Chords for Elton John - Honky Cat (Live 1972)
Tempo:
88.7 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
B
E
F#m
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
[G] [D] All right.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[B]
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna do me [G] good.
[B] Get back, punk, you can't.
Never in the city anywhere in [E] sight.
It's like trying to find gold in a cell by my [D] bedside.
Trying to drink whiskey, oh, [G] from a bottle of white.
Well, [D] I read some books and I read some magazines
[G] about those high-class ladies down in New Orleans.
And [D] all the fools back home said I was a fool.
[G] They said, oh, you better believe in the Lord.
It's the golden rule.
[B] Get back, punk, you can't.
Better get back to the woods.
Well, I [E] quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna [G] do me good.
Get back now.
Hey!
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[G] [B] Get back, punk, you can't.
You better get back to the woods.
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna [G] do me good.
[D] They said, stay at home.
Boy, you gotta turn the phone.
[G] Living in the city, boy, it's gonna break your heart.
But [D] how can you stop when your heart says no?
Well, [G] how can you stay when your feet say go?
Oh, [B] you better get back, punk, you can't.
You better get [F#m] back to the woods.
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna do [G] me good.
Oh, [B] you better get back, punk, you can't.
Living in the city ain't a weary sight.
[E] It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
It's [D] like trying to drink whiskey, oh, from a [G] bottle of wine.
All right.
[D] You better get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get back, [G] woo!
[D] You better get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get back, [G] woo!
[D] Get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't, get back, [G] woo!
[D] Get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't, get [G] back,
woo!
You better [D] get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get [G] back, woo!
[N] Hah-hah!
Thank you.
[G]
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[B]
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna do me [G] good.
[B] Get back, punk, you can't.
Never in the city anywhere in [E] sight.
It's like trying to find gold in a cell by my [D] bedside.
Trying to drink whiskey, oh, [G] from a bottle of white.
Well, [D] I read some books and I read some magazines
[G] about those high-class ladies down in New Orleans.
And [D] all the fools back home said I was a fool.
[G] They said, oh, you better believe in the Lord.
It's the golden rule.
[B] Get back, punk, you can't.
Better get back to the woods.
Well, I [E] quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna [G] do me good.
Get back now.
Hey!
[D]
[G]
[D]
[G]
[G] [B] Get back, punk, you can't.
You better get back to the woods.
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna [G] do me good.
[D] They said, stay at home.
Boy, you gotta turn the phone.
[G] Living in the city, boy, it's gonna break your heart.
But [D] how can you stop when your heart says no?
Well, [G] how can you stay when your feet say go?
Oh, [B] you better get back, punk, you can't.
You better get [F#m] back to the woods.
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna do [G] me good.
Oh, [B] you better get back, punk, you can't.
Living in the city ain't a weary sight.
[E] It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
It's [D] like trying to drink whiskey, oh, from a [G] bottle of wine.
All right.
[D] You better get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get back, [G] woo!
[D] You better get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get back, [G] woo!
[D] Get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't, get back, [G] woo!
[D] Get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't, get [G] back,
woo!
You better [D] get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get [G] back, woo!
[N] Hah-hah!
Thank you.
Key:
G
D
B
E
F#m
G
D
B
[G] _ _ [D] All right. _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna do me [G] good. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Get back, punk, you can't.
Never in the city anywhere in [E] sight.
It's like trying to find gold in a cell by my [D] bedside.
Trying to drink whiskey, _ _ oh, [G] from a bottle of white. _ _
_ _ Well, [D] I read some books and I read some magazines
[G] about those high-class ladies down in New Orleans.
And [D] all the fools back home said I was a fool.
[G] They said, oh, you better believe in the Lord.
It's the golden rule.
[B] Get back, punk, you can't.
Better get back to the woods.
Well, I [E] quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna [G] do me good. _ _
Get back now.
Hey!
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [B] Get back, punk, you can't.
You better get back to the woods.
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
_ mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna [G] do me good. _ _
_ _ _ [D] They said, stay at home.
Boy, you gotta turn the phone.
[G] Living in the city, boy, it's gonna break your heart.
But [D] how can you stop when your heart says no?
Well, [G] how can you stay when your feet say go?
Oh, [B] you better get back, punk, you can't.
You better get [F#m] back to the woods.
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna do [G] me good. _ _
_ _ Oh, [B] you better get back, punk, you can't.
Living in the city ain't a weary sight.
[E] It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
It's [D] like trying to drink whiskey, _ oh, from a [G] bottle of wine. _
All right.
_ _ [D] You better get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get back, [G] woo! _ _
_ _ _ [D] You better get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get back, [G] woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't, get back, [G] woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't, get [G] back,
woo! _ _ _
_ _ You better [D] get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get [G] back, woo! _ _
_ _ _ [N] Hah-hah! _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ [B] _ _
_ _ _ [E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna do me [G] good. _ _
_ _ _ _ [B] Get back, punk, you can't.
Never in the city anywhere in [E] sight.
It's like trying to find gold in a cell by my [D] bedside.
Trying to drink whiskey, _ _ oh, [G] from a bottle of white. _ _
_ _ Well, [D] I read some books and I read some magazines
[G] about those high-class ladies down in New Orleans.
And [D] all the fools back home said I was a fool.
[G] They said, oh, you better believe in the Lord.
It's the golden rule.
[B] Get back, punk, you can't.
Better get back to the woods.
Well, I [E] quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna [G] do me good. _ _
Get back now.
Hey!
[D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ [B] Get back, punk, you can't.
You better get back to the woods.
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
_ mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna [G] do me good. _ _
_ _ _ [D] They said, stay at home.
Boy, you gotta turn the phone.
[G] Living in the city, boy, it's gonna break your heart.
But [D] how can you stop when your heart says no?
Well, [G] how can you stay when your feet say go?
Oh, [B] you better get back, punk, you can't.
You better get [F#m] back to the woods.
[E] Well, I quit those days and my redneck dreams [D] and I,
mm-hmm, mm-hmm.
Oh, the change is gonna do [G] me good. _ _
_ _ Oh, [B] you better get back, punk, you can't.
Living in the city ain't a weary sight.
[E] It's like trying to find gold in a silver mine.
It's [D] like trying to drink whiskey, _ oh, from a [G] bottle of wine. _
All right.
_ _ [D] You better get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get back, [G] woo! _ _
_ _ _ [D] You better get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get back, [G] woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't, get back, [G] woo! _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [D] Get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't, get [G] back,
woo! _ _ _
_ _ You better [D] get back, punk, you can't, get back, punk, you can't,
get [G] back, woo! _ _
_ _ _ [N] Hah-hah! _ _
Thank you. _ _ _ _ _ _
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