Intro:G5 C5 G5 C5 G5 A5 As past times go I guess I've seen some good D5 G5 It's not always the best ones come and stay C5 G5 There's a crowd that thinks there is one A5 And it should F5 G5 C5 Cause they seem to spend theirs the some old way Chorus: D5 And they call it winding down G5 F5 The six to ten crowd, smoky bars C5 F5 Notes on napkins and business cards C5 G5 C5 Describe the days events and go on home D5 And it's likely they won't drown G5 F5 The price goes up and one more round C5 F5 They close up all the bars downtown C5 G5 C5 As the singer plays one last rip roaring song G5 A5 It seems like the same ole motions every night D5 G5 He wants to hear a golden oldie to take him back C5 G5 A5 And I'll play out all the emotions I can't fight F5 G5 C5 Relive the tensions and hope they're on the right track repeat chorus: D5 G5 Honky tonk heroes are turn the page F5 C5 And the books are closed tonight G5 F5 Cause everybody knows you gottta leave'em up G5 C5 So they'll go home feeling right F5 G5 You gotta leave'em up so they'll go home C5 Feeling right