This is a good one for all you rhythm players:
You have to listen to get it right. If you give a quick lift and play open strings 
the D and Cadd9 in the intro and the E and D on the outro it sounds pretty good, to me atleast.
Standard Tuning

Intro strumming is D, Cadd9, G, D

Verse 1
        D (xx0232@1)                             Cadd9 (x32030@1)   G (320003@1)      DMy (xx0232@1)Grandmother owned a night club on the Arkansas Oklahoma line
                                                                    A7Mama (x02020@1)put me on a Greyhound and I went to stay with her in the summertime
    G (320003@1)                             Cadd9 (x32030@1)           G (320003@1)     
       DI'd (xx0232@1)box up those empty longnecks and stack 'em in the back and make a hand
                                           Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G (320003@1)            
DThen (xx0232@1)at night she'd let me sneak out of the kitchen and sit in with the band

Verse 2
                                      Cadd9 (x32030@1)            G (320003@1)           
 DYes (xx0232@1)I have sacked some quartebacks and broke my share of bones along the way
                                                          A7I (x02020@1)knew it wouldn't last forever semi-pro always means semi-payed
  G (320003@1)                               Cadd9 (x32030@1)              G (320003@1)  
         DI (xx0232@1)started climbin' drillin' rigs I'm oil field trash and proud as I can be
                                   Cadd9 (x32030@1)        G (320003@1)            DThen (xx0232@1)I took my songs and guitar and sang 'em to a man from Tennessee

Chorus
            G (320003@1)                         Cadd9 (x32030@1)        G (320003@1)    
   DI've (xx0232@1)played every beer joint tavern from New York City out to Pasadena
                                                             A7Every (x02020@1)corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
        D (xx0232@1)                        Cadd9 (x32030@1)       G (320003@1)          DLike (xx0232@1)to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
       D (xx0232@1)             F (133211@1)       Cadd9 (x32030@1)      G (320003@1)    
  DI (xx0232@1)am a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U

Repeat Intro strummming

Verse 3
  E (022100@1)                             D (xx0232@1)                 AA (x02220@1)star can't burn forever and the brightest ones will someday loose their
E (022100@1)                                                             B7shine. (x21202@1) But the glass won't ever be half empty in my optimistic mind
           A (x02220@1)                       D (xx0232@1)             A (x02220@1)      
     EI'll (022100@1)still have a song to sing and a band to turn it up and play it loud
                                     D (xx0232@1)                A (x02220@1)       EAs (022100@1)long as there's a bar room with a corner stage and a honkytonk crowd

Chorus
            A (x02220@1)                          D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)    
  EI've (022100@1)played every beer joint tavern from New York City out o Pasadena
                                                             B7Every (x21202@1)corn dog fair and rodeo and sold out every basketball arena
        E (022100@1)                        D (xx0232@1)           A (x02220@1)          ELike (022100@1)to get down with my boys in Afghanistan and Bahgdad City too
          E (022100@1)             G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)         A (x02220@1) 
     ESon (022100@1)I'm a red, white, and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U
               E (022100@1)            G (320003@1)        D (xx0232@1)         
        EThat's (022100@1)right a red, white and blue blood graduate of Honkytonk U

Then finish strum out with  E, D, A, E

Have Fun with it!!