Merle Haggard - Honky Tonky Mama guitar chord

Merle Haggard - Honky Tony Mama

By Mike Terrian - mike_terrian@hotmail.com

C = x32010 G = 320001

F = xx3211

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C

If you go down to the bottom better watch the way you act,

If you fool around them honkies you will never make it back.

F C

When you get in troubly the best you can do is lose,

G C

Or them honky tonky moma's they'll give you the honky blues.

C

I went down to the bottom just a week ago today,

Met a honky tonky baby and I couldn't get away.

F C

Lost all my money and brand new padded shoes,

G C

For them honky tonky moma's they had them honky tonk blues.

C

I drank a half of pint a liquor and a half a pint of gin,

Saw my honky tonky mama foolin around some other men.

F C

Really felt mistreated my baby I was about to lose,

G C

Got jealous of my baby I had them old honky tonky blues. (Sure Did)

Instrumentals

C

She's a honky tonky mama got her honky tonky way's,

She got me in trouble now I'm servin day's.

F C

Big policmen got me would not turn me lose,

G C

Took me down to the station locked me in the county blues. (Good Mornin Judge)

C

When I go back to the bottom gonna watch my p's and q's,

Or them honky tonky mama's wil be givin me the blues.

F C

Gonna have protection I think I have paid my dues,

G C

I'll find me a honky tonky moma and give her back theses old honky tonky blues.

(Repeat last line 2x)

I kinda do my own things on songs and on this song if you want to

spice it up a little play the bass strings back and forth. Also

I put in little fills like to go from one chord to the next. You

can look in lessons for axehappy's fills and use them for help.