [C#] [G] [D]
[G] [E]
[Bm] [E] [G] [D]
[A] [D] [F#m] [Fm] [Em]
[D] Piano roll [C#] blues, [D] dance halls in my boots.
They want another other [G] way to be.
[E]
[G] Oh, loveable losers, [D] low-woke [B] cowboys.
[E] And honky [A] tonk heroes [D] like me.
[A] [B] [D] [G] [E] [D] [Bm] [A#]
[B] [D] [C#]
[Em] [D]
Key:
D
G
E
A
Bm
D
G
E
This next year, I started, my mama was a honky tonk gal, sure enough.
[G#] She worked at a [C#] place called the Green Gables, and I was about eight years old when I started
writing this song, and it wound up being the [N] title of an album of songs that Well and Jennings
did of mine, it's called Honky Tonk Heroes.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] Low down Rebenson, that done did everything [G] that needs done. _ _
Oh, where's me?
_ [D] Why can't I [D#] see?
[E] I just believe I'm well [A] enough alone.
[A] _
[D] Oh, them neon lights couldn't stay out of her face.
They keep haunting me in [G] memories.
_ [E]
[G] There's one that never cried, [D] crying around [D#] loud.
[E] Why was it always [A] turning out to be me?
[D] Oh, where does it go?
[C#] [D] The good Lord only knows.
It seemed like it was just the [G] other day.
_ [E]
[G] I was down at Green Gables, [D] a hawking them [D#] tables.
[E] And generally blowing [A] off my hard earned pay.
[D] Piano roll [Fm] blues, [D] dance halls in my boots.
They want another other [G] way to be. _
Oh, loveable [D] losers, [A#] low-woke [B] cowboys.
[E] And honky [A] tonk [D] heroes like me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [F#m] _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ [Fm] _ [Em] _
[D] Piano roll [C#] blues, [D] dance halls in my boots.
They want another other [G] way to be.
_ [E]
[G] Oh, loveable losers, [D] low-woke [B] cowboys.
[E] And honky [A] tonk heroes [D] like me.
_ [A] _ [B] _ [D] _ [G] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A#] _
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[G#] She worked at a [C#] place called the Green Gables, and I was about eight years old when I started
writing this song, and it wound up being the [N] title of an album of songs that Well and Jennings
did of mine, it's called Honky Tonk Heroes.
_ [A] _ _ [G] _ [E] _ _ _
[D] _ [Bm] _ [B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ [D] Low down Rebenson, that done did everything [G] that needs done. _ _
Oh, where's me?
_ [D] Why can't I [D#] see?
[E] I just believe I'm well [A] enough alone.
[A] _
[D] Oh, them neon lights couldn't stay out of her face.
They keep haunting me in [G] memories.
_ [E]
[G] There's one that never cried, [D] crying around [D#] loud.
[E] Why was it always [A] turning out to be me?
[D] Oh, where does it go?
[C#] [D] The good Lord only knows.
It seemed like it was just the [G] other day.
_ [E]
[G] I was down at Green Gables, [D] a hawking them [D#] tables.
[E] And generally blowing [A] off my hard earned pay.
[D] Piano roll [Fm] blues, [D] dance halls in my boots.
They want another other [G] way to be. _
Oh, loveable [D] losers, [A#] low-woke [B] cowboys.
[E] And honky [A] tonk [D] heroes like me. _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Bm] _ _ [D] _ _ _
[F#m] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ [G] _ [Dm] _ [F#m] _ [E] _
_ _ [Bm] _ _ [Dm] _ [Em] _ [Bm] _ _
[D] _ _ [C#] _ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [E] _
[Bm] _ [E] _ [G] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ [A] _ [D] _ _ [F#m] _ [Fm] _ [Em] _
[D] Piano roll [C#] blues, [D] dance halls in my boots.
They want another other [G] way to be.
_ [E]
[G] Oh, loveable losers, [D] low-woke [B] cowboys.
[E] And honky [A] tonk heroes [D] like me.
_ [A] _ [B] _ [D] _ [G] _ [E] _ [D] _ _ [Bm] _ [A#] _
[B] _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ [C#] _
_ [Em] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _