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Date: Sat, 22 Nov 1997 12:16:55 -0500
From: Paul Allen Fornes 
Subject: TAB: Honky Tonk America by Sammy Kershaw

Song: Honky-Tonk America
Artist: Sammy Kershaw
Album: Labor of Love

Intro: G D Dsus C
GWell (320003@1)the day it ends when the sun comes up
    D (xx0232@1)                      Cand (x32010@1)starts when the sun goes down.
GOut (320003@1)on the back roads and on the back streets
         D (xx0232@1)              Cof (x32010@1)every farm and factory town.
Em (022000@1)                  DThere (xx0232@1)in the world of weekly wage,
G (320003@1)                        Cthere's (x32010@1)always a place out there,
        G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)           C (x32010@1)          D (xx0232@1)          Dand (xx0232@1)the names and the faces are the same----everywhere.

Chorus:
	 G (320003@1) 		      D (xx0232@1)    CWell (x32010@1)the room is full, it's a Friday night,
   G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)          Cwe (x32010@1)all want to hear "Louie, Louie"
	    G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)       CIt's (x32010@1)been a long, hard day and a long hard life,
    G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)   Cand (x32010@1)this is how we make it through it.
       Em (022000@1)    DIt's (xx0232@1)a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
  G (320003@1)                   Ctonight (x32010@1)everything's all right,
   G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1) pause
In honky-tonk Amer-----ica.


2x G D Dsus C
	  GThere's (320003@1)a flashing sign on a rain soaked street,
D (xx0232@1)   			  Cthat (x32010@1)lights up just about dark.
  GA (320003@1)welcome beakon on a lost highway
            D (xx0232@1)                        Cwhen (x32010@1)you're weary and when you've lost heart.
Em (022000@1)           DNever (xx0232@1)say it's lonelyness,
     G (320003@1)	     Cit's (x32010@1)only the drinks and the band,
    G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)     Cbut (x32010@1)something brings us back here again,
    Dand (xx0232@1)again.

Chorus:
	 G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)    CWell (x32010@1)the room is full, it's a Friday night.
   G (320003@1)      D (xx0232@1)         CWe (x32010@1)all want to hear "Proud Mary."
            G (320003@1)                 D (xx0232@1)       CIt's (x32010@1)been a long hard day and a long hard life,
      G (320003@1)         D (xx0232@1)        CWe've (x32010@1)all got our crosses to carry.
       Em (022000@1)                 DIt's (xx0232@1)a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
  G (320003@1)                    CTonight (x32010@1)everything is all right,
   G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  C (x32010@1) PAUSE
In honky-tonk Amer-----ica.

1x G D Dsus C
Em (022000@1)          DWe (xx0232@1)talk about freedom alright,
    G (320003@1)            CBut (x32010@1)maybe some other time,
Em (022000@1)    C (x32010@1)    DTonight (xx0232@1)everybody's feeling fine-----------.

Chorus:
	 G (320003@1)                  D (xx0232@1)    CWell (x32010@1)the room is full, it's a Friday night.
   G (320003@1)D (xx0232@1)  CWe (x32010@1)all want to hear "Wolly Bully"
	    G (320003@1)     D (xx0232@1)CIt's (x32010@1)been a long hard day and a long hard life,
       G (320003@1)           D (xx0232@1)        CMonday (x32010@1)morning we'll all do our duty.
       Em (022000@1)    DIt's (xx0232@1)a blue collar place, a red blooded crowd,
  G (320003@1)                   Ctonight (x32010@1)every things all right,
   G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  Cin (x32010@1)honky-tonk Amer-ica
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  Chonky-tonk (x32010@1)Amer-ica
G (320003@1)   D (xx0232@1)  Chonky-tonk (x32010@1)Amer-----ica

REPEAT NUMEROUS TIMES:
G D Dsus C

G:300023
D:232000
Dsus: 332000
Em:000220
C:010230