Hank Williams Jr - Knoxville Courthouse Blues guitar chord

Knoxville Courthouse Blues

By Hank Williams Jr.

Intro:

A G D A G D

A G

I’m sittin’ in the Knoxville Courthouse

D A

I ain’t got a thing to do

A G

I don’t wanna go to the movies

D A

I couldn’t if I wanted to

G D A

I’m on trial for lovin’ you

Now this all started in a honky tonk

Just the other side of town

A girl comes in, takes a stool by me

Orders gin and drinks it down

She lit up a cigarette, sexy lady turned around

Well she says my name is Janie

And asked me what was mine

I answered Hank as I walked to the jukebox

And dropped in a dime

I checked out her short dress and low neckline

Well we danced for 5 or 10 minutes

And I held her close to me

I kissed her lips and I squeezed her hips

And I judged her about 23

She whispered in my ear, I said Yessiree

Now the scene is a little motel

Out on the state highway

There in room 12 a little love is about to take place

When the state trooper breaks down the door

Shines a flashlight in my face

Change Key to B

B A E B

I said what the hell is this as another man and woman come in

B A E B

And the girl I’m with starts cryin’ and screamin’ and she runs over to them

A E B

She says thank god you’re here, he tried to hurt me momma

A

I said now you don’t mean

E B

The cop said son the girl is 17

So that’s why I’m in the Knoxville Courthouse

And the judge passed a sentence on me

And it’s 10 long years for statutory rape

In the state penenitiary

Lord I can’t believe this has happened to me

So the next time you give a girl the eye and

She gives you that certain little smile

Just remember under that woman’s breast

Might beat the heart of a child

So let yourself be warned to help a mixed up kid go wild

This story happens a lot, it’s true

But you better hope I don’t happen to you